Insomnia Thread...

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Happy Sunday, gang!


Great posts, Jordan and Janan. I really might look into getting one of those fish. They sound so cool and they sure are pretty.


Just hanging out and downloading a movie on the iPad...The Breakfast Club. Love that movie. I bought it, instead of rent.


Weird though because I bought it last night and thought it would have been downloaded by today. Do movies stop downloading once the iPad is turned off? Do you know Jordan?


: )

[Willow87]

Ive had several bettas. I started out with bettas several years ago. My first one was named 'Flame' He lived for 4 years and then I got one and named him Aqua. He was my favorite. He was black with gold fins, when he died I was just devastated. But that was several years ago. My sister got one that went into a shell and we thought he was sleeping in there, but after a day passed and he still wasn't out of the shell, I had to pull him out and he had died. From that point on We never put shells in tanks. Now I know that the shells also make the water very alkaline. Janan I found out that a few of my Mexican Fan palms sprouted. I thought the top of my fridge was too insulated, but I guess there was still enough warmed to cause a few to sprout. I forgot about them and they haven't had water in a month. I gave them a soaking lol

[tbaleno]

What do they call those fish that are black and have the big buldgey eyes?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Janan, do you know the ones that Tom is referring to?


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[Jananas Bananas]

A Black Moors probably Sherry. Let me google to make certain.

Black molly fish - Google Search

That's GREAT Cam. Take some pictures for us!

It doesn't matter when we lose a pet, it hurts no matter what.

[Willow87]

Thanks Janan. I posted pictures of the palm sprouts in the what'cha got sprouting thread and the palm thread too. My gloxinia tuber that I got from a friend has 5 little sprouts on it too.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

I'm going through the movies and trying to pick another one to buy for my iPad. Gonna check for Stand by Me...love that movie too.


I was checking out the games as well and you can get a big selection of them, like Scrabble, Monopoly, and even Battle Ship. How totally fun and cool. I might just have to buy a game too.


I'm just having too much fun.


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[Jananas Bananas]

I checked them out Cam. They are so cute. I haven't had any sprout yet. I did knock over my sprouting dish though and I don't have any idea how deep they are now. I have one in the AG also, but nothing yet on it either.

Those gloxinias sure are pretty. What color do you know?

Sherry you are just having too much fun! Be sure and let me know when you have started a book with it. I just want to know if you like being read to.

Where did Jordan go? I was hoping to see some pet store pictures.

Tom do you like that kind of fish?

[Willow87]

Janan I knocked over one of my germination containers before. When I rushed to bring in the rest of my plants I broke a few, I was so sore and tired after that lol. I see all of the freeze warnings south of here, its amazing. I got the gloxinia from a friend. She kept insisting that it was dead even after I told her they go through a dormant period. The blooms are a dark purple with a frilly white edge and the center of the flower is speckled (purple and white) I've never had a gloxinia before but I read they are similar to African Violets.

[jreidsma]

I brought the camera, I went to atleast 6 pets stores. But like my mom said, it might not be a good idea to bring a camera into a store. They might not like that there. So no picture from stores, sorry

I bought a mystery snail and six ghost shrimp.

One of the pet stores had a dwarf lionfish I really wanted it I don't have a saltwater tank right now though.

We did see a fox on the way to the pet store. but I couldn't get a picture of it It ran away too fast, and it was raining so the car windows were fogged up too much to get decent pictures of the trees and stuff.

Maybe soon it will straighten back up and I can get more pictures.

[Jananas Bananas]

Oh pooh Jordan! I love seeing Sherry's pet shop pictures and was looking forward to seeing what your stores had. Maybe you can ask permission next time. Just go to the manager in charge and ask, that would satisfy Mom and all they can say is yes or no! If they say yes you may have to turn off the flash though, just in case it would frighten the animals.

Cam gloxinia are absolutely gorgeous. Here's a link for you to see them. They are very similar to African Violets, but the flowers are huge compared to AV's You are going to love them!

gloxinia - Google Search

I used to have several different colors about 10 years ago. They are kind of hard to find these days. I think they have just recently changed their name to something else also.

[Willow87]

The 5th gloxinia picture looks very similar to the one I got from a friend, though hers was a little more frilly. It was a huge plant when she got it, almost over a foot across. Jordan I wish I had a saltwater aquarium, my favorite fish are the clown fish. I saw a saltwater starter aquarium at Petco one year.

[jreidsma]

Next time if I remember I will ask My moms just a bit protective, which is probably a good thing Maybe that means they will be more excepting in the future.

No new growth in my AG yet, my micro tome is kind of curling up? But it has new leaves budding on it, so maybe it is ok.

One thing I want to do is set up a micro-reef. You take a ten gallon or five gallon tank and set up a small reef in it. With maybe a clown fish or two.

I like all the fish, but probably lionfish stand out to me for some reason. I also like pretty much anything else.

What also would be cool would be to set up a small portable plant setup in those little "Critter Keepers" that are sold around here. No fish in it though. Just some plants and maybe a snail or shrimp.

Maybe a type of dwarf shrimp or something incredibly tiny. Or I could start brine shrimp again, all though they are salt water....

I could always put a air tube into a water bottle and start some brine shrimp in there. That would be cool.

I am saving my money for when the Raspberry Pi computer comes out. Now you guys have me wanting another fish tank Too bad I don't have enough room Oh, well. Maybe I will set up that tiny plant set up

I am just throwing out random ideas now

[Willow87]

Thats something I would like to do, set up a smaller tank with just a couple of clown fish. Maybe one day. I think its cool that you have shrimp for pets. I've seen ghost shrimp before at the pet store. Lion fish look so neat but I would be scared of the venomous barbs they have.

[Jananas Bananas]

I may have to try Gloxinias again, they are so gorgeous. That is a very good purple too, Cam.

I would like to have sea horses and the dragon horse one. I forget what it is called. I think they are just AMAZING!!!! I would love to live in a house that had the aquarium on both sides and over the top of you like they have in the huge aquariums that you go visit. Since we are throwing things out, I thought I might too. Oh and sharks, I looooove them!!!

[Jananas Bananas]

Oh, and the running octopus that changes color! And small sting rays!!!! And the kind that have the smiling faces on their bellies!



OK back from fantasy land! Bah!

Oh Jordan I meant to tell you - the video of Butter ignoring you was hysterical! That took a lot of concentration to ignore you like that. I laughed and laughed!!!

[Willow87]

I've never seen any gloxinias at the big box stores. My friend got hers from some expensive nursery. I think it was $15 or more, and she was ready to toss it when it went dormant lol. I love sea horses I think they are hard to keep alive in aquarium culture. I always remember seeing the dragon ones on nature shows

[Jananas Bananas]

I watch those too! That's why I have those fantasies. I think I may have been a mermaid in another life!!!!

[Willow87]

Did you ever see the Blue Planet series? That was such an amazing nature documentary. I actually need to see what's on the Discovery channel and Nat Geo channel. I like looking at the shows about aliens and space lol

[jreidsma]

The pet stores around here have dwarf freshwater sting rays. They are pretty cool

The one store I went to has sea horses. I didn't get a chance to see them this time though.

I don't know if Butter was concentrating, or just being half asleep

He can even ignore me with different toys