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Comment on What is it like to have both ADHD and autism? in ~health.mental
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentI haven't, I understand the appeal but I kind of want a single or couple fish with personality, instead of an (admittedly cool looking) school. Also, I don't think I can really handle livebearers....I haven't, I understand the appeal but I kind of want a single or couple fish with personality, instead of an (admittedly cool looking) school.
Also, I don't think I can really handle livebearers. My cories have eggs sometimes and I used to keep them in a breeder box so they could hatch. Most came out pretty ok, bit I had the odd one with a crooked spine and I was constantly torn between euthanasia or giving them a chance. The ones that did survive I couldn't really give away as easy as I thought emotionally. Now that times hundreds and that is how I perceive keeping livebearers hahah.
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentHe sounds like he was a very lovely and loved fish! I did a cursory google, and it seems King Betta's are a hybrid between two species (or a strange Betta Imbilis) and Giant Betta is a mutation in...He sounds like he was a very lovely and loved fish!
I did a cursory google, and it seems King Betta's are a hybrid between two species (or a strange Betta Imbilis) and Giant Betta is a mutation in the normal betta (Betta splendens)
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentI'd think king betta's would be more inbred, as they come from a pretty narrow source? Also it's usually said they're more agressive (although it's probably a combination of bigger mouth and more...I'd think king betta's would be more inbred, as they come from a pretty narrow source? Also it's usually said they're more agressive (although it's probably a combination of bigger mouth and more muscle mass, maybe need for more space)
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentSorry! I was dropping links in other posts but forgot it was you who asked. This is my 160l tank. It's a dropbox link, just click "go to website" to see the picture.Sorry! I was dropping links in other posts but forgot it was you who asked. This is my 160l tank. It's a dropbox link, just click "go to website" to see the picture.
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentI tend to not take the super lively ones, as I'm afraid they might be too agressive to the other fish. But I'm probably choosing the less strong ones by doing that. Combined with the nitrates...I tend to not take the super lively ones, as I'm afraid they might be too agressive to the other fish. But I'm probably choosing the less strong ones by doing that. Combined with the nitrates peaking a lot before, it was probably too much for them.
Yes I think so too. If I ever go for a betta again, I'll try a plakat girl (just one). But still checking out alternatives.
My 160l tank. It's a Dropbox link, you should be able to click "go to website" and see the picture. There are two bubblers that another commenter pointed out that might also cause stress (I think they're right), I can try to transition to a lighter bubbling or just one spot with bubbles. When the nitrates peaked they were really helpful in keeping fish alive, and I've been nervous of throwing them out.
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentYes, when the nitrates were really bad they really helped keeping fish alive. Now I'm mostly nervous to throw them out, but it shouldn't be needed anymore. I have a smaller one, though not as...Yes, when the nitrates were really bad they really helped keeping fish alive. Now I'm mostly nervous to throw them out, but it shouldn't be needed anymore.
I have a smaller one, though not as quiet as this one. I could maybe transition to one bubbler on the side of the outlet and see how that plays out.My reasoning was that sponge filters also use bubblers, no? So betta's could be ok with them. But I did notice they prefer to hang where the floating plants are (they hang pretty still on the right side of the tank, there is also a floating ring to dam them there and the surface is more quiet, also more shadowy), so I do think you're right.
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentI checked out panda apisto's and they are quite adorable! A quick glance says they get relatively agressive during mating season, I'll have to check what that entails. Great breakdown on the...I checked out panda apisto's and they are quite adorable! A quick glance says they get relatively agressive during mating season, I'll have to check what that entails.
Great breakdown on the betta's. I don't have powerheads but my filter is an external canister, so I don't go for the big fins and try to break down turbulance as well as I can.
I also read they can barely handle the weight of their fins when older, resulting in messed up fin spines. Not sure how accurate that information is, but I'm wary.I don't usually upload photo's, so hope I'm doing it right. You should be able to click on "continue to site" and see the picture, it's Dropbox: here's my 160l tank.
Normally I have some betta beds (a plant and a little cup) sticking to the glass near the surface (but not in glass planters anymore), but those went in the quarantine tank with the sick betta (edit: they are still kind of visible, it's an older ish picture) -
Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
Nina Link ParentSpraying the chinchilla persian with water!Spraying the chinchilla persian with water!
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Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
Nina Link ParentI like Pi Music Player. Not sure how it will play with your Mazda infotainment but it's worth a try. It has ads under the screen, but not too obtrusive. It's also only 3 euro's to remove them.I like Pi Music Player. Not sure how it will play with your Mazda infotainment but it's worth a try. It has ads under the screen, but not too obtrusive. It's also only 3 euro's to remove them.
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentThat is what I'm fearing yeah. So I'm searching for another kind of personable fish to fill that void atm. The community tank is there, and I want to keep the celebes rainbowfish and cories. I'll...That is what I'm fearing yeah. So I'm searching for another kind of personable fish to fill that void atm.
The community tank is there, and I want to keep the celebes rainbowfish and cories. I'll think about it some more. If I were to truly start anew I think I'd go a tank bigger and get a reed fish. Maybe a senegalese bichir even. Y'know, if the rest of the household is on board in this hypothetic situation of a bigger tank :P
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentI think the red eyes are kind of freaky, bit maybe that's just excaggerated in pictures. Thanks!blue ram
I think the red eyes are kind of freaky, bit maybe that's just excaggerated in pictures. Thanks!
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Comment on Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank in ~life.pets
Nina Link ParentMy pH is 6.5-7, and it is indeed a planted tank. One huge anubia, some pretty grown out bucephalandra, a smaller grass like plant that's propagating around the tank (I love it), driftwood, some...My pH is 6.5-7, and it is indeed a planted tank. One huge anubia, some pretty grown out bucephalandra, a smaller grass like plant that's propagating around the tank (I love it), driftwood, some red plants (Rotala?), more smaller anubias, some stalky whispy plants. The sides get less light so plants are more sparse there, but in the middle of the tank there is a good amount.
Apisto looks quite funky in pictures, but I should see if I can see one IRL. Thank you very much!
My first betta was a plakat girl. She disappeared so I don't really know what happened but the nitrates were really bad. I didn't see it in my tests at first, turns out I was doing them wrong.
I heard veiltails are less inbred, but it probably depends. I'll check out some breeders in the area if I go the betta route for hopefully better genetics, though last I checked they were mostly halfmoon.
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Aquarium: centre piece for 160l/40 gallons community tank
Hi, I have a planted tank of 160L/about 40 US gallons. I had a few problems and want to get a center piece fish, but I also want to ask what might've gone wrong with my betta's. So this is a long...
Hi,
I have a planted tank of 160L/about 40 US gallons. I had a few problems and want to get a center piece fish, but I also want to ask what might've gone wrong with my betta's. So this is a long post, sorry. I'll put a tl;dr in the end.
Currently there are 6 celebes rainbowfish, 2 hillstream loaches (P. Myersi), a whole bunch of bronze corydoras (they had offspring, ~12 fish), and 4 amano xl shrimps.
No ammonia and nitrites, I did get way too high nitrates but that's more and more under control (~50ppm now). The filter is a Sicce Whale 350 and there are two bubblers (Eheim 200 split in two bubblers IIRC). Temperature is about 25-26°C (77-79F).
I used to keep a singular betta in the tank with the cories and celebes, but I have had the worst luck with them. Three died in about 1.5 years. One disappeared while I was on vacation, so I don't fully know what happened (family came to check up on them, but they were also perplexed). The second one was sickly from the start and kind of wasted away with clear dropsy at the end.
The third one got stuck in a little glass vase I put on the glass with an anubia pinto plant. I got him out but he was barely alive, and although he seemed to slowly get better he eventually died of dropsy (but without clear signs of infection) in the end too.My current working theory is that the tank is too busy, but as long as the betta is healthy it's fine. Yet betta's can't be fine all the time, and my nitrate spikes didn't help of course.
I also don't give the bigger betta pellets as the main feed anymore since the last one died of dropsy without clear signs of infection (I still have a betta in another 70l/20 gallon planted tank with shrimps), but I'm not fully sure if that's a factor that really mattered. Still, I feel like they can disrupt the digestion (especially since I tend to give too much of it) (I try not to).
I also tend to go for calmer betta's in the LFS that will probably not mess too much with my other fish in the community tank, but the second one was in retrospect too calm and hidey.
In theory they like almost still water, but I have a lot of resting places (esp near the surface), choose betta's with smaller fins and keep an eye out that they don't get thrown around in the tank.So I'm looking for a centre piece fish with lots of personality, but who will most likely leave my other fish alone. I can return them to the LFS if it doesn't really work out, or if they don't need much space I have a 30l quarantine tank running in the background. So I can manouvre if it doesn't work out, but still.
I tried honey gourami's, but my Celebes fish were scared of them and only stayed between the plants. They were also quite dominant actually. I'm pretty sensitive about agression in my tank.
I'd love to just get another betta, but I don't want to guinea pig one after another till I perhaps find out my tank truly is too busy for them.
Tl;dr: want another fish in stead of betta's, that can handle other busybodies but doesn't dominate. No honey gourami's or livebearers please.
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Comment on Overuse of commas in ~humanities.languages
Nina Link ParentThe first comma, to me at least, should be a colon. Just as you said: the usage of comma's is, in a way, an art. Although I'd write it: Just as you said: the use of comma's is (in a way) an art....The first comma, to me at least, should be a colon.
Just as you said: the usage of comma's is, in a way, an art.
Although I'd write it:
Just as you said: the use of comma's is (in a way) an art.But I'm staring at this way too long, and now everything I type feels awkward.
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Comment on What game(s) do you love that you never see brought up in conversation? in ~games
Nina Link ParentI haven't played Jade Cocoon, I'll be honest. But the most balls to the walls genetic juggling I've ever played was Petz 4 and 5 with mods. The mods are wild and their modded genetics were for...I haven't played Jade Cocoon, I'll be honest. But the most balls to the walls genetic juggling I've ever played was Petz 4 and 5 with mods. The mods are wild and their modded genetics were for most of the pets also what they passed onto the pups and kittens.
IIRC I once had a "fish" breed with Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas and it was a very cute eldritch horror baby.
Here is a nice page laying out the history and wanting to mod dogz breeds into horses: https://seeingstars.site/
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Comment on Thoughts on romance in video game RPGs (no major spoilers) in ~games
Nina Link ParentX has Yuna and Tidus. While they do have some campy voice acting it's still enjoyable to me.X has Yuna and Tidus. While they do have some campy voice acting it's still enjoyable to me.
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Comment on What are some antiquated things that most people still do out of a force of habit, or that are now unnecessary but have lasted culturally? in ~talk
Nina Link ParentI never really thought of it as less friendly to read good morning in the evening. Just a funny quirk of space and flow of time. If they really wanted me to check on it in the morning, I feel like...I never really thought of it as less friendly to read good morning in the evening. Just a funny quirk of space and flow of time.
If they really wanted me to check on it in the morning, I feel like they'd call too. Mails are mostly on a "probably gets back to me in a few days" basis.
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Comment on So what's the VR scene like for the people who have invested into it? in ~games
Nina Link ParentHow is Outer Wilds in VR? I get motion sick extremely easy when playing just running on ground. Falling through a black hole in Outer Wilds? I feel like I would spontaneaously combust! ... I still...How is Outer Wilds in VR? I get motion sick extremely easy when playing just running on ground. Falling through a black hole in Outer Wilds? I feel like I would spontaneaously combust!
... I still wanna try though.
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Comment on Anyone here with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia? in ~health
Nina LinkI guess I could google this, but what is idiopathic hypersomnia? How does it manifest itself in your life?I guess I could google this, but what is idiopathic hypersomnia? How does it manifest itself in your life?
I'm a bit the opposite, as I'm diagnosed and fully vibe with ADHD-PI. I am also suggested to be on the autism spectrum. Reading about it, it doesn't really feel like it fits. But it's a spectrum, so I guess it's possible.
Getting to your questions, it is pretty common to have both, and if you can I really recommend getting diagnosed.
For ADHD the medications can help a lot, though many get by without. It can also maybe contextualise some of that anxiety and depression symptoms. At least that's what I found.
I'm still healing, and we're looking if I don't have some trauma work that could help me, so I'm certainly not the end-all-be-all expert in this stuff hahah