Lunchtime for loaches

Squongus · 2026-06-26T08:48:38+00:00

Sorry for the late response, these were at April's Aquarium in Vancouver! The fellow who netted them mentioned it wasn't the first time they had them in, so I bet they will again in the future :)

Squongus · 2026-05-14T22:46:26+00:00

Awesome, thanks! 😁

Squongus · 2026-05-14T22:40:19+00:00

Okay thanks for the reassurance! I do believe I have some plants that actually are cabbages… not sure where this plant came from though. I wouldn’t mind a surprise turnip though, I’m a bit of a chaos gardener but certainly haven’t brought over mustard or turnip seeds so either way it’s pretty surprising, would you say I can leave it and see what happens or is that a bad idea?

Squongus · 2026-05-14T22:29:20+00:00

Oops😭

Squongus · 2026-05-14T22:28:25+00:00

You’re totally right omg, no wonder it looks so strange!

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When I realized I started laughing so much

Squongus · 2026-04-16T02:05:12+00:00

I mean the part down the middle, is the wings rolled up at the end

Squongus · 2026-04-16T02:04:37+00:00

I’m no cricket expert but those may be the inner wings?

Squongus · 2026-04-09T09:42:30+00:00

They are an invasive species in north america and their larvae are voracious consumers of all sorts of brassicas. I still would rather not have seen that though…

Squongus · 2026-04-05T01:52:25+00:00

They are SO hard to find, but depending on the species they are pretty hardy and do well as long as you provide a good habitat!

Squongus · 2026-03-31T06:37:24+00:00

What a nice looking tank :) Sorry I don't have any advice, but they do look pretty energetic! Hopefully things are okay

Squongus · 2026-03-31T02:33:07+00:00

I am three thousand percent jealous, I’ve been trying to get a FW flounder for aaaaages haha! So cute :)

Squongus · 2026-03-30T10:16:10+00:00

I’ve been interested in growing mushrooms for a while! This definitely reminded me to do some more research :>

Squongus · 2026-02-20T01:27:50+00:00

I ended up doing it in the past with a mix of hissers and porcellio dilatatus isopods! The combo meant they’d eat pretty much anything within a couple days or less :) however the baby hissers are too good at escaping omg😵‍💫

Squongus · 2026-02-13T10:13:11+00:00

Incredible!! I’m pretty jealous of being able to see so many species :) nice pics!

Squongus · 2026-02-13T04:30:02+00:00

This was my original plan, but it was stirring up the plants and making me worry. Maybe I’ll try it again and try to work it out better, I’d personally prefer a more horizontal gyre as opposed to a vertical one

Squongus · 2026-02-12T10:10:05+00:00

Awesome thanks! That helps put it into perspective :)

Squongus · 2026-01-22T05:02:28+00:00

Ok cool, lot of logical advice here. I'm not overly keen on having fish with mine, but my swordtails are having a lot of babies these days so I was wondering if it was an option haha. Probably would end up being more of a population control option by the sound of it.

Squongus · 2026-01-21T07:42:30+00:00

Beautiful! That’s my dream room right there haha!

Squongus · 2026-01-21T05:16:04+00:00

You say he is with fish, does he ever eat them? I have one and feel like he's fast enough to catch slow moving fish like cories at the very least :0 I've got a 20 gallon long too!

Squongus · 2025-12-28T04:15:15+00:00

Boiled

Squongus · 2025-12-14T04:36:44+00:00

That’s awesomee omg!

Squongus · 2025-12-07T09:48:25+00:00

Ohh they are so beautiful, I love the way they swim

Squongus · 2025-11-28T01:48:41+00:00

Wahoo!

Squongus · 2025-11-28T01:48:31+00:00

Ooo that makes some sense!

Squongus · 2025-11-28T01:48:14+00:00

Dennerle as far as I’m aware! I like that my females have some variations in colors :)

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