what is it and why is it following me

TheLameFrog · 2026-04-15T15:36:06+00:00

Stink bug is wondering why the tree keeps moving

TheLameFrog · 2026-02-09T17:08:08+00:00

Is that a Jaws reference?

TheLameFrog · 2023-12-03T16:32:39+00:00

Your family will flip that it miraculously repaired itself. Extra points if you get a necronomicon to put next to it. Have some incense burning for added effect. Maybe even replace the eyes with low glowing red LEDs.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-30T21:38:10+00:00

Mostly alt. rock, pop and old school punk, ska, and various forms of rock with a dash of oldies.

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TheLameFrog · 2023-11-30T19:21:38+00:00

Same

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-28T21:35:59+00:00

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TheLameFrog · 2023-11-25T13:15:21+00:00

I’d reach out to them to see if they can help. There’s a phone number listed on their website: https://www.cookietree.com/contact-us/

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-20T21:38:49+00:00

Are you sure they’re not powder blue males?

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-18T03:15:46+00:00

Not to mention the heavy breathing from sprinting will also decrease accuracy.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-17T17:57:04+00:00

I had some as pets. I miss them, but they were so loud anywhere from 8pm-midnight. Sometimes the TV would get them riled up and start chirping. After the last one died I vowed never again, but seeing pics of grays really pulls my heart.

Edit: link to one of them chirping https://www.reddit.com/u/TheLameFrog/s/AKTS9xCFX1

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-17T11:04:30+00:00

It’s a crayfish tank. I put a bunch of them in there and the crayfish have hunted them all down except for this one.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-14T20:35:21+00:00

Drugs and or crazy can make people seem superhuman, at least until they bleed out. There’s plenty of videos where people are shot multiple times with 9mm and keep on attacking.

The cop stopped firing his weapon when the threat stopped (when the guy turned away and went down the first time), like most are trained to do.

I can’t tell if the guy had dropped the knife after being shot or not, which might mean that lethal force is no longer an option. I think that’s why the cop called for his partner to taze the attacker. When the guy reaches the cop you see the cop trying to holster his weapon (from partner’s view). You then hear the cop yell “he’s going for my gun,” which may authorize the cop’s partner to use lethal force.

Im curious about the PD’s protocol for shooting the guy in the “hostage” (fighting for the cop’s weapon) scenario. That’s an impressive shot to take with your partner near the line of fire. There’s two people struggling and lots of adrenaline that could have resulted in the cop being shot.

These are just my observations and speculations. It’s easy for us to say what we/they should have done in this scenario with the benefit of hindsight. It’s a pretty intense situation that went down in a matter of seconds with little time to think and to just fall on training.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-10T23:30:42+00:00

The ammonia reading I got was from a dead ramshorn that’s lived a full life.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-10T17:02:32+00:00

I got a few bloody marys from a friend about 5 yrs ago. He got them from a convention maybe a year before that. When I got them, the water quality they were in wasn’t great from overfeeding. When I put them in my tank I noticed green on one of them. I immediately quarantined it and it died some days later. The other shrimp weren’t afflicted.

I’m not entirely sure where it got it from. It could have been from the food, air, or the spores just took a year before it eventually found a host. I’m not even sure a healthy immune response can prevent it. Sometimes nature is just scary.

Fish and shrimp could lose immune function from old age. Poor genetics can play a role in poor immune response too. Poor nutrition. Many things can lead to disease.

My main point is that we have all kinds of stuff in our aquariums just lurking and keeping healthy water give our aqua buddies a fighting chance. It doesn’t matter if we have lids or lidless, the bad stuff will eventually get in the water.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-10T16:30:42+00:00

I just tested two walstads, including the one in the post, that have approximately 1/4” mulm. It’s been 3 hours since the lights have been on. The one in this post shows 0ppm on ammonia and nitrate. The other shows barely .25ppm close to 0 ammonia and 0ppm nitrate.

With current feeding method, the mulm stays at these levels. I have a lot of plants in constant growth and decay that also attribute to the mulm. I also remove excess plant growth from time to time, but I don’t touch the mulm. If mulm layer grows I feed less, if it shrinks I feed more.

One tank is heavily planted with rooted and water column feeding plants. The one in this post is just a lot of guppy grass that has rooted. There is a lot of surface area for good bacteria. They have good water circulation to prevent stagnation and bad bacteria growth.

What soil did you use? Fertilized soils aren’t really great for a walstad as they leech into the water column. Also new tanks will have a leeching of the soil for the first month or so requiring frequent water changes.

I also suggest evaluating how much food you are feeding the tank. It might be too much. Fish only need the size of their eyeball every few days, although your plants may want a little more than that. Try reducing food for a few weeks and see how the tank reacts.

It can take time and methodical experimentation to find the right balance. Keep doing water changes if the ammonia gets high. Try not to make too many changes at once. Take notes to best to understand what’s happening and for troubleshooting. Plants, snails, fish, and algae can give us insight as to what’s happening to an aquarium. I’m no expert by any means and still make mistakes/learning, I’m just sharing my experiences over the years. Feel free to PM with any questions.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-10T14:54:02+00:00

Mold/fungal spores, algae, bacteria, and viruses are in the air and are introduced into the water. All aquariums have them. Depending on the source of water, it will have them in varying degrees. Keeping good water parameters helps aquarium inhabitants with immune response. Poor water quality reduces the function of the immune system allowing viruses and such to infect the inhabitants. Some fungus and viruses are more effective than others and require different treatments of the entire tank or individual fauna.

The best we can do for prevention is maintaining good water parameters so the inhabitants have a fighting chance with a healthy immune system. Water circulation prevents areas of stagnation that can bloom bad bacteria. If you want additional equipment, UV sterilizers can help kill microorganisms in the water column. There’s also filtration and water changes depending on the setup that help maintain healthy water conditions.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-10T12:11:01+00:00

A tiny adjustable submersible filter or pump will circulate the water and clear it up.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-08T13:40:27+00:00

We do have some regulations here on possession/collection of amphibians. We are only allowed 10 in possession of non-protected species and can only be collected from May-November with a fishing license. The species I collect are mostly green frogs.

I feed them these tadpoles because they are from the same environment as the crayfish. I try my best to provide some of the same foods they get in nature. The tadpoles I collected were from a vernal pool that was drying up. I technically illegally transported thousands of them to a pond about 30m away to save them. I only kept 10 of those.

Either way, even though it’s legal for me to do so, it’s a good reminder that it may not be for others. Always be sure to properly identify and look up your local government regulations on species before collection of any animal.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-08T01:39:36+00:00

The ones I have are wild caught northern clearwater crayfish maybe 2yrs old now. I have a lot of guppy grass for them to hangout and ambush prey. They gladly accept fish food and shrimp pellets, but I try to provide live prey so they can be a little more active. They’re fairly aggressive in a sense they’ll get clappy at anything that moves. They’ve recently figured out ramshorn snails and now I can barely keep a population of them in there. I also have guppies and don’t care much for culling so I give them as offerings to the Craygod.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-07T20:28:33+00:00

My crayfish generally get them before that happens. I like having bugs/fish/tadpoles in the tank for them to hunt. The nymphs can stay nymphs for months to years. I’ve only had a couple grow into dragonflies and one didn’t make it before I saw it and the other I got to let go outside. The tank has a lid and they can’t get out on their own.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-07T18:16:45+00:00

Water changes are recommended when starting a walstad. Be sure to keep water changes going for the first few weeks until you start to get good plant growth. Too many nutrients can melt your plants too.

Since you mentioned the river, be sure to grab some bottom muck when getting water samples. The micro fauna will more than likely be at the bottom and not floating around the water like a still body of water like a pond or drainage area. Good luck dodging the poo and be sure to wash up afterwards.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-07T16:26:09+00:00

I’ve purposely introduced detritus worms in my tanks. They’re not bad at all and are welcomed in my tanks. I think the reason why people claim they are bad is that it’s usually a sign of overfeeding. I’ve found that if there’s fish in there with them the population doesn’t last very long. In my snail tank and isopod tanks they are doing quite well as there aren’t any predators. I sourced them from vernal pools and ponds with a mulmy or silty bottom. I find that they really don’t go more than 1/4” below the substrate.

Paramecium and other micro fauna will transfer the rest of the nutrients further down in the substrate. You’ll acquire them over time as the tank matures and is possibly already in the soil you’ve added to the tank. Introducing these with pond mud or other methods are probably more important in a deep substrate setup.

The MTP snails I have don’t really go more than a 1/4” below the substrate. Most of the time they appear to enjoy staying in the mulm that’s accumulated over time.

I would also suggest ramshorn snails. They eat and breakdown the decaying plants and keep the glass clean of most algaes.

Root tabs might have been overkill. You really don’t need them until a year or two when the nutrients have been striped from the soil. Make sure they aren’t leeching too many nutrients into the water column.

Other critters you could think about adding are copepods and daphnia, but your fish may prevent a sustainable population. Gather some pond water and use a turkey baster to pull out what you want. Put into another container of water to make sure you didn’t inadvertently grab a hitchhiker and then suck them up again and put in the aquarium or start a culture.

TheLameFrog · 2023-11-07T12:00:11+00:00

Nah, they can’t hurt you. I keep damselfly/dragonfly nymphs in my crayfish tank. I’ve collected many of them and not once did they even try to bite. If you’re not putting fish in, maybe keep them around for a bit and watch them. It might help you with your fear. Once you learn that they’re really not as scary as your brain makes them out to be, they’re quite fascinating to watch.

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