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silly me neglected to consider that hair algae grows like crazy in natural light after i got rid of my ugly curtains. i tried doing blackouts to get rid of it, but it did not work. last night i sadly resorted to manual removal. I taped up construction paper over the sides getting all the light. i have no time today to do something more appealing with it but i do plan on making it prettier in the next couple days lol. This is the second bloom i've had in this ecosphere specifically. hopefully permanently blacking out the sides is the solution, the last thing i wanna do is carry it upstairs and that's the only other place i could put it :/

tbf, i have seen two planarian heads gliding around, and there is another like this on the other wall. however im just not sure what would have attacked the planaria, a dragonfly nymph? i also have a tiny aquatic beetle.

rip my pretty lymnea columnella, aka persephone (which i named you even tho i always called you a he) i hope you just died of old age and not a sneaky parasite or the ever-elusive dragonfly nymph. it was awesome having you, thank you for giving me a bunch of little carbon copies of u before you died. ❤️

For snails coming from an appalachia creek, they are certainly colorful and striking.

not that i really mind, but the sediment looks rotten and the diatoms look stubborn. when will this go away if ever? what is the coloration in the sediment from? i have some spots that are even bright orange

i love when the pea clams show up to rhe party!

Routine: garnier fructis moisturizing shampoo
dove repairing conditioner, brushed in and rinsed.
garnier 10in1 leave in conditioner finger-combed through

i'm sorry the pics r so out of order, but 1,4, and 5 are pics of my hair now and 2 and 3 are when i was little. My curls used to have soo much definition throughout and now, my hair is now straight on top and underneath and everywhere else is a frizzy mess of random curl patterns. I don't think my hair is damaged because I always have it in a loose bun or down when i'm not at work and I also only wear scrunchies at work (i have to wear a ponytail). i NEVER use heat. My mom loved our hair natural and untouched so wouldn't cut it or style it ever and i guess i just never really learned how to do it, so now i just kind of wake up, comb it out with my hands or put it up and go. i honestly even avoid getting it wet so i don't have to deal with it, and probably do my routine minus shampoo twice a week, and with shampoo once a week. the other 4 days i don't get it wet at all.

i wanted to show it in comparison to the snail eggs on the glass. at first i thought it was root fuzz but it's on the hair algae as well. i don't think it's mold because it isn't growing on or near any visible decay, but i suppose it could be? what im guessing is eggs, but im not sure what kind. i also have pleurocid snails in the tank whose eggs dont look anything like these.

seeing lots of worms and water mites so far! tank contains what i think is musk grass, and watercress i picked up from the creek.

*watch the whole thing or skip through to see how he swims* he's def shaped like a damselfly but he's so tiny!! he's also very into light. when i turn on my lamp he sits right where it shines in the tank.

as u can see he's slow and docile. first saw him about 2 weeks ago i always think he might be does but he starts slowly crawling around again. this is apparently not characteristic of mayfly or damselfly larvae.

they are seriously beautiful. they have some purple coloring that isn't shown in the pics and bright orange mouths! they are plant eaters if u don't feed them enough, so beware. so cool and amazing to watch. i just really dont have the space for them and prefer my bladder snails. quantity and cost can be worked out by messaging me but i believe i have about 10 adults!! largest is about 1 inch long. i also have over a dozen babies.

sorry for dumping posts, but i figured
you guys would wanna see this! he must be over an inch long if you include his tentacles!!