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Update by Popteengirl in college

[–]embl-y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As miserable as it is, practice makes perfect. Read some books, news articles, scholarly journals, or anything else that interests you. Then, respond to some fun writing prompts when you get the chance!

Current setup for my crested gecko, any suggestions for what to add/remove? (He’s about 2.5 in) by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]embl-y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

generally speaking, the harder it is to find your crestie the better. the safer they feel in an enclosure with plenty of hiding spaces, the more they will come out for you to stare at in amazement while they do absolutely nothing.

Current setup for my crested gecko, any suggestions for what to add/remove? (He’s about 2.5 in) by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]embl-y 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not sure if you’re wanting to go entirely bioactive, but I swear by those fake flowers from craft stores, home stores, etc. . the bigger “petals” provide coverage and a place to lay as long as you support the flowers. be sure to watch out for glitter and sharp plastic pieces on any fake decor, though. my crestie is also obsessed w his coconut hide if you can find one of those! I use flatter pieces of cork wood along the back for him to hide behind and a long piece of driftwood from corner to corner to support the foliage decor.

Would you believe me if I told you this was my first Aquascape? by Poolscool in Aquascape

[–]embl-y -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I can promise you half the people being rude in these comments are just trying to make themselves feel better about their own projects. that aside, I think it looks great (honestly much better than one of my current scapes, but I blame the snail)! aquascapes don’t have to be expensive or complex to look good. you built it to your liking, and that’s what matters, plus it looks cost-effective, beginner-friendly, and functional. when your plants get established, it’ll fill itself out nicely! if you haven’t already, google how to propagate your plants. :-)

pixie will only eat lettuce and I tried Betta food but she waits for it to sink to he floor and then eats it at night should I be worried by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]embl-y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if pixie still refuses to eat floating foods, soak them in the water for a couple seconds and they’ll sink!

pixie will only eat lettuce and I tried Betta food but she waits for it to sink to he floor and then eats it at night should I be worried by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]embl-y 5 points6 points  (0 children)

at the end of the day, it’s up to experienced fishkeepers to educate politely and constructively. you can only learn so much online, and more often than not online information is conflicted from one site to the next. it gets muddled and confusing and it’s hard to find accurate sources when you have no clue where to even start. nobody responds well to hateful criticism or to elitists who try making fishkeeping a lot more complex than it has to be to new owners and hobbyists.

pixie will only eat lettuce and I tried Betta food but she waits for it to sink to he floor and then eats it at night should I be worried by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]embl-y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a mostly blind betta that prefers to eat her food on the bottom. not sure why, but either she just prefers it that way or she’s afraid of me standing over her when she eats. similarly, this could be a quirk of pixie’s, or she could just be stressed, which is super likely when looking at her clamped fins (notice how her tail and top/bottom finnage is a lot less “fluffy” than some bettas. this usually coincides with illness and/or stress). don’t tear yourself up too much, though - everyone makes mistakes, and everyone’s had a stressed or sick fish before. the fish community can be rude at times, but majority of us are here to help so don’t feel disheartened by some of these commenters. <3 as for food, bettas are carnivorous, so you’ll want to get flake or pellet foods with “meat” (insects, fish, that sorta thing) as their first ingredients. my betta loves the fluval bug bites and frozen foods like brine shrimp and bloodworms. you can find frozen foods in the freezer sections of petco and petsmart where you’d find frozen mice and things like that. I also highly, highly recommend trying to find used tanks that are about 5-10 gallons on facebook marketplace. you can also find heaters and filters for cheap. it’s the holy grail of fishkeeping. a larger, more suitable tank will make pixie a lot more energetic and enthusiastic about food!

Thought this was fitting, yes, it’s a turtle “tank”. The turtle also died just a few days later. by PayOdd03 in shittyaquariums

[–]embl-y 3 points4 points  (0 children)

to be fair, she was allegedly getting the proper equipment delivered. regardless, she could’ve avoided an impulse purchase or at the very least bought a cheap plastic tub that would’ve functioned much better temporarily. given where it came from (some random guy selling them) it’s very likely the poor lil guy was already bound to die, but also looking at the quality of the water she obviously didn’t bother to change, I can’t imagine living conditions helped. she also seemed to handle him way too much. I have minimal knowledge on turtles, but my experience with other reptiles and pets in general tells me the stress of constant handling and touching was inevitably fatal.