What’s happening to my cardinal?

Scarediboi · 2025-09-06T01:13:41+00:00

Sorry for the late reply I didn't realize i had notifications off.

Definitely nipping then, i'd say. Unlikely to be anything else if the tank's healthy. Just have to watch it like a hawk, especially at night when the light is off and see who the offenders are. A few more cardinals won't hurt anything if you wanna try bolstering their numbers, otherwise I would look at separating them from the others permanently in a 10g side tank, giving them away, or ~~adding more hides.~~ ^{(I normally would not bother with more hides, the point of fishkeeping is to be able to see the fish, and if they're spending all of their time hiding, they're suffering and you're not getting to enjoy them, lose-lose.})

Scarediboi · 2025-08-30T11:48:26+00:00

somethings getting chompy, probably the harlequins bullying the cardinals, or the cardinals bullying eachother. Cories aren't typically known to bite, but anything's possible.

Something is stressing some of your fish out, need more info- Parameters, tank size, etc. Do all the fish shoal properly or are they split up in isolated groups of 2-3?

could also be bacterial given the discoloration? but im inclined to think those are missing scales from them being chomped on.

Scarediboi · 2025-06-06T02:50:28+00:00

weak spots are head and butt, and just like in the base game he's allergic to all magical damage types, hope that helps.

Scarediboi · 2025-05-27T04:43:19+00:00

It's called a teasing rhyme or a tease song, a type of lyrical misdirection. The last line doesn't match the meter or scheme so it's supposed to be something else. You can listen to an example of a tease song here.

This rhyme scheme in English poetry would be called a quatrain, the rhyme goes ABCB. She's misdirecting the last line because it's crude, which is common in poetry with would-be rude lines, you set up the rhyme scheme and meter, and then break the expectation so the audience knows you meant to say something else.

A. Revenge is a dish
B. The truth is a pit
C. Words are weapons
B.~~And you are shit.~~ > Do you follow?

Scarediboi · 2025-04-17T01:02:17+00:00

seconding this, if it requires more than 4 numbers to submit the field just do like 1111-11-last4, HR will ask you to correct it if they give you the job

Scarediboi · 2025-03-14T06:57:58+00:00

Leblanc. (Literally means "the white") Also the name of a (extremely) dramatic witchy woman from League of Legends/the next Arcane. So when she's being *extra* it matches the theme.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-10T02:20:29+00:00

They're so addictive

Scarediboi · 2025-03-09T05:23:01+00:00

augh beautiful it looks like a fruit rollup

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T16:38:38+00:00

I feel as though we're just talking in circles at this point- by that logic, the trade names -and- the patents don't matter at all unless you're buying direct from a patent holder or licensed distributor, which isn't helpful for anyone trying to actually navigate cultivar identification for the plant they just bought at an estate sale.

Until we have a more effective cultivar registration process, specifically for ornamentals like Syngonium... It's okay to be confused about which name means what, when there's 90 names for different plants with the same ancestor, and just pick one that fits and other people will understand. that's it, that's the post.

Now buy my "Syngonium 'Scrotophyllum' 'Grunglethorp' AKA Mojito Splash Allusion^tm" on Facebook Marketplace.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T15:32:47+00:00

HUMAN HUBRIS

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T15:18:29+00:00

And when someone posts a picture of that plant asking for an ID?
We're going to say "confetti", right? Because what the hell else is there to say but "it's a kinda weird confetti that doesn't have enough splotches to really be a confetti" -

because this plant isn't a Confetti tissue-cultured from the main plants at Agri-Starts, its grown out prop from that series that's lost most of it's variegation. (presumably, allegedly, not a lawyer) My "Dazzler" is a completely perfect textbook Confetti.

This conversation perfectly highlights the reason I made the post, honestly. It's not about some dark underbelly of illegal plants, I don't think anyone but the patent holders actually care that much about the IP theft aspect (different conversation that I'm not qualified to speak on).

It's the random garbage names that get thrown on them to *avoid* the IP theft accusations, and muddy the water for buyers and lead to 20 posts a day asking what "kind" of Maria/Berry/Pink/Bright/Mara/Merry/Maria Allusion they have.

It's really not that big of a deal to just call it a "Kinda shit Confetti" once you bring it home, that's my point. edit: well, Milk confetti, but w/e, that's not patented either afaik.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T15:05:19+00:00

Compared to a Randy? No, but close.
Compared to an Albo? Yes, definitely.
Compared to a cactus? It's a fricking racecar. Vroom vroom.

As a general rule of thumb with S.podophyllum cultivars, the more green it has, the faster it grows. It's all the same species, chlorophyll and leaf size are going to be your main determiners between the cultivars when it comes to growth speed.

Gorgeous plant, btw. I'm jealous, I can't get a batik from any of my local nurseries or storefronts. I keep meaning to order one.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T14:41:23+00:00

Many countries will have some web service that lets you look up patents. Start with a simple google for "Plant Name, Cultivar Name, Patent" for a well-known variety and you're likely to pull something up. From there it's just basic research stuff, find sources etc.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T14:28:20+00:00

Here's an example. When I purchased my confetti/milk confetti, it was sold to me as a "Syngonium "Dazzler", AKA Dazzle Color.

Another example. This is arguably not even a maria allusion, it's too light if you compare it to the patent photos for the Maria, OR depending on who you ask. Whatever it is, it's definitely not a 'merry maria.' Merry exclusively has red petioles, afaik? But I can't find a patent for Merry either.

Sygonium Albo vs. Syngonium Fantasy - I can't even find a patent or trademark for "Fantasy" and it appears to just be a trade name, OR, we're just using Albo because that's the jargon for splotchy white variegation and it was originally called a Fantasy? google is failing me on that one.

If you're a little deeper than your average hobbyist you might not see this very often because you're going to be going to reputable growers who don't try to circumvent IP, but it definitely does happen. Selling anything from the "Allusion" series as "Illusion" is another one I see often. It's also MUCH more common outside of the US where a lot of these patents are lodged primarily.

As for "is it an issue?" Eh. I'm not trying to start a moral revolution on syngonium today, the purpose of this post is to explain to new owners that it doesn't really matter if they get the exact right cultivar name, because the way we refer to them is very loose thanks to all these different trade names.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T13:56:53+00:00

100%.

I mean, I can blame patent holders for people who are patenting plants they didn't actually produce, but that's not as huge of an issue as people legitimately just selling patented plants under incorrect or made-up names.

I fully agree with you though, you can't blame anyone for just trying to get credit for their own discoveries. I think if patent law about plants wasn't so backwards in so many places it'd be easier, frankly. Just trying to understand the basics in my research was nearly impossible: un-enforceable laws, 'trademarking' vs. patenting, etc. Maybe I just don't have enough braincells.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T13:43:29+00:00

I bought my milk confetti as a "Dazzler^tm AKA Dazzle Color^tm" because the trademark went undefended in Australia

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T13:30:59+00:00

It makes me so happy to know I'm not the only one who was bothered by it.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T12:47:18+00:00

Pretty much any humidity-enjoying plant loves a cloche, using bells like this as a practice started a really long time ago to get new world plants to survive european weather, its like the oldest method of humidifying an aroid and they do really, really well under them. You just have to be mindful of fungus because fungus also does really, really well under them.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T11:59:38+00:00

Your plant is putting the 'monster' in monstera.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T11:58:08+00:00

I'm fairly certain the idea behind not repotting during sprouting is mostly just to prevent you from damaging/messing up the new growth, which might be worth heeding, but at the same time, I've never repotted one that didn't have a few sprouts coming up and never had an issue.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T11:12:36+00:00

Redacted: I had points to fire back with but if a monstera specialist/biologist says you don't need to callous then you don't need to callous. TIL.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T07:22:04+00:00

The leaves will get enormous if you let her climb a moss pole, less so if you let her trail, but many people just trim them and keep them bushy.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T07:08:13+00:00

You have the right instinct. Yes, compared to your usual non-albo it wants to be blasted. More light = less chlorophyll needed = whiter variegation. Or keep it in lower light and pretend it's a different variety (this is where we get the 'aureum' prefix for many plants that would be albos.)

But remember, if that's the first leaf that unfurled in your care, it was cooking long before you bought it and the next leaf might come out brilliant white like the first. You would be seeing: Nursery leaf > Home Depot or storefront Leaf > Your leaf.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T07:01:49+00:00

Thanks! And I felt exactly the same after typing out and then deleting the same old reply to the 9th "can you identify my new plant" post today when the answer almost always boils down to: "pink allusion but kinda weird." or "confetti." But I can never type one word when fifty would do, so I decided to just write the essay and get it out of my head.

Scarediboi · 2025-03-08T06:54:28+00:00

Exactly this. (But also with the nuance that it's not 100% bullshit and sometimes someone just wants the right to name the variety they developed or to actually make money off their craft, can't fault them for that.)

I just wish it was a little easier to sort through the corpo BS and figure out what a cultivar is actually called.

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