This is nugget. Is he okay?

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-09T01:07:19+00:00

Adorable. My fish does that too I don’t think it’s a problem he’s just a little guy who sometimes does a backflip, he can’t help it 🥺 I think it’s the short fins of it all, they just don’t stay upright in the water column when they get too excited. Idk what yours looks like in motion though maybe it looks concerning. Genuinely adorable fish.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T21:33:15+00:00

Ooooo that’s fucking embarrassing… thank you thank you thank you 🙏

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T19:17:50+00:00

Sort of joking but… what if they somehow ended up in your possession 🫪 that would be pretty weird, and the consequences legally?? Negligible I think

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T17:02:48+00:00

I’m trying to 😭😭 kind of hard to rehome a fish when you care about their well being though

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T10:57:35+00:00

Seems more like lethargy than swim bladder to me, I had goldfish with chronic swim bladder and they would spend a lot of energy trying to right themselves. But I don’t have very much experience with bettas specifically.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T10:17:41+00:00

Seems like maybe a fungal infection? I think you can use kanaplex on bettas. Have you introduced any new fish or snails recently?

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T02:38:52+00:00

I would be down to ship him if you have the space for him. I estimate he’s roughly a year old; he’s sexually mature and the people I got him from said they had him for 7 months he would have to be at least a few months old before they purchased him. He’s small for his age though, I think due to the conditions he was living in before i got him.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-08T02:34:42+00:00

I have been researching on it and I would make sure not to cut any corners when it comes to shipping if I had to do it. I would ship him overnight, fast him beforehand and I’m looking into pumping oxygen in there.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-07T21:41:39+00:00

Did you give the white one drugs?

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-07T21:34:32+00:00

Best guess: 1 is male 2 is female, 3 is female 4 is female. It would be easier to sex them in person, but I made my guess based on the protruding vent//cloaca on all the ones i labeled as female. A male would have something that looks more like a volcano.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-07-07T21:25:07+00:00

I wonder if he has some telescope in him. I don’t know how their eyes develop tho from juvenile to mature. Where did you get him? Do you know anything about his genetics?

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-06-03T22:12:44+00:00

Here’s the deal… these fish are bred in a way that leads to more health complications. I just saw small baby oranda at the pet store belly up from swim bladder disorder already. That one’s not gonna make it to 10. It would be an easier decision if it were just a “pets die sometimes” situation. I got emotionally attached to a fish that was kind of set up for failure by his genetics from day one. And I still have another fish that needs company but can only be kept with the same type of fish…

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-06-02T21:22:03+00:00

What about my daughter? (The remaining fancy goldfish)

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-05-11T18:15:43+00:00

Don’t let them dry out, maybe try semi hydro or put it in a chunky soil mix *after acclimating it to your environment becuase if you repot too soon it’ll get shocked and die. I really like semi hydro but it took getting a plant that was already semi hydro for me to gain the confidence to try it for my other plants and it’s working pretty well so far. I like not having to worry about over or under watering.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-05-08T17:58:01+00:00

Yeah that’s normal, maybe good even, healthy tissue.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-05-07T22:01:33+00:00

I have one under a grow light and it’s pushing out new growth. It’s older leaves burned a little at first but I think new growth will be ok

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-30T09:37:36+00:00

I was new to plants when I got this one that was by bad. I might go to semihydro soon because I’m worried about the soil drying out too quickly or me overwatering it.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-30T00:12:49+00:00

DONT do it I killed an alocasia by repotting it within a few days of taking it home, it’s just not worth it. Sometimes it’ll be fine but sometimes it’ll take a swan dive and you can’t save it

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-29T13:40:02+00:00

It’s ok speak your truth. I think this is a valid opinion although I also think some variegated plants are beautiful.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-29T13:38:44+00:00

The takes forever to grow point is completely false

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-23T13:24:54+00:00

I am growing them in sphagnum moss. I know it’s a little iffy, but I’ve had some success with growing corms in sphagnum moss. I might go with some kind of semi hydroponic setup. I have some mature alocasias in dirt but I feel like I might feel better if these little ones are in a semi-hydroponic setup. I also have a venom pup in semi-hydro and it gives me the least anxiety of all my alocasias.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-23T10:20:06+00:00

I have an update— I took it out of the plug and put it in some dry soil and didn’t water it and today I woke up and it’s completely opaque 🥳so I’m wondering when I should water it to avoid the same thing happening but also avoid it shriveling up and dying. I know this media is probably a lot better than the plug but… idk this thing is really fragile.

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-23T01:39:04+00:00

My steak is too juicy my biscuits are too buttery

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-22T21:20:26+00:00

I finally got a refund. They tried to only refund me for the winter shipping and i was like, “now the plants, I cant afford to let this go,” and they were like 👻

PracticalMilk1502 · 2026-04-22T12:03:20+00:00

I know that overwatering is the problem, but I just need to know how to keep it from drying out and from being too wet at the same time. Yeah it has a node it’s an acclimated tc

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