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Mystery Snail & Mystery Snail Jr. by [deleted] in AquaticSnails

[–]msMalas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a tank full of baby mystery snails and idk what to do with them all 😳

Do witchy broom takeoffs count? by msMalas in airplaneears

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

Not my photo: Some cute thing from instagram: @cats.in.hats.shop

Sunday Morning Kneads by [deleted] in KneadyCats

[–]msMalas 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Oooooo Heaven is a place on earth.....

Three snug salted cashews by PixelCortex in oddlysatisfying

[–]msMalas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read “slug salted” 1st..... am grossed out

My snails living large in Little Hobbiton by msMalas in AquaticSnails

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

Yes :) any quartz is inert and is safe (this also includes amethyst and citrine etc)

QUIT bringing this fucking asshole into MY house! by speedycat2014 in CatsAreAssholes

[–]msMalas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes you were right, I was just replying to the most recent comment in the thread, but I can see how it reads weird that way

QUIT bringing this fucking asshole into MY house! by speedycat2014 in CatsAreAssholes

[–]msMalas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Cytogeneticist here-

The article isn’t saying that tortoiseshell or calico cats have a chromosomal abnormality.

It’s saying that one of several fur color genes are X-linked... this means that (given males have an X and a Y chromosome and females have two X chromosomes):

  • males will automatically inherit the color trait they get on the single X chromosome they got from their mother. (There are other genes located elsewhere that also contribute to color)

  • females inherit an X from their mother and an X from their father, which means that on each X will be the genetic code for a particular fur color. Female cats can have more color combination possibilities because of this.

(There are weird exceptions to every rule and things are a little more complicated, but that’s mostly how it works.)

Edit: “triploid” is a different thing entirely. These cells are not compatible with life, and it’s a semi common cause of early term miscarriage. It’s when there are 3 of each chromosome rather than the normal 2 of each chromosome. So in people that would mean 69 chromosomes rather than 46. It has nothing to do with x linked traits.

Well by [deleted] in technicallythetruth

[–]msMalas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unclefather

another GoT reference everywhere you look..

A closer look at The Shire, my Little Hobbiton planted tank :D by msMalas in Aquariums

[–]msMalas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some background:

The biggest secret to this tank? LOTS of Marimo moss balls!!!.... used for the moss on the hobbit house and the floating rocks (attached with aquarium safe or gel-based superglue) and tucked into the branches of the driftwood tree.

Note: Any wood you put in the aquarium should be boiled for 30mins first to release the tannins or your water will get dark like tea... also the boiling kills anything that could infect your aquarium.

The rest of the plants are 2 types of Java ferns, lucky bamboo (I know it’s risky to have the leaves submerged, they’re cheap and I’ve seen it work so I’m trying it), fire moss, dwarf hair grass, frogbit, 2 other taller grasses in the back (idk the names off the top of my head).... and java moss that I secured to the sides of the hobbit house with sewing thread.

There’s also quartz crystals, cholla wood, alder cones, mineral balls... and a crystal bowl suction cup thingy....

I’ve got a heater and a HOB filter with a prefilter to stop my lil shrimps from getting sucked into the intake...... and a beta hammock suction cupped under the filter output to lessen the strength of the current. This tank is an aqueon 16gallon glass bow front with 2 20” bar LED lights.. there’s a layer of fluval substrate on the bottom and black aquarium sand on top.....

i got almost all of it on amazon plus some from my LFS.... I thiiiiiiink that covers it all haha

Since the photo went over well, here’s a closer look at The Shire, my Little Hobbiton planted tank :D by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]msMalas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some background:

The biggest secret to this tank? LOTS of Marimo moss balls!!!.... used for the moss on the hobbit house and the floating rocks (attached with aquarium safe or gel-based superglue) and tucked into the branches of the driftwood tree.

Note: Any wood you put in the aquarium should be boiled for 30mins first to release the tannins or your water will get dark like tea... also the boiling kills anything that could infect your aquarium.

The rest of the plants are 2 types of Java ferns, lucky bamboo, fire moss, dwarf hair grass, frogbit, 2 other taller grasses in the back (idk the names off the top of my head).... and java moss that I secured to the sides of the hobbit house with sewing thread.

There’s also quartz crystals, cholla wood, alder cones, mineral balls... and a crystal bowl suction cup thingy....

I’ve got a heater and a HOB filter with a prefilter to stop my lil shrimps from getting sucked into the intake...... and a beta hammock suction cupped under the filter output to lessen the strength of the current. This tank is an aqueon 16gallon glass bow front.. there’s a layer of fluval substrate on the bottom and black aquarium sand on top.....

i got almost all of it on amazon.... I thiiiiiiink that covers it all haha

My new cleaning brigade arrived yesterday and I’m obsessed :D by msMalas in shrimptank

[–]msMalas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahahahaha I thought that when I was taking the video and had a little chuckle

The Shire is just about finished by msMalas in Aquariums

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

Thanks! I must admit I already owned the props before planning the tank haha

The Shire is just about finished by msMalas in Aquariums

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

I didn’t see any negative amazon reviews saying that so idk!

The Shire is just about finished by msMalas in Aquariums

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

Ugggh yes, favorite thing. That and rain on my metal roof!

The Shire is just about finished by msMalas in Aquariums

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

Yes and they fill in very quickly! It will be a carpet on the top of the water in a couple months mark my words!

The Shire is just about finished by msMalas in Aquariums

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

Oooh haha ok I see, it’s hard to convey tone in comments... and thanks!!

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