Recent content by BeckyCats

I'll try to get better photos tomorrow.

Some people are weird. And not in the good, interesting-quirky way. Just in the no-imagination/lack of curiosity way.

I must say, I would probably like your wife. Anyone who suffers through allergies for the sake of a pet is likely a good sort! :)

It's so odd that animal-people don't get together. There always seems to be one person in each couple that has to be talked-into getting animals. My husband tries to put the breaks on me and the kids but he's a softer-sell than he likes to think he is. He talks tough and swears "no more...

Hi! Did you get the microscope camera? If so, do you recommend it? I have similar critters in my tank and would love to take better photos than what my phone can take.

I'll check out the other thread, thanks! Freshwater tank. The substrate is sand, but these are all attached near the top. Of course, I imagine there are small particles of sand getting sucked up by the filter and these critters are taking the granules from the flow.

Yes, these are the photos and video I took after I put the whatever-they-ares under the microscope. To the naked-eye, they are just little gray flecks, less than a millimeter long. Under the microscope, they look like pretty little flower-things. So odd!!

Oh, I forgot to put one of the pictures up. This one shows the little bell-things better.

I'm not sure about hydra. I looked those up and they appear different. Do my picture and gif come through? I see them on my end, but I don't know if others can see them.

I don't have anything to contribute here but I just want to say that my son will also be 16 this month and if he was interested in keeping an aquarium of any sort and did all the research that you've done here, I would get him whatever size aquarium he wanted. Seriously, kudos to you for...

Hi, The title says it all really. I have no idea what this is and am hoping someone can identify it/them. There are many of these things attached to the glass of my aquarium. To the eye, they look like little gray flecks partially stuck to the glass. So far, they are only in the area where the...

I'm starting to look at the "earth eater" cichlid types. I've never heard of that before as I've never previously considered cichlids. I will be doing some research on the different types and ones that might be suitable in my aquarium size. I have sand substrate and the behavior of foraging and...