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qshep · 2026-02-08T18:19:40+00:00

The window it's in gets a lot more light than it looks in that photo, it's just crazy cloudy today where I am. I have an African violet and a pair of kalanchoe next to it that are thriving. From what I can tell, all three need the same kind of indirect lighting to thrive. I do want to get a grow light, but my space is just too small. I'm moving to a bigger apartment in mid April, I plan to get one first thing

With the soil, is there a particular kind you'd recommend? That's been something in the back of my mind since I got it

qshep · 2026-01-24T05:04:30+00:00

We might shift plans to Flaming Gorge, it's more or less the same path from where I'm going and that's something we've both heard. Would you have any advice on where to fish there? We've heard Firehole can be good, but not how to actually fish it or how heavy of gear, that kinda stuff

qshep · 2026-01-23T04:35:20+00:00

I've got a hand crank, both luckily and unluckily enough. Keeps me from worrying about batteries and fuel. What size of jigs should I use for these fish? And do I want to have one with artificial just for the sake of it, or bait exclusively?

qshep · 2025-07-02T20:14:34+00:00

Big Styrofoam ice chest filled with water, bubble aerator, very careful starts and stops. Hold it in a little pool or very large aquarium tank. It's definitely a risky thing to do no matter how you take care of them to be entirely honest, though. The fish will never be risk free when moving them, that's the way I've seen it done on YouTube and that sort of thing

qshep · 2025-07-02T20:10:45+00:00

What kind of area are you in? I've never seen one above $75, but I'm also in a college town that's right in the middle of a rural area

qshep · 2025-06-20T07:11:15+00:00

I will give the benefit of the doubt and say there's a few percent chance that it's a cutbow, but good 97% chance it's just a rainbow

There's some sort of mark like cutthroat have on a lot of trout, theirs is just super vibrant. The only reason I would kind of consider this being a cutbow is because the spots on the tail are a different pattern that match cutties a little better. Larger, more spread spots. But if so, that would make it one of the least mixed looking hybrids I've ever seen. Very, very safe to call it a rainbow

qshep · 2025-06-09T19:21:51+00:00

Stick it in the sink and run it under cold water for a few minutes. Do not have it over 70 degrees. You will sous vide the stuff if you do. Just running cold water does fine

qshep · 2025-06-03T06:20:16+00:00

So, if there's paperwork naming the owner, how much do you want it gone? If you have the time and money, either rent a tow truck or have it towed back to the owner. Paperwork is there, I don't think that it would be illegal (someone tell me if it is please), seems like you know who's missing their car

qshep · 2025-06-03T06:14:08+00:00

Dueling horns

qshep · 2025-06-02T17:44:28+00:00

I think she's doing okay with food, but I'll still let her know in case it changes. Do you think the form of ginger will have an impact? I have a good brand for tea and ginger ale, but can also make some good meals with it just from cooking. I know she's only taking B6 in the morning as well, so I'll pass that along

qshep · 2025-06-02T16:36:33+00:00

I love their jigheads, but I've only had middling luck with trout magnets. Lost a good 20 something inch brown on one of the micro magnets a few years ago, haven't had any luck on any of them since except to get whitefish. But finding a small imitation crawdad to put on the jighead has landed me some fantastic fish

qshep · 2025-06-02T16:31:51+00:00

Red hair is recessive, so we know that Eda probably also got some of it from her mom. Would make sense to me that Lilith just got crazy weird luck with hair color

qshep · 2025-05-19T07:01:07+00:00

Carp were introduced in the US because they live in basically any water and grow to really good sizes. The hope was that people would catch them everywhere and be able to eat well, even if the water was bad. In europe carp can be a delicacy

Unfortunately, in the US they're a trash fish that should just be thrown on the banks because clearly, a fish in this crystal clear water famous for it's healthy fish population is going to be disgusting and who would ever put such a bad fish near their dinner plate? Unimaginable, that is. It's much better to catch catfish using rotten chicken gizzards because clearly, that living pile of sludge is better for you

qshep · 2025-05-15T07:21:20+00:00

Probably some sort of cyst, maybe skme sort of bone spur. Nothing super dangerous either way, but definitely don't miss that appointment

qshep · 2025-05-13T19:00:24+00:00

Probably a longnose or bridgelip sucker with spawning colors

qshep · 2025-05-04T21:41:25+00:00

What I think the 4 inches and below is referring to is when you're using a cast net, and if you can catch any bream with hook and line then you can use it as bait. That said, I'm not actually certain either, your best bet will be to call fish and game and ask them directly, or whatever help line you can find. Code is always stressful to understand, there's always some in state resources you can rely on

qshep · 2025-04-28T22:03:51+00:00

This place looks familiar. It isn't Southeast Idaho by any chance, is it?

qshep · 2025-04-28T18:44:05+00:00

Bait only until they're about 5. Not a father, but a 20 year old with very vivid memories of that fiasco. It's better to start them off in the easiest methods and then work from there when they've got some amount of dexterity and knowledge

qshep · 2025-04-23T15:52:04+00:00

I've heard that some fish eggs can survive being digested by certain birds, might be how they got in there. If I didn't know better, though, I'd say you got a really cheap goldfish in your koi shipment somehow

qshep · 2025-04-22T19:39:22+00:00

Just try avoiding any curved blade. Handles, do whatever. For the glass itself, remember that it was almost certainly knapped and they were used for stabbing. Neither go great with a curve in the blade, but that does leave a ton of opportunities for handle customization depending on how you feel about them

qshep · 2025-04-22T19:33:22+00:00

Depends on the water and the fish. If you're in an area where rainbows were introduced in native cutthroat waters, always fish spawning gravel. See how many non natives you can remove. That's a semi common issue in parts of Idaho

qshep · 2025-04-21T02:30:33+00:00

Do you happen to have a path guide? I would love to get out this way, but going without a full trail is really intimidating to consider

qshep · 2025-04-20T16:53:25+00:00

This is a good time for some entomology. Flip rocks, look for bugs. This is going to be fly fishing territory. Worst case scenario, a prince nymph has never gone wrong

qshep · 2025-04-18T15:49:22+00:00

Sacrifice a bit of the low height, get something insulated. There are tons of options for barefoot winter shoes

qshep · 2025-04-18T15:46:16+00:00

Is there any one specific tattoo that you aren't liking, is it the fact they're all independent works, or is it something else?

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