TheDukeAnumber1

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I take no exceptions to those definitions, they seem reasonable. Woah a 12 to 12 vote split so far! After some thought and internal deliberation I fall on the side of no, butter is not a condiment. Although I have not fully completed the thought, I don't believe butter contains the necessary properties to be considered a condiment, (how @Kirsten explained it) That being said it is possible that butter can be "not a condiment" and "used as a condiment" at the same time. An analogy would be momentarily using a wrench as a hammer, using it as a hammer does not make it a hammer. I think we should further explore what the necessary properties of a condiment are.

O Daniel, flattery will get you everywhere, but calling a fallacy early is unwise. A surprise coming from a graybeard held in such high esteem. I am simply pointing out that since "butter = topping" it does not logically follow that "butter = condiment". If you wish to make the argument that "butter = condiment" then you must by another route. 🙂

I disagree with the argument there, I'd say that toppings are a distinct category and that do not necessarily make something a condiment too.

I'm with @Hobbit IMO have someone indifferent make a meme slideshow to be played on a projector of bigscreen. Then just gather a few people, or a bunch, who like memes, have a ton of tacos, a keg of chocolate milk, and yuk it up for a bit while streaming. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Bladders snails don't, but they are very sneaky and can be hard to spot sometimes, and if there is a path into your filter they will head into it.

@skipper Have you tried "sugar rush peach" before? I grew several plants one year but my peppers came out very hot with none of the sweet flavor.

@Fish Folk By softening harder foods and slowly dropping the food as the cube melts. Nano extreme and other pelletized foods are not easy for fish to eat until they have a little time to hydrate and soften up, this is especially true for smaller fish. Also we all know "slow sinking" is thrown around pretty liberally on packaging, but when the food is per-hydrated and has a cube "times release" it sinks slower and at a more consistent rate, @jkt001

Cool 🙂 , One extra step that IMO is worth it is to freeze half cubes first before I add the food and the rest of the water for a little bit of a longer feed out time.

I pre-portion out dried foods into ice cube trays, mix with water, and freeze it. A few minutes of prep work and my feeding is quick, consistent, and feeds out better for my fish.

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There are many many different kinds of snails out there. The big three that manage to sneak into aquariums are pond/bladder snails, ramshorn snails, and MTS snails. And within those three groups they come in different color morphs. A more clear/closer photo may help identify it, but the shape from the photo above makes me think pond/bladder snail with maybe some eroded shell which turns white.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ your call. But IMO your betta and plants will be better off with snails present.

Safe in what respect? It is safe and helpful for your aquarium ecosystem, it is unsafe for fish eggs which it may or may not eat. It is probably capable of reproducing rapidly if it has access to lots of leftover fish food or algae, but won't if it doesn't.

Hard to tell but it looks somewhat like a pond or bladder snail. It probably got in hitch hiking from something else live you put in. Personally I would do nothing, snails are great for your tank, otherwise just remove it.

Assuming @Beardedbillygoat1975 is not an interstellar traveler new to earth, I bet they have experienced sunlight before, 😜 But I get what you are saying lol.

Currently it's the Butterfly Pea, I grew a couple last year and liked them so much I harvested the seeds and have a dozen growing indoors atm ready to go out.

@ispud Sharing photos can go a long way in helping others diagnose your issue.

@Anita No I love that level of information thank you so much 🙂 . I do have a heart for US natives even if they are not local natives, personally I find the "beauty" to be in natures design even if the fish is bland looking, but I also want fish on the approved list on the thought that I may......hesitant to share... but I fish a few times a year and culling some by bait fishing may happen and I want to be legal in that respect. Fun info, I have harvested Southern Redbelly Dace in IL before, maybe not native but they are down here. So do you have any thoughts on what a good hardy mosquito murderer would be on that list? My hope for the fountain is for it to oxygenate the water when the pond gets hit with direct sun. I just want to avoid cooked fish on that 90deg day in full sun. I'm not worried about the plants since atm I am planning on just maintaining some floating plants. Thanks again I have a lot to dig into now! @Fish Folk Thanks for the link, and noted, I have some reading to do now but perhaps we will have to arrange something.

@'Cory Thanks for making the time. That is good news for the brine pond, I didn't think they would overwinter like that, maybe I'll switch my mindset to finding a spot for it to stay year round.

Soon to be contended with by the val I see.

I lurk the forum and have no questions, but a live stream pops up and my question engines activate, and my how things have changed from the days when as a non-member I could get one and sometimes two questions answered in a stream. Thankfully there is a forum now and I can bring questions to you guys! 1) What solar powered floating water fountains would you recommend for a summer tub located away from power? 2) I want to run a 100g brine shrimp pond this year but I don't know what I would do with the saltwater upon take down. I don't want to dump that into my septic tank and I have land but I the places where I wouldn't mind to "salt the earth" isn't anywhere near where I want to keep the brine tub? Is there an alternative was to dispose of it? 3) Lastly, does anyone have experience with mosquito fish or tubbing with other US Natives. I want to play with some natives in tubs this year and want to stick to fish off this list, IDNR Aproved Aquatic Species . I'll either go collecting or try aquabid if collection fails. I love redbelly dace and creek chubs but those are more suited for stream life. I am leaning towards mosquito fish for their toughness, live bearing, there anti mosquito nature. and they check the "approved box", but I would like other suggestions.