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  1. My male goldfish has just never really been active since I bought him back in june, I'm not too sure why. 

    He does still eat and is very happy when I feed him. 

    He only will swim if I come near the pond or tanks that I have him in, and he also has an odd sideways tilt.

    1. Odd Duck

      Odd Duck

      If you can tell me more about your tank - size, filtration, feeding, other occupants, water parameters including temperature, hardness, etc, etc, it can be very helpful to start narrowing down the potential problems on the 2” thick book worth of issues that could cause vague symptoms in fish.  I need something to go on as a starting place.

      I’m happy to help if I can but I definitely need more information.  In the diseases section it has the suggestions on what to include in your post.  Please, read that and answer each thing that is listed so I can ask smarter questions and see if we can come up with a solution together.  😃 

  2. Just wanted to stop by and say I love your Military (?) Macaw!!! what a beauty!

    1. Odd Duck

      Odd Duck

      Yes, birds can be very time and money consuming.  Neither of mine are clingy, so they aren’t bad as far as time compared to some birds I’ve had and many, many birds I’ve known.

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  3. Just wanted to stop by and say I love your Military (?) Macaw!!! what a beauty!

    1. Odd Duck

      Odd Duck

      Severe macaw, and thank you.  He’s getting to be an old man.  Estimated age around 46 to 50-ish.  I’ve had him a long time.

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  4. I'm not sure if that's a fish tank or a MOMA exhibit! 

    Obviously it's BOTH!

    Masterfully done. 

    1. Odd Duck

      Odd Duck

      The Vals were growing nicely, then I went out of town for a whole 2 days so nobody got fed for 2 mornings (just Fri and today).

      I got home this afternoon and somebody (Jacks, I’m sure) have ripped up the smaller Crinum and a couple Vals, but they also chewed up a bunch of the Vals that were starting to look pretty good.  I didn’t have a chance to get pics of them showing growth and now they’re trimmed back down to nubs!

      Stinkers!

      At least the Vals are settled in and growing, so tomorrow I’ll offer some softened kale to the Fearsome Foursome and replant the now floating plants (too tired after traveling today).  If they leave the Vals alone, they should recover pretty quickly now that they are showing growth if I can just stop them tearing at them.

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  5. I'm not sure if that's a fish tank or a MOMA exhibit! 

    Obviously it's BOTH!

    Masterfully done. 

    1. Odd Duck

      Odd Duck

      😆 🤣 Thank you!  It’s my feeble effort at imitation of your beautiful tank!  Yours struck such a strong cord with me that I knew I had to give it a shot  

      I wasn’t at all sure about how it was going to turn out with less than half as much space for the bamboo, but then I lucked onto those giant swords and ran with it!

      I’m just glad the fish seem happier, too. They’ve messed with the Vals a bit but they’re all growing now, so I hope they get ahead of the fish fiddling with them. I need to post a new pic soon since the Crinums are also showing some new growth. The pothos are, too, but they’re so mixed in with the other plants that I’m the only one that would be able to tell they’ve grown.  😆 

      I appreciate your input on how to do the bamboos, it was very helpful and made it all possible. 

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