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Oh matey...what a drama 😓 as if losing a loved one wasn't enough to deal with

It doesn't matter that you don't like the rules, your parents have put them in place for a good reason. It's a parents job to teach and train their children how to be decent human beings and how to successfully integrate and live within society. If you can't live and abide by simple house rules...

No. Your parents will not allow it...getting hostile with your parents will not change their minds about it either. A mature person does not behave like you are when they are told 'no'. They simply accept the decision made and move on without an argument even if they feel upset and frustrated...

Bidets and landlines 😂 What did I step into? Grandpa'sRUs?! Me too...but its my back 😬

I'm going to have to insist that you finally get round to completing that homework.... Crying is not a show of weakness and it doesn't mean that you're failing or not coping with your situation. Crying releases oxytocin and endorphins, which help ease both physical and emotional pain. I read...

I agree that it's detritus, what kind of filter are you running?

Rhizome looks OK...see what it does

Hello 👋🏻 fine specimens you've got there 😍

I was under duress 🧐

Hello 👋🏻 I think @Rocky998 may be able to offer you some advice...

Essjay beat me to it...these days I buy it in a squeezy bottle, opening the tin was always a sticky mess and it would end up everywhere!

National peanut butter day?! Since when has this been a thing and why am I only learning about it now??? Peanut butter was my childhood staple and we ate it everyday with jam in a sandwich. If my mum felt extra she'd make us peanut butter sandwiches with Lyles golden syrup 🤤 now there was a...

I wonder if introducing a new male would help calm things down? I don't know an awful lot about gouramis but I'd they were fine until the first male dies then it may be worth trying with another?

SVT is probably really dangerous in stage 4 heart failure and a huge risk of cardiac arrest I assume 😟

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Well if nothing else that's at least a good thing...they can keep their eye on you and give you treatment as and when you need it ❤️ stay strong my lovely

Oof! 😖 how did it go?

I went the expensive route and got a piece of black acrylic cut bespoke for my tanks dimensions and just taped it to the back...but you could just do it with card or something, just to trial it

Crypts tend to throw a hissy fit and melt anytime their conditions (mainly water parameters) change. They don't like salt either. Really, they'd do so much better planted

You could always trial it to see if it makes a difference to the gouramis behaviour? Sometimes we have to just take it on the chin, not ideal or our original plan but if it's best for the fish then so be it...

Bitter after taste with a hint of fart 🤣 yum!

Have you thought about a black background? You may not be able to hide or fill these areas but you could certainly disguise them? How on earth are you able to see what you're doing with the light off? I can just about manage with the light on! 😂

I second just pulling up a pew and plonking yourself in front of that gorgeous tank! I always make a point of spending time every day in front of the fish, they get used to your presence very quickly that way. Even armpit deep (I'm short 😅) moving or cleaning things inside the tank the fish are...

My advice would be to take your time with it, do a bit everyday...even if its just a box. Decluttering is always the hard part, knowing if it's right to get rid of something you might need or miss

This is what I mean, the TV is blaring some stupid kids thing, someone has left alexa on in another room, the dog is barking at a squirrel outside while hubby is singing in the shower all whilst the kids are nagging me in tandem 'I'm hungry!' 'I got an ouchie!' 'Mummy I'm hungry!' ' X hit me!'...

I struggle with 'good enough' or 'that will do for now'...if I'm going to do it, then I'm going to do it to a high standard, my idea of perfection....but that takes a lot of energy and time which I don't have much of at the best of times so things pile up and get left with the thought that I'll...

Sounds like you've also got some ADHD traits too! Getting distracted is huge problem for me...I'm tidying the lounge but find something that doesn't belong there...so I take it where it should live but fall over a toy, so I pick the toy up and take it with me to put the first thing away but I...

Find 'Clutterbug' on YouTube, she's a professional organiser who's ADHD and she's brilliant. I've learnt a great deal from her and her way of doing things makes it sooo easy

Hoarders has the opposite effect on me...I watch it and say, 'See?! I'm nowhere near as bad as this guy!' Then I sit and do nothing 😂 tricky business is an ADHD brain!

Cleaning algae off the tank glass, trimming plants and water changes every week are part of the fishkeeping hobby. It's something you MUST do. It's the same as grooming training and exercising a dog, you MUST do it. If you are not prepared to maintain your tank, then maybe you shouldn't have...

Mistake

Nausea

Ooooh he's pretty 😍

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NitrAtes should be as close to zero but under 20 if you can manage it. Most of us here would encourage you to do a 50% water change every week, the bigger the better Do the fish have any symptoms before they died that you noticed? Livebearers are notorious for being susceptible to worms and...

What was the reading for ammonia and Nitrates? Fin rot is almost always caused by poor water quality, the fish didn't look to have it bad enough to kill it though...how much and how often do you do your water changes?

Hard to say by just looking at it...have you tested your water?

A perfect candidate for Pet of the Month :hey:

She's very cute and also happily married, so don't get any ideas, Buster 🧐

I was very intimidated by live plants too, my tanks had a fake plant here and there and maybe one little java fern or anubias that never seemed to grow or do anything. Although I love fish I would lose interest with the tank very quickly...a planted tank is not as daunting as it seems, and the...