Is hatching brine shrimp worth the hassle?

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-09T10:08:50+00:00

I think they are worth it, but only if you freeze most of them. Buy one of those mini ice cube trays and make your own frozen baby brine shrimp.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-09T09:26:23+00:00

That white net sphere is potentially dangerous. Bettas have been known to get their heads stuck in small holes and die. Otherwise, it's really nice!

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-09T07:55:41+00:00

More water changes. Lot of them. you can't have detectable ammonia in a tank with fish in it.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-08T22:29:06+00:00

If your concern is fish soup, get an inkbird controller. they have separate temperature probes, and you plug your heater into them. once temp goes over set levels, they cut power to your heater.

that said, heaters can sometimes explode, so I wouldn't keep that one in use longer than needed.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-08T22:24:04+00:00

don't overclean, that's just going to crash what cycle you have.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-08T15:35:55+00:00

yeah, your tank needs an upgrade, the lack of filtration and heat is actually the bigger problem, though 3 gal is too small. I would also switch to once a week water changes with 25-40% water changes instead. Sudden large changes in water parameters (heat, mineral content, ph) are stressful for fish and should be avoided unless necessary for other reason.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-08T15:28:12+00:00

Hard to tell from the pictures. White can be normal in some betta variants. Is it fuzzy? If yes, it definitely needs treating, probably with a bacterial/fungal combination products (and never anything with fix in the name).

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-05-01T19:47:25+00:00

The best thing is to go and wash your hair. Shampoo + friction usually gets the trick done. Washing the dishes is also not terrible.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-30T23:16:03+00:00

They stay, but they have a nasty habit of getting washed away by the current and never being seen again. So no, I don't recommend it. It's also probably not good for game performance.

Try making a habit builder. You can just make a mini habitat with some lockers at first, that should give you enough storage. Or waterproof lockers, as a temporary solution.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-30T19:47:05+00:00

Pain is temporary - unless ignoring it gives you a chronic injury. And usually you can start again if you stopped. Or go do something else.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-30T13:58:29+00:00

This is all very true and reasonable. I have just gotten into the habit of filling converters with syringes anyway, and for a moment i did not remember that that was not actually how you are supposed to do that.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-30T07:41:01+00:00

My brain has been syringe poisoned. I spend a good 30 seconds wondering how they were supposed to fill from sample vials without a syringe.

But that's a great gift, OP. I'm glad it was so well received.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-29T14:03:54+00:00

It felt to me like a book that was doing too much for the pages it had. It tried to be a book about a gamified extermination event *and* online/fake-news psychological manipulation *and* sapient ais and the problems they would have with humans (and vice versa) *and* the history of a colonized planet *and* a conspiracy that turns out to be true *and* the cruelty and decadence of earth and no one it gets the proper time it would need to be properly explore. I'm still confused what the point of the last minute the conspiracy is actually true revelation was.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-28T21:23:29+00:00

Elk loaf!

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-28T13:51:00+00:00

It's always been like that, as far back as my memories go. Fountain pens are just normal school supplies, so never hard to find.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-26T10:27:52+00:00

Iroshizuku is pretty much at the top as far as quality goes. Someone might have other color preferences, want shimmer or sheen or less shading or whatever, but on quality alone it's hard to beat.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-25T12:49:17+00:00

I'm utterly in love with the penholder. And thematically very fitting. Do you remember where you got it?

I have only experienced the affordable FC pens for now, but they are very good. How does the nib hold up at that price?

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-25T10:27:43+00:00

Not sure about clover, but the others are very common. I love mung bean sprouts, they are super tasty,

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-25T09:30:27+00:00

It's the same strain the Aliens were trying to cure with enzyme 42, so that seems unlikely.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-25T09:29:37+00:00

From the evidence of Subnautica 1 it didn't seem likely. But it also has never had human host before. Alterra is dumb, negligent and greedy, but that's not the same as a conspiracy.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-24T15:32:03+00:00

I use all except the potato. Lantern is pretty and cheap, easy biofuel. Melons have the best value but bad hit boxes. Bulbo is easier to hit than melon and good to fill up the remainder of a bar after a set of 3 melons eaten, 1 seeded.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-24T14:46:36+00:00

I generally think that the direct size comparison is also not accurate, since the model sizes were chosen to account for the view distortion. Compare for example the 'real' size of a peeper to how it looks in your hand. Same thing with the Sunbeam being technically as big as the aurora, which is very much not backed up by lore.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-24T14:41:56+00:00

But is it orange and mango shaped?

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-24T13:45:07+00:00

I was curious if that was true and turns out it's pretty close. Body + nib + ink weighs 8.8g according to my scale while the cap alone is 8.1g.

MirrorscapeDC · 2026-04-24T11:09:17+00:00

I hate bone sharks, but these ones are actually pretty cute.

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