I have a bullying problem in the 10gal. Two male guppies. Should I move one out? Should I add 3 guppies to make more distractions?
This tank is NOT overstocked. 1 female betta, and 3 male guppies...does the army of snails make it over stocked?
But the question is should I move a guppy out to a 2.5? Or should I add a few more guppies :/ this is the 1st time I've had a bullying problem so severe
Help please!
I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!
FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)
IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)
DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)
FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS
LEARN:
1. LANGUAGES
2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING
3. YOGA & MEDITATION
4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING
5. DRAWING & PAINTING
6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY
7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS
Please feel free to add more learning focused websites.
*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.
Hi, it’s happening again. What I thought would be something I could forget about is happening yet again, my other cat is sick and with the same disease as the one that died early this year. I was confused as to why he got sick since I care for them a lot, but the vet told me that FLUTD is really common in males. So here I am, once again asking for help. I truly didn’t want to do this since I didn’t want to come across as someone who always asks for money, but at this point I don’t know what else to do, I’ve been selling my stuff and doing jobs for people but it is not enough.
This past two weeks have been a nightmare, I first realized my cat was sick last week on Monday when I arrived home and noticed he couldn’t pee at all, he didn’t want to eat nor drink and he didn’t have the strength to get on the bed. I took him to the vet immediately and they diagnosed him with FLUTD (Feline lower urinary tract disease).
The vet told me they couldn’t use the urinary catheter since they didn’t know just how big the crystals and sediment in his bladder were, so they appointed me for an urinalysis and an ultrasound. The next day I went to the appointment and they told me they were now sure he had FLUTD, and that he needed to change his diet and that only with antibiotics and a few shots he would be alright.
Sadly that was not the case. One day passed and I went to the vet to get his medicine but he looked weak and still wasn’t eating. I was feeding him with re-hydration solutions and some vitamin gel but it wasn’t enough. I couldn’t give him too much solution either or his bladder would be damaged since he still couldn’t pee. They told that if he looked worse that night that I should bring him fast and not wait for tomorrow. That afternoon I spent every ten minutes checking his vitals and making sure his bladder wasn’t hard. Sadly at 7pm his pulse dropped and he wasn’t breathing as fast so I took him to the vet, they told me he was getting cold and that he was at a risk of hypothermia. He had to be hospitalized that night.
The next day I went to check up on him and he looked really bad and that’s when they told me that he indeed had hypothermia and that it had been really difficult to manage also that a surgery was needed. The urethral obstruction (a blockage in the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder and out of the body) got worse and while he had started to pee it hurt him so bad since the clumps were bigger than his urethra.
I told them I didn’t have any money left and that I would try to gather enough to pay, but business is business and they told me they could only perform the surgery if I paid. That day I sold my graphic tablet, some glasses and did paid homework. I managed to gather enough money and told them they could start the surgery.
That was last Friday. After that he had to stay hospitalized throughout the weekend. On Saturday I went to check up on him. He looked sick and skinny, still a little weak after surgery and he had an IV since he was dehydrated. They told me that if it went well I could pick him up on Monday.
On Monday he looked way better, still a little disoriented but better. They gave him his medicine and told me that I had to come back again so they could check up on him and give him the rest of the medicine. I took him home and he looked so happy to be here. He was rubbing himself on my legs and my hands while I was sitting with him. The next two days were uneventful, he started to eat, pee and was even meowing. On Wednesday I was told that everything was ok and that I only had to come back in 15 days.
Last night was when all went downhill. He refused to eat and he didn’t want to drink anymore. At 2am he puked all over the floor and started shaking a little bit. I was worried but I had to wait until morning to take him to the vet.
His ears and paws started to feel cold so I heated some water bottles and wrapped him up in a blanket and hugged him the rest of the night. Today he wasn’t as cold as before but not as warm as he should be. I took him to the vet and they said that he had kind of a water bag in the stomach area and that he would need to have surgery performed again to see what’s going on. They’re worried that that liquid they feel is pee since it could be mortal. He was dehydrated again since he didn’t want to drink anything.
They said that since I have been paying on time for the last week that they could wait this time, they will perform that surgery today and I have a week to pay all the bills that are needed during and after surgery.
Up till now I have spent more than $350 (appointments, ultrasound, medicine, shots, hospitalization, surgery, special dry and wet food, transport, etc) and it may sound like it’s not much but in Mexico it is expensive (almost $7000 pesos). I don’t know how to make more money. As some of you know I’m a college student and money is not something I have in abundance. I managed to pay all the bills from last week, but it will probably be the same amount now since he will need new pain meds and noninflammatory, also antibiotics and the days he would have to stay hospitalized.
I love my cat. He has helped me a lot with my depression and I truly don’t know what I would do without him. The worst thing is that everytime I think of him I’m reminded that my last cat had the same illness and the he couldn’t survive. I’m so anxious right now I just want him to be okay.
If any of you could help I would be really really grateful. If not, it doesn’t matter, just good wishes is enough. I’m still selling some stuff I have and doing some jobs when I find the time, but finals are coming and I’m worried I won’t have enough time to study and care for my baby.
https://www.paypal.me/letipimhe
I’m sorry for the long post, but I’m desperate and even if I just get some cents I don’t care. Anything helps. If you can’t donate please share, I’ll be really grateful. Also if you’d like to see the receipts so you know I’m not lying just tell me.
“cats can’t do any tricks” well wrong.
cats can:
• 10ft vertical leap
* Find your bladder with all four feet at once
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You forgot:
They also:
the DM: Okay, at the end of the hallway is a stone door with no visible locks, latches, or opening mechanisms. Carved into the stone is an inscription that reads, “What is the sound of silence?”
the bard, instantly: ♪ Hello darkness my old friend ♪
DM: …………………Oh my god. I forgot-
bard: ♪ I’ve come to talk with you again ♪
DM: No, that’s not the answer-
bard: ♪ Because a vision softly creeping ♪
DM: Here, I’ve got my notes, let me change the riddle-
bard: ♪ Left its seeds while I was sleeping ♪
DM: Please-
bard, emphatically now: ♪ AND THE VISION THAT WAS PLANTED IN MY BRAIN ♪
DM: IT’S NOT-
bard: ♪ STILL REMAINS ♪
DM: I’M BEGGING-
bard: ♪ WITHIN THE SOUND ♪
DM: PLEASE-
bard: ♪ OF SILENCE ♪
DM, with a visibly broken spirit: …Yeah, okay. The door swings open.
NSFW will be tagged as #lemon sorta NSFW is #Lime Weird fet shit/ extreme NSFW is #orange reblog to spread awareness that we’re back on the citrus scale
Let’s get back to basics. Kinda funny we rename things like we’re outlaws that try to cover up there crimes!
why have i never known about orange
I’VE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT ORANGE WHAT
You’re not weak for suffering from depression, you’re strong for still being alive.
literally all four Fs of trauma typology lmao
Flight—Responds to abuse by constantly attempting to escape it, devolves into self-repeating perfectionism in the belief that it will prevent future abuse, obsessed with either geographical escape or forcibly recovering instantaneously to escape the continual, constant torture.
Fight—Responds to abuse with anger and aggressiveness because that is the only thing that appears to give control in family dynamic. Responds to anything that resembles attack with cruelty and defensiveness and attempts to manipulate with intimidation and disdain before others can manipulate them.
Fawn—Responds to abuse by attempting to become the perfect victim in the hopes of being less hated and less mistreated in exchange for cooperating. Turns off all personal desires, boundaries, traits, and emotions, tries to become exactly what the abuser wants. Continues this set of interpersonal rules even with non-abusive outsiders.
Freeze—Responds to abuse by attempting by any means to dull or numb it. Shuts down mentally, tunes everything that is said or done out, drowns it out with electronics or isolation or addictions. Prefers being disconnected and unaware to actively living.
someone: what’s wrong? tell me how you feel
me, forgetting everything i’ve ever struggled with because i’m being put on the spot: uhhhhhh i’m actually pretty okay
Rude of you to call me out
Real Neko Atsume Cats
I know there’s already a similar post floating around, but I had already planned on making my own, and I had very specific breed headcanons! Also, this one includes the most recent cats :3
Now THIS is the content I signed up for!
When you turn 18, you have to choose a life goal. When you complete that goal, your life ends, but until that goal is complete, you can’t die. Some people choose hard goals to live forever, some choose something with their best friend so that they die at the same time.
I made a horrible mistake.
Everyone has to declare a life goal when they turn 18, and when the goal is completed, you have fulfilled your purpose and are free to pass.
I’d had a little too much fun with the guys the night before he ceremony, took some stuff I probably shouldn’t have, and when it was my turn to declare, I was still a little out of it.
It was a bit of a joke, just a remnant of the shit talking last night when all of us were off the chain. There was silence in the auditorium, an entire two seconds of an awkward void before the far too-polite applause began. At the very least I’ll be remembered as one of those people who has a dumb goal, right?
I was so very wrong. I shouldn’t have taken this so lightly. I shouldn’t have partied so hard.
That was so very long ago I have stopped counting the years. I don’t know what hellscape I was born in where you aren’t able to die until you complete your life goal, but here we are.
The joke was to be the last man standing among my friends. But I wasn’t that specific. I’m still able bodied, as I play catch with my great….. 17 greats, I think…. grandchildren. At least I won’t turn into a cricket like…… that dude in the Greek myth. Eternal life but not eternal youth.
Even THAT was so long ago. I’ve worked every job, gotten every degree, seen all the drama, and tasted every kind of food. Immortality is not a gift, it’s a curse.
I should have picked something simple, like my wife. She passed away peacefully at 97, with our two-week old great-granddaughter in her arms.
Companionship is hard. I’ve been called rip van winkle so many times I think I might just legally change my name to that….. oh wait, I did that already too. Nobody wants to date someone several thousands of years older than them……Has it been thousands? Or hundreds of thousands? I gave up keeping track a long time ago.
Most people left to colonize other planets a while back. I haven’t seen another human on earth in a long time. The wildlife has started to spring back now that the climate has recalibrated itself……again. Funny how that works. People always talked about how aliens would freak out about how durable and resilient humans are, but it turns out, we’re just a product of our environment.
How do I deal with the loneliness? I guess I’ve become accustomed to it. But, on a deeper level, just the fact that I’m still alive today is proof that I’m not truly alone down here.
And when I am finally, truly and completely alone, at least it won’t be for very long.
you know, i was expecting the punchline to be, everyone else in the auditorium sat down and you died immediately.
where are those startups that are disrupting the glasses industry
zenni and it’s amazing and i love it 40 dollar bifocals fuck yeah
Hey I’m reblogging this again because if you need glasses here’s what I do:
I can’t articulate how many literal headaches Zenni has saved me because I just used to wear my old prescription until I had trouble keeping my eyes open from the strain. Now at the first hint of eye strain it’s like “Not today, Satan!” and I can plan for the $100 expense that’s going to last me potentially years.
Obligatory reminder that a ton of people have added but still, Zenni and other likewise sites (1-800-Contacts) require the prescription be up to date within a year. So yeah plan that in, any time you shop, that script has to be from within the last year.
I would also like to submit glassesshop.com because, though I shopped Zenni exclusively from 2012-2017, in the last six months I have gotten four pairs of glasses from GlassesShop, and still paid less than a hundred dollars.
The key difference for me was that while Zenni was utterly eye opening (ha, eye pun), they rarely do sales, and GlassesShop is constantly rolling through a variety of sales. There is almost always a wide selection of glasses on Buy One Get One Free promotion, and the free pair includes the lenses, no matter what add ons are on there or whatever kinda prescription you got, as long as its the less expensive pair.
They also do weekly specials where rotating selections of frames go on clearance-rate pricing, from $6.95-12.95. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the constant variety of sales, promotions, and discounts they offer, and doesn’t include that, also unlike Zenni, if you have an account every purcahse you make accrues points which can be applied in dollar amount to future purchases, even with discounts/sales/promos also applied.
Like Zenni, GlassesShop lets you upload a selfie to “try on” frames you’re interested in, but they have a much wider selection and variety. They take about the same amount of time as Zenni to craft and ship your glasses, and they’re on par as far as quality and accuracy of prescription goes.
I will always be grateful to Zenni for opening the door for me on the online glasses market, because as someone netting less than 20k a year after taxes glasses used to be a “upon pain of death/causing a car accident from blindness” purchase but have become a “well that’s a great sale and I LOVE those frames… I guess I could do with another pair of glasses, there’s $30-50 in my budget!” kind of thing, and that’s incredible.
But I probably won’t be switching back, as after having made multiple purchases, the only thing I like better about Zenni compared to GlassesShop is Zenni has better cleaning cloths.
Regardless, they’re two excellent, amazingly affordable alternatives to spending minimum of $100 at a brick and mortar glasses store, and I’ve turned into something of a proselytizer for both, because people deserve to know they have these options.
It’s bad enough we’re out here paying to see, but too many of us don’t realize we could be paying a lot less to see, and in the cutest glasses best suited to our tastes, instead of whatever’s “cheap” at WalMart.
also gonna throw out eyebuydirect, which does some great sales. I’ve gotten prescription glasses as cheap as $6 and prescription sunglasses for $20.
Ordered from both Zenni and Eyebuydirect before and a great experience every time. I just bought two new pairs from Eyebuydirect. I upgraded to their blue filtering lenses (didn’t expect a huge difference but woah, it was definitely worth the upgrade) and with the sale going on, I paid less than $60.
eyebuydirect is legit
though I still remember the chuckle I got when that resident asked if I had warby parkers and I told him where they really came from
firmoo is nice too
For all spec-tacular followers
As someone almost legally blind who has spent literal shit tons of money on contacts and glasses, and is also currently making under 20k a year, this is important and good information to know and I hope it helps someone. People only get one pair of eyes for a lifetime, and there should be no reason to not make prescription glasses accessible to everyone.
Signal Boost
famous shakespeare quotes but with “bruh” at the end of them
what’s done is done bruh
now is the winter of our discontent, bruh
“thou hast undone our mother, bruh”
“bruh, I have done thy mother”
Et tu, Bruh-te?
Yesterday I overheard someone talking about how he was taking classes at the University of Maryland because they offer free tuition if you’re over 60.
My brain IMMEDIATELY began scripting a screwball comedy in which a broke millennial who desperately want to finish his long-abandoned degree but is drowning in student debt pretends to be a senior citizen in order to attend college for free.
I’m picturing someone Channing Tatumesque, applying age makeup every morning before he heads off to class. It’s sort of a cross between 21 Jump Street and Mrs. Doubtfire. He keeps forgetting which hip is supposed to be his bad one. His classmates laugh every time he uses slang. There’s definitely a scene where he attends a college party and busts it up on the dance floor.
He catches the eye of a fellow returning student, a woman in her 50s, but she thinks he’s like 70 and she’s already buried one husband, you know? She’s not interested in doing that again. When his charade unravels (hilariously) at the end of the movie, though, she finds out he’s actually like 30 and has abs you could bounce a quarter off. And he’s still super into her. And really, maybe it’s time she gave May-December romance a chance.
Okay so to refine this concept a little:
Our Hero is stuck in a job where he keep seeing people get promoted past him because they have a 4-year degree and he doesn’t. He can’t afford to go back to school until he finishes paying off his student loans for the degree he’s one semester from completing. If he got the promotion he wants he could pay them off a lot quicker. But he can’t get the promotion without the degree.
Along comes a clerical error in his almost-alma mater’s records which lists his birth year as 1948 instead of 1984. He gets a call from them about their “free tuition for seniors” program. “Wow, that sounds amazing!” he says. “I’ll be sure to tell my, uh, grandpa, as soon as he gets home.”
It’s one semester. If he can keep up the charade, he’ll have the degree, get the promotion, pay off the student loans. Hell, if they figure it out after the fact and come after him for the tuition, he’ll be able to afford it by then. He just needs to pass as a 70-year-old until graduation. How hard could it be?
(also, someone in the notes suggested “Senior Year” for a title, which is PERFECT.)
other things that make me laugh every time i remember them: the picture i took of my cat last summer when he was on his way back from his first ever visit to the groomer’s and looked more thoroughly betrayed than i have ever seen a cat look
My cat normally:
My cat on his way home from the groomers:
okay jesus here we go
thank u for ur time
