Newts on a log

DIY - Easy black fabric background

 This is my tank before. I like it, but I've been really liking the black background I've been seeing in photos. 

 I happened to have a package of felt because I am often crafting and sew with felt fairly often. I cut the fabric to size for the tank. 

 Here you can see that it is just held up by regular tape for now. There are some gaps where you can see the light from above, but you do not see these gaps from the front. As long as no one goes staring at the back edges of my tank, I am ok. 

 And here is the tank with the black background! That was quick and easy!

 All of the fuss made the little shellies hide out for a while. 

 They came back out, though!

 Here they are against the black background!

Before and after comparison. Much nicer, I think!

Day 2 - They've come out of hiding!

I think this is a male.

 Sometimes they hide inside of the shells, sometimes they hide between them.

 These two are acting like a couple. I think they are pairing off!

The couple again.

Getting my tank ready for Shellies!

I was not ready for this part - spinning the shells to get all of the air out of them! I just added the rinsed escargot shells into my 10 gallon tank.

 My betta is living in the tank in the meantime.

Rock with a little cave in it. I wonder if anyone will use that instead of the shells?