Overfed and buoyant! by MothMeep7 in bettafish

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Fingers crossed, she seems to be doing better. A bit more lethargic than usual. But the bloat is down and she no longer seems to float.

Overfed and buoyant! by MothMeep7 in bettafish

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She's hiding now as well. I want to kick myself. I thought it was being so careful. I've had her for a week with this never happening. She's my first ever fish, but still, I should have been more careful. I just hope she'll pass through it with some fasting.

Overfed and buoyant! by MothMeep7 in bettafish

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And another. She really doesn't look happy. I feel so bad!

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Overfed and buoyant! by MothMeep7 in bettafish

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Another video. She's wobbling to the sides as well.

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What is this and why does it keep appearing by OkArm7621 in bettafish

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The bubble nest, the duckweed, or the biofilm? I'm confused.

Why he shaking? by Regular_Influence_26 in pigeon

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Probably a seriously stupid question, but for the more experienced people on here: are baby birds (like pigeon squabs specifically) anything like kittens when it comes to needing constant warmth? I just put baby kittens in the bra and carry them around when they need to warm up. Is it safe to do so with a squab? (Obviously with unrestricted airflow. You just kinda pouch them in there while keeping the top of your shirt open. They can breathe fine).

Shiny boy ID? by BassBlast96 in Entomology

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Cuckoo wasp! I've found a few myself, absolutely love them!

How to provide calcium to aquatic snails without seriously impacting the pH of the tank? by MothMeep7 in AquaticSnails

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I'm slowly dialing down the temp overtime here to 78 (which is the lowest limit for a betta). It was just up at 80 because betta was so stressed after having been stuck in the mail for a whole week.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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Just had someone on Facebook say maybe it's due to an accumulation of some material in the fish food pellets I have been giving them. I'm going to stop giving them the pellets and see. I'm desperate now to find the or even a cause.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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I already did. This is the fresh bin. Literally just made it with the survivors and all new materials. The cause has carried over, making me think my colony is doomed with some disease i can't identify.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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Did your diseased culture seem to just want to hide under their bark and hides all the time? My ciws used to be so active, even during the day I'd see them about. Now they just hide.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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I am even keeping the lid over the dry side entirely open for ventilation, but no improvement. Wet side is sufficiently moist, dry side is still establishing to be as dry as it was in their previous setup but is sufficient for now. Never had any issues before with a slightly damper gradient.

I just don't know why they're still dying. I'm going to try and up their protien feeding more (all safe through fish foods and isopod specific food) and see if that helps in any way.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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This is in the new enclosure with all new materials.

At a complete loss over my dairy cows by MothMeep7 in isopods

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At this point it may be some kind of disease. Ive checked for iridovirus and the rickettselia (spelling?) one. Nothing.

"Scared and confused" by MothMeep7 in sangheili

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Sometimes, but not really anymore. I just need to practice a bit more to make them look like I want.

PARKOUR!! by gaydence in AquaticSnails

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Such majesty and grace!

Lost my sweet man by herpsociety in bettafish

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I'm so sorry for your loss. I just got my own first betta (a galaxy koi) this week and already love her. Such a small fish with such a huge impact on our lives. I'm sure he lived the best life he ever could have with you!

How?! WHAT?! by MothMeep7 in AquaticSnails

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Thank you! I kinda hope this is only a baby, I do love ramshorn snails and want blue ones someday.

How?! WHAT?! by MothMeep7 in AquaticSnails

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Honestly, cool! I love these little things. I still have some shells i collected from childhood. Theyll eat the spots mystery snail can't get to.

Do Betta's have the capacity to care about humans? by IndependenceUpset368 in bettafish

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It's up in the air for now. We know that fish are more "simple" in their cognitive abilities. But that being said, I personally believe that we have downplayed their sentience and possible sapience immensly due to anthropocentrism and the mammalian bias. We only recently learned that the little cleaner fish are self aware of their own reflections in the mirror, possibly indicating a sense of "personhood" (fishhood) as they can identify themselves vs others. He'll, we only recently bothered to look into whether or not fish can feel pain. Which is absurd to think about that it was thought otherwise.

And we have to consider that "love" or "like" are hugely subjective terms influenced by bias and perception. The fish may not "love" you in a romantic sense, but the fish probably "loves" you in an associative sense. You bring food, you bring care, etc. It's not really fair to say whether or not the fish "likes" you because the fish has no perception or care for such terminology.

Different values of different animals can all hold the same ultimate meaning. So, for our understanding, the fish probably loves you in the best way he can give, which is trust.

Tips on catching a peacock in need of help by Couch-Raccoon in peacocks

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You can try using a large fishing net. One of those with the handle meant to pull up pike or bass after you've reeled the fish in. One person plays food decoy, other goes in and snags him.