So I don't know what's up with the girl, but I'll leave it alone.  I think the tank is cycled back to normal.  I'll give it a water change later today.

I actually think I'll keep the fry in the little tank until they get a little bigger.  They seem really happy in there, which surprised me, if not a bit pale in color.  That might just be the difference in gravel color.

SO.. I have a 5.5 gallon that's been running merrily along for the past week or so, fishless.  I'm going to keep a male betta in there, and a few african dwarf frogs.  As I read, they can get along fine as long as there's plenty of cover for everyone.  In any case, if there are any problems, I can always move the adfs.  Aah, the glories of having more than one tank.

I'm toying with the idea of trying a female guppy in with the betta, later on... perhaps not on a permanent basis, but... just to see what happens.  Maybe once one of these fry gets bigger than a betta's mouth, I'll pop her in there.  Since I believe Scott mentioned that male bettas can be raised from fry together, and live together in a big, well-planted tank... I wonder if a male betta could become accustomed to a colorful fish that grew out of a plain little fry.  I think the tank's too small to try something like that on a permanent basis, but I'm really interested to push the limits on bettas as community fish.

I'm fish-sitting for my friend's two bettas.  They're in a horrible little plastic box-o-death, and that's driving me nuts.  I'm going to have to fight to get her to put them in at least a gallon a piece.  At this point, I feel like buying the tanks for them.  Oi.