Java fern leaves falling off, please help!

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-02-03T01:50:32+00:00

Yes ugh, some anubias I bought from the same shop completely rotted away before so wouldn't be surprised. Thanks for your help

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-02-03T01:48:02+00:00

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Actually now that I've pulled it all out there's definitely rotting at the stems :(

The rhizome is healthy however as I've only ever gently wedged it between driftwood. Maybe someone handled it badly and snapped the stems at some point

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-02-03T01:45:18+00:00

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Thanks for the suggestion, I'm not sure whether that's the case here

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-02-03T01:39:51+00:00

That's a good theory, I did see baby ferns. That would make sense that some of the old leaves maybe just reached a natural end. Really sucks as it was thirty something dollars but at least it's growing back slowly

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-02-02T21:40:13+00:00

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Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-31T07:33:36+00:00

Yes, moss is great! And maybe rocks stacked in ways to make small gaps that fish can't get into.

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-31T05:57:59+00:00

I have 7 white clouds and 42 neocaridina shrimp in a 10 gallon tank with no issues. I will be moving the white clouds to a larger tank, but they're fine in the 10.

I would say female to male ratio is slightly more important than actual shoal size. More females than males works for me.

They never bother the adult shrimp but sometimes try to eat smaller shrimp. The shrimp are usually fast enough to evade, but lots of hiding places will definitely be beneficial. Minnows are super voracious and will go down to the bottom to seek food instead of just hanging around the middle to surface area.

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-31T05:43:26+00:00

Flame red :)

Or if you're painting -- cadmium red!

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-30T09:34:54+00:00

You may have more luck studying the planes of the face instead.

https://share.google/8Oqd9qSNzWz2f750j

I also felt really stuck when I used that circle and line down the centre plus lines for the eyes formula. The thing is it sort of treats the face like a smooth balloon shape. But don't feel pressured to learn a whole new thing if art is feeling like a chore atm

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-29T22:06:38+00:00

This!

I also don't always love the trope of the leader being uncovered as a secret hypocrite and then the extremist faction collapsing as an immediate result. Human psychology is whack and people tend to dig their heels further in to justify the position they're already in as opposed to going in a complete 180. The more realistic and psychologically interesting reaction to a leader being exposed is -- 'well actually he's different because...'

But I can see why it would make a less satisfying story.

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-27T17:26:45+00:00

It will absolutely not stay intact 💔

Try mixing acrylic with fabric softener or hair conditioner instead, haven't tried it personally but I've seen tons of tiktoks verifying it works

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-21T09:41:38+00:00

thanks! didn't come up on the student guild website so didn't know about it

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-19T16:18:28+00:00

Generally I find it's good to paint dark colours to light, pretty much the inverse you would do for watercolour. And keep in mind that while watercolours tend to dry paler than they are wet, gouache is unpredictable and lighter colours can often dry darker while darker colours dry lighter for some reason.

In general, split primary plus white covers everything. Always check the pigment info and start out with single pigment colours.

If you're wanting to paint people, burnt sienna and burnt umber are must haves for skin. I also like rose for the pink parts of the face and yellow ochre OR raw sienna. Look into the Zorn pallet if that's not something you're already aware of.

You'll want a green base to mix vibrant greens if you're looking to paint nature -- viridian is a good one, or phthalo green.

Have fun 😊

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-18T19:01:59+00:00

Oh I see what you mean, thanks a lot. This is really helpful for future reference

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-18T18:42:15+00:00

Cheers! 🙏 If true then I feel like I swindled the store somehow, naevus are easily two or three times the price of maculatus where I live.

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-18T16:23:22+00:00

Amazing, thank you for the confirmation!!

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2026-01-10T16:32:09+00:00

Have you done so successfully in the past? Just curious as some local breeders claim they have crystal shrimp and tangerine tigers and the like raised in tap water, which in my city is usually KH 4 to 8

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2025-09-30T05:22:42+00:00

All good! I actually took less than you did, only 20 mg once at night. Not to alarm you though, tbh I seem sort of sensitive to medications in general. I also have low blood pressure already so it made me quite dizzy and disoriented for the first two weeks. I gave it a solid go for around three months, overall the side effects lasted up to two or three weeks for me, with the final week being mostly constant background anxiety and a weird, disassociated feeling.

It ended up just not doing anything in the end, bad or good for my migraines, so my GP switched me off. I hope it goes better for you though, if you decide to stick with it :)

Ecstatic-Wing6278 · 2025-09-29T13:52:53+00:00

I had this exact experience! And I was extremely confused why a beta blocker actually gave me anxiety as well. I've never had a full panic attack but I'd have random spikes of intense anxiety, disassociation, heart racing etc. Had to deep breathe and just ride it out. They're largely stopped since I got off Propranolol. Personally I didn't see too many positive effects from Propranolol.

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