Do we need to give the darling hummingbirds a helping hand after the spring, summer flowers begin to wilt and many bugs begin to die off? Some of the birds hang around in the western WA state all year-round such as Anna’s. Yet, there’s not enough flowers and bugs they can survive on; with the […]
Tag: hobby
Dusk Mood for Shrimp
How I put my Neocaridina shrimp ready for bed at dusk with the right mood 😉 Click the gear icon (or cog) on youtube bar and select Quality->1080 HD for best results. How many red, blue, yellow, and other colors big and small did you spot? If you see slight flickering of light…this was not […]
Community Tank Video Clip
A quick, pretty clip of my community tank (55 gallons). My 7 angels and rainbows. The oldest Angel here is 10+ years old in my tank (got him when he was nickel sized). The Krib cichlid is 2nd generation born in the smaller tank (I had 3 generations breed there, until I gave all but […]
My shrimp pics (early stage)
Here are some pics of my first foray into shrimpkeeping, specifically neocaridina shrimp keeping. As a long time fishkeeper, I have tons of experience in freshwater tropical fish (and some brackish water fish), but I decided to convert my secondary 29 gallon tank from Cichlid tank into an experimental lab for neo shrimp. At the […]
Projecting Neocaridina Shrimp Population
Two months ago I wrote an app for myself to keep track of my new hobby Neocaridina Shrimpkeeping. It was only 2 weeks before that I started the hobby before I recognized that a handy application to keep track of my shrimp’s water parameters, treatments and care with curated, accurate information would be very useful. […]
New Arrival: Shrimp Care App!
I recently picked up a new hobby: Shrimp keeping! Having 40+ years of experience with keeping tropical fish, I thought this would be an interesting addition and to put my extra 29 gallon tank to good use. To get started, of course, I researched online about types of shrimps and their requirements. Then I joined […]
DIY: “Oyster Catcher” Decor
I love building and creating stuff. Whether it’s building new software for automation, problem-solver (any computer language), analytics, arts, crafts, or experimenting with plants. In this post, I want to share a simple craft I made out of oysters from the oysters we thoroughly enjoyed eating fresh (RIP) at one of our favorite local shellfish […]
Sculpture creations: Video and more photos…
Howdy! I’ve uploaded some videos of my latest sculpture creations in clay for fun. Please check them out; hope you enjoy them. Also trying to keep photos of my art (sculpture, paintings/sketches, and encaustics) all in one place at https://www.deviantart.com/fsartwork/ Pics of this and more are at https://www.deviantart.com/fsartwork/ However, since I’m not a paying member there I […]
MetaSpores…Sculpture made by me with no beginning or end
Playing with Clay
Hey there, so I got some fresh reusable and permanent clay materials from Michael’s. Goofing with the reusable one just to feel the texture, created this figure. I’ll call it “Penguin Man protecting his first-born”  I kinda like him actually! More unique posts like this are quickly found from this link (because I tag them accordingly).