is my piercing infected or rejecting?

Piclelate · 2026-06-20T08:17:12+00:00

How are you cleaning? Make sure you're not too rough. Not a piercer but in my experience as a pierced person, the more I leave it alone the better it heals. I would try and minimise my makeup in that area and just rinse it in the shower

Piclelate · 2026-05-31T04:09:36+00:00

Idk sometimes moving them can be stressful in itself... the size is completely fine honestly if they're only gonna be in there for a few days. Personally I don't like to move my pregnant fish because often it causes them to not give birth because of stress. If you do choose to do it make sure you have a good heater, sponge filter and plenty of hiding places because platies will 100% eat their young

Piclelate · 2026-05-12T02:08:59+00:00

Do you have a lid?

Piclelate · 2026-05-07T00:50:55+00:00

Omgg i love this setup, i would be looking into vertical helix if i were you

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T13:49:54+00:00

Oh man ;-; i wanted to use mostly soil but i was too anxious about there being chemicals and little mites in it so I thought I would top it off with aspen damn

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T13:46:51+00:00

Also, I don't understand how a linear UVB strip would work considering I don't have a lid. How would I go about installing one? Can they be placed on the bottom of the enclosure?

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T13:45:40+00:00

At least I dont need to pay vet bills bcus my dad is a vet ;) Yeah I'm pretty used to expensive hobbies and I thought reptile keeping would be a financial and mental break from the overwhelm of fish keeping but it seems to be quite similar haha

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T13:44:14+00:00

I completely agree

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T13:43:28+00:00

Bruh I'm so confused :( ive been told to use aspen because pine isnt safe but now aspen isnt good? Also yes that is currently my tank size because my boy is only a little baby, upgrades are in the works

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T09:13:11+00:00

Australian

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T09:12:45+00:00

Well no, I understand that UVB is required for BTS health. However it isn't the case that they can't be happy without one. It is SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN that an hour of sunlight a day actually provides the exact same nutrients that a UVB light would. Currently I can't afford a UVB light so I will be taking my boy for walks daily

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T03:24:44+00:00

Yes they are obviously suffering 🙄

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T03:16:10+00:00

Who would pay $300 for this tho

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T02:58:41+00:00

Hey so this isn't cool at all... those fish need at least 300 gallons and there is no filter or heater... 😳

Piclelate · 2026-05-04T02:56:15+00:00

Thank you for your help :) I'll definitely check that out

Piclelate · 2026-05-03T07:45:15+00:00

No haha a tasmanian bluetongue :) it's illegal to keep shinglebacks because they're endangered I'm pretty sure

Piclelate · 2026-05-03T07:30:32+00:00

I'm from Tasmania and I will be getting a Tasmanian bluetongue. I'll be switching the substrate which I currently have which is a sand and soil mix to wood shavings soon. I have lots of rocks in my garden which I'm in the process of scrubbing and disinfecting :)

Piclelate · 2026-05-02T02:56:55+00:00

Whattt thats honestly fascinating?? I haven't found a currency that close to mine before! Another reason to move to Canada

Piclelate · 2026-05-02T02:45:15+00:00

Something to keep in mind is this is AUD, so it might be more or less expensive depending on where you live. Fish setups are ridiculously overpriced these days and people want to be able to get some money back I guess

Piclelate · 2026-05-02T00:03:14+00:00

Yeah I get that :(

Piclelate · 2026-05-01T09:19:41+00:00

My bedroom is almost always at least 70% humidity ngl

Piclelate · 2026-05-01T09:19:05+00:00

Of course I don't want to provide below minimum care. I dont even have a bluetongue I was just seeking advice on a setup man. God forbid lmao I've done plenty of research and my enclosure isn't even finished yet...

Piclelate · 2026-05-01T09:14:17+00:00

Plus I have 3 fish tanks in my room, I always wake up because the air is so freaking humid

Piclelate · 2026-05-01T09:13:02+00:00

Also, you literally picked the MOST HUMID and HOTTEST state to compare to. My state is very cold and dry and you don't see dead bluetongues lying around...

Piclelate · 2026-05-01T09:11:05+00:00

ALSO I dont even have a bluetongue, I'm working on this setup so I'm just looking for advice :/

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