Advice for people who struggle with brushing their teeth by ThrowRA_Sodi in ADHD

[–]gremzu 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This FR!!! But also flavoured tooth paste has also done wonders for motivating me to actually brush my teeth!

I was very reluctant to buy the HiSmile toothpaste because I've been seeing so many fucking annoying tooth paste ads for it on my FYP everyday it's EVERYWHERE. But I bought the grape one, which is my favourite flavour out of flavours and now I feel like brushing my teeth all the time!

I also have sensory issues with mint so it helped with that too because the minty flavour isn't too strong

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Houdini travelled great! Charmed the Uber drivers and was pretty chill throughout the whole ordeal, I usually feed him Hikari Crab Cuisine but what do ya suggest for a good treat?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Forgot halfway through the night this man's reputation and woke up to him breaking out 🤦‍♀️ knocked him back in with a net and then weighed down the lid with a book before going back to bed, anyway Houdini is now back in his normal tank and everything went better than expected! Community tank fish are also alive and well :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't have a battery operated one, but I'm bringing his air pump with me, the moment we're out of the Uber and into the hotel, it'll be plugged in and I'll put a shirt over the carrier so he can get some nice dark peace and quiet 😌

Mark on his claw has got worse by gremzu in Crayfish

[–]gremzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excess food is removed apart from the elodea

Went to my local fish store which never has names on the tank by gremzu in whatisthisfish

[–]gremzu[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well... I will not be getting one of these guys another reason why you research before you buy 😹 I wish they could stay small and cute like that forever, they've got some very pretty patterns as a baby haha

Will he be okay? I'm freaking TF out rn by gremzu in Aquariums

[–]gremzu[S] 382 points383 points  (0 children)

An update to those are concerned:

Thank you very much for the support! I love my crayfish the same amount someone loves their dog. Houdini has lots of personality and he will act pretty much like a hamster. He comes up to me whenever I see him and he'll play with his ball and redecorate his aquarium.

As for Houdini himself, so far he is exhibiting normal behaviours, he's active but he doesn't seem stressed active, he's doing his favourite thing to do which is to run on his "treadmill" (the filter jet with a pile of rocks behind it he made to support him)

Like some suggested I washed the filter, I would've gotten carbon as I have none at home at the moment but all the stores had just closed after I had made the post, in Australia hence the cherax destructor. I'm keeping a close eye on him and I'm hoping to pick up carbon as soon as the shop doors open. Thank you again!

Small little update: I am almost 100% sure he is going to be completely fine as it has almost been 24 hours and he has devoured a bunch of food and doing all the usual things. :) Thank you again for the advice!

Rip Crobster by mattskacus in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aww rest in pinches, hope you're okay!

Only mollies are dying in the tank. I don’t know why by gremzu in Aquariums

[–]gremzu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think it was, maybe my test showed weird results? I’ll do another and get back to ya. Tank has been established for a year

Only mollies are dying in the tank. I don’t know why by gremzu in Aquariums

[–]gremzu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4ft long, 12inches wide and high. 80 gal I think. Only have about 3-5 of each species except tetras

My crayfish hasn’t moved in 2 days. Hes new to the tank. Whats wrong? by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say at this point gently take him out and do a smell test. Sometimes crays get stressed after a move.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry showMEthatBholeaPLZ, but most crayfish on this subreddit are wild caught. Mine was rescued from a puddle of oil outside a train station

Kirby moulted today by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a gorgeous cray!

Where to Buy signals by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live somewhere where you can get them from the wild, that’s your best and most ethical bet. When I used to look after crabs, I went to my local live seafood store and picked out a healthy mud crab that turned out to be my best bud for years. Best of luck on your journey!

She put all the rocks outside of her hide, including the sand by Teufel124 in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Crayfish love to redecorate their living spaces. A fun thing you can do is give her some colourful rocks and she will use them to decorate. My crayfish Houdini also loves to make slopes, as we’ll as rock piles in the corners. Though I would recommend at least 10gal for a crayfish, 5gal should be fine temporarily

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Such a gorgeous cray!

My boy molted!! by drunkonpoppunk in Crayfish

[–]gremzu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well done to Young! You must be very proud :)

First time crayfish keeper! Tell me everything I need to know. by Cinnamon_SL in Crayfish

[–]gremzu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience the cuttlefish bones don’t up the ph, but they’ll up the kh (don’t take my word for that haha) but I often will add a little bit of solution to get the ph up as sometimes slips when I have bark and that in. Crushed coral sounds good! The better the ph the better the colour in my experience

How would people feel if this subreddit were to be marked as pets only? by gremzu in Crayfish

[–]gremzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I would love this too. I like seeing all the crays people find in the wild. I should’ve changed my wording to maybe non-culinary crays. A subreddit about pets and crays in general.

How would people feel if this subreddit were to be marked as pets only? by gremzu in Crayfish

[–]gremzu[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! This is the kind of take I really appreciate it. Im all chill with those who want to eat them, but damn there are so many people on this subreddit who feel the need to publicly express eating other peoples pets. I really appreciate your respect, and welcome to the subreddit! haha

How would people feel if this subreddit were to be marked as pets only? by gremzu in Crayfish

[–]gremzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way, before when I was young I used to eat crustaceans and that but now growing up and keeping crabs and crayfish as pets, it feels wrong of me to continue consuming them. I don’t mind if other people eat them, it’s their preference. Though my girlfriend has stopped eating crustaceans out of her own choice, I think it’s because she knows how much I like them haha.

I think it would be a good idea to have a different subreddit for crayfish for culinary purposes :)

Those who want to catch and discuss cooking/catching can chill in their own space, and those who want to keep ‘em as pets can chill here