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I made a cardigan with weight 1 yarn and with an open lace pattern. I'll post a pic once I get it back. Here are the photos, some of which I also shared on the art thread. The owl is the one that got third. The fifth photo I entered is my profile pic. And here's one of my new favorites...

Hi! I've noticed that most everyone has some very fun title! Mine says "new member" which is true, but I didn't know how to change it? Also, many members have interesting quotes or "signatures" at the bottom of every post. How do you do it? I tried to figure it out, but failed. A little help?

Mmm, I was kinda lazy today. But yesterday, I went to my county fair to see how well my entries placed! I got a second placing in crochet, and second for my painting, and third for one of my photographs! All in all, for my first time entering, and for entering 7 objects in total (5 photos, the...

Because I'm impatient on this build, I decided to just go ahead and do root tabs instead of dirt, that way it won't be in the back of my mind later on nagging me that some disaster might happen. I'll order my substrate soon, which I decided would be pool filter sand mixed with some small water...

Oh my goodness! I'm usually really good at catching typos! Sorry, don't know how I typed "shrimp" instead of "fish". I was trying to say that I'm not trying to spawn "fish" right now. Thanks for all this advice about the food! Now I can decide on something more confidence!

This was helpful! Thanks to both @TwoTankAmin and @Colin_T for replying to this thread. I am not looking to spawn shrimp right now, just on upgrading their quality of food, which often increases in their quality of life. If I may, I will continue to use this thread for a little while longer in...

That was really helpful! Thanks!

Hi all, I've always fed basic flakes and pellets to my fish, but I would like to up my game by getting into the live foods. Particularly live blood worms and daphnia. There's always been talk about feeding live food to our aquatic friends, but never any conversations about how to do it. I just...

Cichlids? (hah, such a basic guess:) )! Shell dwellers? Goldfish? Discus? Okay, I could literally guess anything, as that is a big tank and most anything looks like it should fit. Nice big tank though!

I plan to test the dirt in a smaller container (that is fishless, don't worry), and see how well it works. If it turns into mud that provides absolutely no nurishment, than I will succumb to the root tabs :)

I would agree, but root tabs are much more expensive than just a few pounds of dirt would be. And if the plants look like they would need more nourishment, then I would consider some root tabs.

Hello, as I have stated in previous posts, I have a 29 gallon tall (30x12x18''). It was given to me buy someone downsizing, and I was very new to the fish keeping hobby at the time, so I didn't really get to customize it to my own tastes. Now though, with a bit more experience after 2 years...

That is totally awesome! I travel to see family at least once a year, and I will definitely see if I can try something like this next time!

Welcome to the Forum! I am new too and still learning as well! Know that you are not alone!

For my heavily decorated 10 gal, I have found that it is tricky to use a siphon to clean it. Instead, I use a turkey baster. It takes longer, but it fits my needs. Also, be careful about knowing what kind of sand you are buying, because a common sand offered in fish stores has aragonite in it...

I personally think part smooth collie, german shepherd, and another part mystery dog that I can't put my finger on. Curious (because I have my own Heinz57) how much was this DNA test? You don't have to answer if that's private info.

That all makes sense! Thanks for taking the time to type out such a long reply.

My parents like to joke that there should be a brand of imitation vanilla called "BB Vanilla". We all know what bb stands for in this case. :) My addition to this thread is that the proper name for the "?!" or exclamation question mark, is called an interrobang.

Who knew there were so many great artists on this forum?! I love seeing all this lovely creativity. I also love art! I got into oils back in spring, I like to draw, and I love photography! I'm also into the needle arts (which technically counts, right?) Because I don't have any pictures of my...

Hi! I'm a betta lover but have never owned non-splendens bettas. I am not looking at getting any at the time, just wanted to cover some information for the future (because I would definitely love to own them one day). 1. So, my big first question is: Where do you buy these "wild type" bettas...

Oh my goodness! That sounds both hilarious and stressful! Lol. I once kept neon tetras in the same tank as my betta (don't worry, they had space and didn't bother each other) and if my betta wasn't fast enough, the tetras would try to eat the pellets that I feed to my bettas. It was too big to...

Oh my goodness I love this fish! Look at that face! It is so cute!!! As for myself, I only have the space for two tanks, my 10 gal and a 29 gal, so I've always had smaller nano fish. I love bettas, so it would be awesome if I could one day keep a wild variety. I also think bichirs are really...

That was the best I could do for the shrimp pic (had to zoom in). It is so hard to get a good pic of my betta, she just doesn't know how to stay still long enough for the picture to not be blurry.

Amateur fish keeper and lover of bettas! I also love art, books, crochet, and all of His creatures that he put on the Earth.

Located in PA, huh? I'm just a state over! I have TONS of crypts (not sure which variety) that seriously need thinning out. Willing to give them for free or cheap. What kind of livebearer do raise (just curious)?

okay, so I did another water change (25%) today, and have just retested the water. I'm really scrutinizing it this time to make sure I'm telling the truth. Everything still looks the same (with the nitrates a little lower of course) though the KH now reads closer to 20.

Yes, I have sponge filter. I am now using dechlorinator in water changes, and will from now on. I clean my sand the best that I can using my turkey baster. I did a 50% water change yesterday in the ten gal, and a 100% water change in my betta's hospital tank. My last remaining shrimp decided to...

No, no ferts, and honestly, they don't really need it, they're growing at a fast pace. I bought them off of ebay :blush: