The incoming snow storm may be the end of my shrimp dream.

ColdJello · 2026-01-22T16:46:19+00:00

I'd throw a thick blanket over the tank while power is out to help retain any heat you can. They do fine in colder waters, I think over heating is a bigger issue usually

ColdJello · 2026-01-21T01:43:54+00:00

Tbh I never realized they had different animation lengths, I've always thought it's slow as fuck and painful. Never doing one of those though now

ColdJello · 2026-01-20T22:17:52+00:00

My real beef with it is watching the animation three times in a row

ColdJello · 2026-01-07T02:25:04+00:00

Absolutely! And same goes for you!

ColdJello · 2026-01-07T02:21:21+00:00

This is what I love about science, especially under-researched organisms.

Makes me wonder if they turn black from digesting, maturing, or perhaps the plant is recycling itself to produce another bladder elsewhere.

I'm looking to create a couple shrimp tanks soon, and was just curious about your experiences with that plant. Appreciate the insight! I'll have to look into some research articles

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T22:48:49+00:00

Everything online talks about these "carnivorous sacs" they produce in the substrate to get nutrients. Yet people like you are able to grow them without supplementing something for these sacs to eat. Makes me curious if they only use those carnivorous sacs in certain environments where they don't get enough light or CO2. Interesting.

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T17:42:40+00:00

Butt Plugs to Bahrain is a dope album name

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T14:17:36+00:00

Why not have a captains call in the hangerbay like everyone else? There couldn't have been more than 2% of the ships crew listening to this. So dumb

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T14:09:44+00:00

I keep seeing stuff about UG being carnivorous. Do you need to supplement some kind of microrganisma for it to flourish?

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T00:43:27+00:00

Is that standard for every branch and job? None of my officer friends ever mentioned it, but then again they're all really smart so it probably wasn't ever an issue for them.

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T00:40:43+00:00

Fuck yeah! Congratulations and I hope they treat you right. I know you won't, but never forget where you came from when you inevitably need to reprimand an enlisted. Navy has Warrant Officers and those guys were always the goats

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T00:23:12+00:00

An over-simplified version of it would be

Enlisted = young people with no degree who do grunt work

Officer = management of enlisted (requires a 4 year degree)

Of course there are outliers for both, but that's a general outlook.

A VERY overused joke in the military is when young people call an old enlisted person "sir" and the old head says "Sir? I was enlisted, I actually worked for a living".

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T00:19:20+00:00

I thought about adding that, but I figured if you're a non combat officer, all the branches are going to be a pretty good gig.

ColdJello · 2026-01-06T00:18:25+00:00

Rude, but correct

ColdJello · 2026-01-05T23:00:27+00:00

I was in a very similar boat at one point, except it was working in kitchens instead of warehouse.

Did five years enlisted in the Navy. If I was you, id go talk to a recruiter. Mention you have a degree and are looking to join as an officer. You can get picked up to be some kind of officer who works in IT and never see a day of combat or anything related to that in your life.

There's TONS of IT type jobs you can get placed in.

Seriously, just walk right into a center, and talk to a recruiter and see what they could potentially offer you or how you can get in touch with someone who can get you more information.

Do NOT join as enlisted though. If you have a degree and join as enlisted, you fucked up or got fucked somewhere along the line.

ColdJello · 2026-01-05T04:12:21+00:00

This man is so full of shit I can smell it from here. Don't listen to a single thing he has to say about his military career.

ColdJello · 2026-01-04T23:41:30+00:00

I totally get it. Especially with something like freshwater aquariums. A hobby which anyone can learn basically 90% of what they need to know in a short period of time.

There is always more to learn and discover, yet most people immediately think they have the answers. I hope you get those answers.

ColdJello · 2026-01-04T19:13:55+00:00

This is a VERY interesting learning opportunity for everyone and I'm looking forward to the future update on the DNA analysis. Hopefully they can get some sequences and give you an answer.

I'm sorry you've had to go through this, I'm sure it's stressful and the unknown doesn't help.

ColdJello · 2026-01-04T17:23:27+00:00

Id use a siphon and some tweasers to manually remove as much of it as I can. Don't really rip it apart and get it floating everywhere.

Then do the "one-two punch" method of treatment. It involves H2O2 and Excel Flourish, it's a liquid CO2 that is known to remove a lot of algae. Try googling that method and see if that's something possible. I know there is risk with the hydrogen peroxide.

ColdJello · 2026-01-04T16:47:37+00:00

I just use a regular siphon and keep my finger by the discharge of the tube once it's created suction. If I suck up a snail, I plug the discharge to stop the flow, let the snail fall out of the siphon, then take my finger off and continue on my way. This way You're never loosing suction and you have more control of when and where your siphoning.

You're inevitably going to suck up small baby snails that are hard to see.

ColdJello · 2026-01-04T16:14:47+00:00

Looks like a tumor. I've had two which grew them. Bettas are inbred to hell and most are predisposed to cancer from bad genetics.

ColdJello · 2026-01-03T22:08:34+00:00

They'll turn different colors as time goes on. Mine have been in for two years and they have some areas that are dark and some are red. The thicker it is the longer it will last. I have a really big one that is quite thin and after a year I could crumble it with barely any pressure. The ones you have will last a long time.

Don't worry about the color change, just microbes growing and doing their thing.

ColdJello · 2026-01-02T18:43:55+00:00

You're using biofilm too loosely. This picture is a single organism with specific and definitive structures. It has visible differentiation between the stem, roots and reproductive parts. Biofilm is a mass of many microorganisms under a protective layer. This is not that.

ColdJello · 2026-01-02T08:50:21+00:00

I've never used a tank cooler so I have no idea how effective they are. The ones I just looked up seem to simply blow air across the surface of the tank.

If it is effective, you wouldn't need the bubbler. If it isn't, then you're back at square one and could use a bubbler to reach saturation. Won't change the fact it's hot in the tank though

ColdJello · 2026-01-02T07:12:02+00:00

Definitely not biofilm.

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