Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 5:41 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: My Octopus Teacher Feels like if Steve Irwin was around today.... this would be his style. I love that this guy is so curious and working so hard to "be the fish". The pajama sharks look awesome and it's in the kelp forest. I like the quote he gives at the beginning. "Animals are extremely exotic and strange. It's like, much more extreme than our maddest science fiction. I remember that day when it all started..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 1:51 AM, nabokovfan87 said: The pajama sharks look awesome They are super cool, huh? I like ‘em! I haven’t seen those before. I believe this was filmed in Alaska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 6:48 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: I believe this was filmed in Alaska? Nope! It's right by all of those jumping great white sharks. Quote In 2018, Craig Foster began free-diving in a cold underwater kelp forest at a remote location in False Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. The location was near Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula, which is exposed to the cold Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 9:54 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Nope! It's right by all of those jumping great white sharks. Wow, no kidding! I knew he said the water was super cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Divebomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) ☺️😍 ASMR crunch crunch @TheSwissAquarist Edited July 2, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) Maintenance on the betta tank. And I accidentally sucked up a juvenile shrimp?!? I figured when I moved that sponge filter over to his tank that there could be some shrimplets in there. So, that little guy has survived all this time. Maybe 2 months or something? He’s kind of clearish. When I added him back to the tank, he was wandering around. Geppetto spotted him and was stalking him. Geppetto went in for the bite and ZOOOOMMM! The shrimp is SUUUUPER FAST! All the way across the tank; his speed was no match for Geppetto. And the shrimp knew right where to go; he tucked himself into the sponge filter. Almost immediately Geppetto lost interest. Also there are, sorry, were, two mosquito larvae in there. Gross. Now there is one. Guess what happened to the other? Geppetto’s been circling around and scanning the bottom. But I put some hornwort in there so he might decide to make a bubble nest, and that will give the shrimp some time to get some food. Plenty of algae in there for the shrimp. I put a VERY small piece of wondershell so the little guy has some calcium. I don’t use Wondershell too much anymore because I think some people mentioned a negative impact on shrimp? That’s why I went with just a sliver today. Hmm actually.. this shrimp I took a picture of.. I don’t think it’s the same shrimp. I saw a sand colored shrimp. So two shrimp are in there (at least)? Geppetto doesn’t like to go near the filter. He doesn’t like the bubbles. But shrimp love sponge filters. It apparently has been working out. @Guppysnail Edited July 4, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 4:38 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Geppetto doesn’t like to go near the filter. He doesn’t like the bubbles. More like he is jelly of the bubbles the filter has in comparison to his tiny nest 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 Working on a new build: 🫧 🫧 🫧 🫧 🫧 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 6:38 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Geppetto doesn’t like to go near the filter. He doesn’t like the bubbles. But shrimp love sponge filters. It apparently has been working out. Uplift tube or does that disturb nthe surface too much for the bubble nest? The shrimp will be good with him. They will definitely learn there is a predator around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 1:08 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Uplift tube or does that disturb nthe surface too much for the bubble nest? Too tall w/ the tube. This filter is meant for 30gal aquarium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 omg 😱 !!!!!!!!!!! This morning.. a cockroach was in my aquarium! I did not sign up for this 💩! It was on the surface just chilling amongst the hornwort. I netted it.. with the longest handled net I have, so as to keep my distance from the wretched thing.. and then it started crawling and I gave the net to my husband and had him deal with it. Me: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Most of Geppetto’s plants died. So I had to replace some stuff. Now his tank looks like this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 They love peanuts in the shell! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 6:45 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: They love peanuts in the shell! Why the confused emoji @nabokovfan87? We have given them the choice between in-shell and no shell, and they take in-shell peanuts every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 4:45 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Why the confused emoji @nabokovfan87? We have given them the choice between in-shell and no shell, and they take in-shell peanuts every single time. Must be the fiber! Very weird. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 8:27 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Must be the fiber! Very weird. 😂 I think they like to solve puzzles. Seriously. They are intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 juvenile shrimps confirmed in Geppetto’s tank. They are enjoying the hornwort that was recently added. Does he really not notice? Or does he just not care? Pest control is coming to treat inside the home today. I cannot be home but asked my husband to instruct them to use bait instead of spray. All the tanks are covered with towels just in case, but I didn’t have time to stow away all the nets, siphons, etc because I was running late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 5:38 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Pest control is coming to treat inside the home today. I cannot be home but asked my husband to instruct them to use bait instead of spray. All the tanks are covered with towels just in case, but I didn’t have time to stow away all the nets, siphons, etc because I was running late. Crossing my fingers. I would fill up the tub or shower or something and rinse everything if you need to. Hopefully no issues, but given the sensitivity of these guys maybe the added wash is prudent! Very cool to see Geppetto with some new friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) The pest guy didn’t do anything except spend money on gas to get out here and say, I don’t see what the problem is. Um, ok? Thanks, I guess? Edited July 13, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) I had fun making a video about microfauna. Enjoy.. Edited July 18, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I see hydra...... Run!!!!!Very funny when both the fish darted after whatever they saw. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 8:09 PM, nabokovfan87 said: I see hydra...... Run!!!!!Very funny when both the fish darted after whatever they saw. 😂 I couldn’t resist adding the sound effect ☺️ Hydra has never caused a problem in my tanks. I think it’s cool, actually. It’s green so it’s eating algae and stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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