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I never realized a lot of people were as old or older than my father-in-law and uncle. They got me into aquariums.

I think you mean "Geriatric park." Sorry, I mean no harm, I just couldn't help it.

I love chickadees, we put the suet out for the sapsuckers and ladderbacks, did not think a pileated would come in🤣. Also had Oreoles drop by, thats why there are now oranges on my hooks. I would never own a bird, I like to watch and feed them tho.

Oy, not great. I have been bombed by a few carpenter's this year, we are watching our posts and it has cooled off a bit again so we putty the holes where they bore. I doubt this guy will dare linger on the posts because of the dogs, but we'll have to watch out for damage by that big beak.

Was not expecting this big guy to be hanging off the suet, thought I would share as I got a few decent pics of the shy fella. Scared the crap out of me before I realized it was a Pileated wood pecker. Have seen them in deep woods before, not my back yard. Don't mind the lawn, it has been raining...

Stress or food before bed usually get me. Cucumbers tbh make my dreams super crazy. They were velociraptors chasing me through an amusement park. I made it out to the fun house(mirror hall) before I was toast😅. Also, was once eaten by Orca that lived in the carpet of my home. I tried to stay...

That is crazy. Stress and brains don't mix. I usually wake before I "die", unless I was going to be eaten by an animal/dinosaur/monster...not sure what that is about.

I have these events quite often. They are crazy. I also get that weird jerk reflex just as you are about to fall asleep. Dreams about toes falling off or teeth falling out. I am a high functioning anxiety riddled human being. 🙃

My kids and I crack up every time we see this one

I like a wider band that way there is a little grace. I feel more secure in the fact it won't leak with a wider band. I get that some don't want to see the silicone, especially black silicon. Wider band in my opinion is better, you know just in case you accidentally knick the silicone with an...

The brand I use takes 7 days to cure, I let it sit for 11 days to be safe, just in case because our weather is up and down right now. One day is bright and warm, the next cold and wet, dry, humid, ect. I am leery about the cure time on a lot of things. When I was attaching my rhizome plantlets...

Not sure what that is all about but I think they like to watch us suffer, cause the back glass is a pain in the butt to reach. I have 3 tall tanks, I am tall and have long arms but there are usually a few curses slipping while scrubbing the back glass. Not going to lie, that is probably when my...

I did an "Ancient" 40 gallon a few weeks ago. You shouldn't have to completely remove the silicone joining the panes unless there is a crack in the glass and you are replacing a pane. The rims were in good condition still, just the silicone had pulled away. Removed all silicone, wiped residue...

I love to watch my tanks. I find though that if I am too intent or draw to much attention to myself, the fish watch me back. Especially the Cichlids. The tetras, barbs, cories and other little fish usually get bored of me after a few minutes once they realize I am not feeding them. The Cichlids...

They are juvenile Praecox, or at least that is what they are supposed to be. They don't have a lot of color other than orange or yellow fins. You can catch a faint shimmer but my phone sucks picking any of that up. These guys were newly acclimated to QT when I snapped the picture so they were...

Oy, I may have done something bad. Soooo, the 45 gallon tank that I bought to replace a leaky hospital tank...well, it is not that anymore, I lied. It is going to be home to these little buggers. I resiliconed the old tank a week after I bought the new one, pulled a fast one on Hubs and am...

Schooling fish. If you want 6, buy 9. 12, buy 18. If you want 18, buy 27. No matter how good they look, no matter how well adjusted they seem. Eating well, so what, within the week you will no doubtedly have less in the school than you wanted in the first place.

They are really nice pieces, the edges are not sharp and the guy seems to have taken his time putting these together as I stacked this in a minute or less, like putting a puzzle together😆.

I ordered 15 lbs of slate from Etsy. It was a gamble as I wasn't sure how/if the pieces would work. These are fantastic! Highly recommend checking out Moosehead on etsy for slate. Don't mind my kitchen table.😅

The coloration is pretty, the giant nob on its head is ridiculous though.

That still is not too bad a price. I was wondering how they would do being shipped. I have never had trouble with Cichlids being shipped overnight. However, I have had a few DOA's with tetras and shrimp over the years. I will have to look into this a bit more and see what I can find as far as...

What? Did you pick up or were they shipped? I mean, I would be willing to drive a good distance to be able to get discus that weren't $150-300 a fish.

Super jealous! I would love to keep discus, I have always loved them, but the moment my husband saw the price tag on these fish, he pumped the brakes. A discus tank and a saltwater tank are things I will never see in my house, my MTS is already an expensive endeavor😅

8 days is a while. Try to get the roots into the substrate as best you can, tweezers help. The little yellow bits with no root will likely rot, so remove them. You can always ask for a refund, send the pics to the seller. There is no harm in asking, some sellers will refund or send...

It looks a bit poorly but there are some sprigs of hope. The big question is, were the plants grown submerged or emerged. If they are daughters off a submerged plant, they will likely melt back further doing a dry method. Perhaps why they look as rough as they do, or prolonged shipping?

If your nitrates are at 40ppm, a 50% water change will bring your Nitrates down to 20ppm, that is of course if you do not have Nitrates in the tap. If you have Nitrates straight out of the tap, that complicates things. A surface vaccum would not hurt. You can take a gradual approach, 25% change...

This study is on Zebra fish, who, for lack of better terms seem to be damn near bomb proof fish. This is applicable to a high volume fish farm setting, not a home aquarium, basically trying to find out how high nitrates can be before the fish are affected and die. “Histopathological Changes...

Tetra makes a small preset heater (heats to 78F)that would work that is inexpensive, about $10. So nothing too outlandish in cost, a few chores might cover the cost to get your buddy a heater.

Generally water conditioner works quickly, like a minute. Water temperature will be more important, don't want to shock the little guy with a temperature swing. Your betta would definitely appreciate a heater, they are needed unless your home stays a constant balmy 76 F.

As low as you can keep them, my nitrates are at 5-10 ppm, I also dose ferts 2x a week as I have several plant species that burn through the nutrients like wildfire. Poor water quality will directly affect the life of your cichlids, why risk it, many cichlids can live 10+ years. I keep several...

Banning @Fishmanic for redundant word usage.

Heros sp. Rotkeil Age: 10 months old Tank mates: Gold and Green Severum, Parrot fish, Firemouth juvies, Albino and Lemon BN, Electric Blue Acara and a shoal of Cherry barbs. Tank Size: 150 gallon Name: Scout Unique Traits: Gets the "zoomies" at feeding time. Will inspect my cleaning...

Thank you everyone for your advise, input, opinion! I was curious, I was scrolling through the Cory section in search of more Sterbas to add to my current Sterba school, saw these True Julli for sale and just wondered if it was worth the price tag.

With much confusion on what is being sold as Julli cory cats, I need an expert. The image below is what is being sold as a true Julii, would like some confirmation before I shell out cash for these cute little buggers. Thank you!