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Vulcan
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Due to a christmas present for my 10 yr old daughter I now have a small tank of odd sea creatures on my desk.
They are on my desk cos I have a small Halogen lamp which was of perfect height and heat to keep the things alive.
Xmas week nowt but cloudy water...
New Year... some very tiny odd things swimming about
Last week. bigger funny things moving..
this week.. flippin heck they are a cm across...
Worried.. I have now a pod of strange alien beings growing to maturity before my eyes... said daughter now totally uninterested.. me .. watching 50 or so weird swimming things... waiting for the big one to climb out.....!!!!!
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Baz
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Re: Sea Monkeys..
« Reply #1 on: Jan 12th, 2005, 12:55am » |
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Like these??
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Vulcan
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Exactly...hmm odd present eh?
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Mrs Phuturephantasy
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What a odd present to give to a 10 year old girl  what was that person thinking of when they got it .
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Vulcan
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It's supposed to be a sort of science project come instant pets idea I think...
http://www.sea-monkeys.com/home.html
She just hasn't a huge amount of interest now. When it was first being set up she got into all the adding stuf to water thing but now she just looks in and says "aren't they getting big" and walks off.
It's now down to me to aerate the water and feed the things.
Apparently if they die off you let the water evaporate then fill it up again and a whole new load will come to life.
Really wierd!
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Mrs Phuturephantasy
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I still think its a strange present to get a 10 year old girl  i wouldnt get anything like .
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Dave
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Re: Sea Monkeys..
« Reply #6 on: Jan 12th, 2005, 10:25am » |
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Hmm, a friend had some sea monkeys.. they were pretty unhealthy though. I was fascinated by the idea. "Are they actually alive?!" mad. It's like having goldfish except far simpler.
I've gone for a Bonzai Potato myself. Actually, it wasn't my idea.. the same friend who had the monkeys gave it to me.
And this is mine
Takes 4-6 weeks to really get going, it's had a week so far. These things are going to be very popular, I can feel it!
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Life after the Scorpio ain't easy..
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Mrs Phuturephantasy
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What strange things u can get nowdays to keep people happy
What will they bring out next i wonder
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Baz
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Re: Sea Monkeys..
« Reply #8 on: Jan 12th, 2005, 10:43am » |
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Maybe a grow your own Scorpio. You get a KA in a box and by adding bits and pieces and with a bit of TLC you end up with a 24v ultima!!
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Vulcan
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Can you see them?
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waders
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Vulcan,
If you get a population explosion, my fish eat loads of brine shrimp 
 
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Vulcan
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I had tropicals, moved from the wee ones till I had an Oscar the size of a dinner plate and two Plecostomus... in a six foot tank in my living room.
The Oscar would feed cat food from my fingers and only me could clean the tank front without getting a bite from him. Had to give them away when we moved to this house with a much smaller living room.
When I bought Oscar he was the size of a two pence piece an I niavely put him in the tank with a dozen Neons and half a dozen Tiger barbs, two blind cave fish and the Male siamese fighter... Oh and two cleaner shrimp...
Within a month the only thing alive in there was Oscar... then I got given the two Plecs... he couldn't eat those spiky beggars although he gave it a good go...
I miss me fish.... bubbly bubbly in the corner.....
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craig
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"bubbly bubbly" in the corner 
now that sounds more like it
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daven
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Wahay - tropical splinter group
I have two tanks set up side by side - total of about 4' long!
Got one with Guppies, the other for all sorts - best is trying to breed Bettas!
This site is worth looking at http://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/ and the forum is getting better!.
Daven
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waders
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Tank number 2, 4ft x 18" x 18". Previous pic, 2ft radius corner tank, then there's the 3ft in the bedroom.............
It's hard to find time for working with all these hobbies, oh well 
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daven
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Nice!
Would have more + marine if I could afford the time and money!
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Vulcan
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Two of said sea monkeys are now swimming in tandem... so to speak.. strange sea monkey sex happening on my desk.
Maybe I should make a video....??
Could it make money??
Might be a good earner...
edit: tandem swiming has been going on for over 12 hours now... boy I wish I had the stamina...
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waders
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on Jan 16th, 2005, 1:37am, Vulcan wrote:
Maybe I should make a video....??
Could it make money??
Might be a good earner...
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Might make you a few quid...........if you keep the See Monkeys out of it................
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Dave
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Re: Sea Monkeys..
« Reply #18 on: Jan 16th, 2005, 9:53pm » |
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Sea Monkey Porn!
I'm sure you could name your price. Lol
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Nodge
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b****r - I've been outflashed!
How'd you do the pic Dave? Looks like an actual video converted to an animated gif. Mine is just a still photo doctored in Photoshop.
John
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