Today's a new day.

[JuiceBox52]

I used to love ANZAC biscuits but they had wheat and gluten in so I don't touch them anymore. I was eating the Coles gluten free ANZAC bickies for a few years but they jacked the price up on them around Covid19 and they are too sweet now (way too much sugar in them).

Officially, ANZAC Day was and still is about WW1 but most people accept that it now covers anyone who served in wars and this is confirmed by the age of the veterans attending the memorials. They are anywhere from 100+ years old down to 20 years old and cover all the wars Australia has ever been involved in.

I make a mean gluten free Anzac biscuit

 

[Colin_T]

I make a mean gluten free Anzac biscuit

are you willing to share the 101 secret ingredients in your sneaky secret recipe

 

[elephantnose3334]

It's Friday. The tetras are doing okay at the moment. I'm a fan of fishkeeping books, especially old ones, can't believe I borrowed the coral reef book from 1989 for more than a month from my high school. As I learn more on the cycle process, and some other stuff for a nano saltwater tank, it takes time to be ready for it.

 

[elephantnose3334]

I've been reading a lot of info about saltwater tanks but my parents believe they're harder to look after than a freshwater aquarium. Freshwater first, then saltwater for me.

 

[JuiceBox52]

are you willing to share the 101 secret ingredients in your sneaky secret recipe

If I can find the recipe yes

 

[Colin_T]

If I can find the recipe yes

and the hunt begins

 

[JuiceBox52]

and the hunt begins

Serves: 20-24 biscuits

• 245g/8.ozs. oat flour
• 90g/3ozs. rolled oats (from gluten free oat processing plant)
• 50g/1.7ozs. desiccated coconut
• 170g/6ozs. brown sugar
• 75g/2.6ozs. caster or superfine sugar
• 135g/4.7ozs. butter, salted
• 60ml hot water
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 teaspoon fine salt

Mix the oat flour, rolled oats, coconut, brown sugar and white sugar in a large bowl making sure to crush any lumps in the brown sugar and mix well.

Heat the butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan on medium high heat and leave to brown. Meanwhile mix the hot water, golden syrup, vanilla extract, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. When the butter is bubbling and starts to turn a bit brown in parts of the froth add this golden sugar syrup to the flour mixture and mix well. Place in the fridge for 1 hour and allow to set firm.

Preheat oven to 160C/320F. Roll cookie dough into small walnut-sized balls. Place 6 balls per tray and bake for 10-20 minutes. Cool on the tray for 5 minutes and then carefully move to cooking rack (they’re quite delicate when first baked)

 

[elephantnose3334]

Today's Saturday. Just a normal day today. Fed the tetras for the second time (first time was in the late morning). I have to experiment an aquascape for the 5.4 gallon aquarium online.

 

[Colin_T]

Serves: 20-24 biscuits

• 245g/8.ozs. oat flour
• 90g/3ozs. rolled oats (from gluten free oat processing plant)
• 50g/1.7ozs. desiccated coconut
• 170g/6ozs. brown sugar
• 75g/2.6ozs. caster or superfine sugar
• 135g/4.7ozs. butter, salted
• 60ml hot water
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 teaspoon fine salt

Mix the oat flour, rolled oats, coconut, brown sugar and white sugar in a large bowl making sure to crush any lumps in the brown sugar and mix well.

Heat the butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan on medium high heat and leave to brown. Meanwhile mix the hot water, golden syrup, vanilla extract, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. When the butter is bubbling and starts to turn a bit brown in parts of the froth add this golden sugar syrup to the flour mixture and mix well. Place in the fridge for 1 hour and allow to set firm.

Preheat oven to 160C/320F. Roll cookie dough into small walnut-sized balls. Place 6 balls per tray and bake for 10-20 minutes. Cool on the tray for 5 minutes and then carefully move to cooking rack (they’re quite delicate when first baked)

Ahh Juice you're wonderful, thanks for that

 

[Colin_T]

Today's Saturday. Just a normal day today. Fed the tetras for the second time (first time was in the late morning). I have to experiment an aquascape for the 5.4 gallon aquarium online.

Are your fish doing anything interesting or just eating and vegging out like most teenagers do

 

[elephantnose3334]

Are your fish doing anything interesting or just eating and vegging out like most teenagers do

Not really in terms of interesting stuff. They had bloodworms last night.

 

[Colin_T]

Was it frozen or freeze dried bloodworms?
Did they enjoy their bloodworms?

 

[elephantnose3334]

Was it frozen or freeze dried bloodworms?
Did they enjoy their bloodworms?

Freeze dried, yes the tetras did enjoy some bloodworms.

And in other news my younger sister got another male betta after the previous one died probably a month ago. He was acting calm at first then started getting aggressive at the pygmy corys. Dad believes he's feeling 'hungry' in which I told him he could get aggressive. He got fed and felt calm again. He's still in the tank and I'm not happy about it. My younger sister and my parents ignored my advice again and said no to the 5 gallon I found a few weeks ago. What a load of rubbish. Could've been used for the betta, but no, the parents won't care about my tanks. I assume they care for my younger sister's betta but not my fish or my other aquariums.

 

[Colin_T]

Your parents are still concerned about the number of tanks and who is going to look after them all if you decide to give up (not that your likely to now), but most parents have concerns about their kids collecting fish tanks or anything else that takes up space.

Keep an eye on your sister's Betta and if it keeps looking at the Cories, try feeding it more often (a couple of times a day). Hopefully it will ignore the other fish if it's full.

 

[MattW3344]

If you still have that 5 gallon you could make a paludarium? I know you’ve hinted at the potential of making one in the past. Obviously it would be too small water volume to keep fish and most likely shrimp.

But a small body of water for snails could work. SerpaDesign which I believe you’ve watched before on YT recently did a mini paludarium for less than $50US to show that one can be made on a budget. You could gather materials from local habitats obviously within the local laws. And attempt a mini waterfall style paludarium. This could also be a chance for you to try a selection of both aquatic and terrestrial plants. Water changes would be easier as there’s less water and not a large amount of fauna But as @Colin_T said you’ll have to respect your parents concerns