Hi my name is Cristy and I love painting fishies and bugs! My pet portrait commissions are open again so if you have a pet fish or bug I'd love the opportunity to paint them 💞 portraits will be done in gouache and watercolor on 5x7" 100% cotton paper. I like to include gold detailing in all my portraits but that's optional :) Prices start at $50 for one subject. Please dm me if interested!

Dm me for art commissions :3 fish and bugs only 😠 see pinned post for details 🩷

Shrimptopia.

Today I did a small water change and trimmed the hairgrass clumps as well as some melting leaves off the pennywort. Sadly that and the pearlgrass didn’t arrive in great shape. I’m hoping they can pull through. The banana lily is putting out these long white roots and a new leaf! Shrimps have been loving their new scape lol

My banana leaves are not looking too good ☹️ I was told to just let it be since everything else is growing fine. I think i need to add root tabs, i cant remember the last time i put some in 😅 also seeing some tiny algae spots on my glass which is probably due to my high nitrates and lack of stem plants…and high light lol. I’m gonna do a nice water change soon and I have more plants coming in the mail so i shall just be patient. Also decided on the gla dry ferts

Im obsessed with my aquarium again ☺️

I am blasting the lights and refilled my co2 tank. Lots of mulm in the substrate and shrimps are loving the plant additions.

It’s been a while since I’ve done an update. My nerites and betta died and now only the neos remain. I want to revamp it but dont have a place to put the shrimp, so I turned the lights off permanently and have just been leaving it alone. I was having algae issues but it all eventually cleared up beautifully on its own from the lack of light. My monte carlo doesnt appreciate it but idc right now. If the shrimps r happy im happy.

I am so in love with the texture of this paper! 😩 some sardines I painted with my new paul reubens watercolors that my bf got me for my birthday :)

Please message me if you are interested!

Got commissioned to do something a little different than my usual 😉 shipping out soon once it’s nice and flat.

Another commission for a very patient client 😁 ! I think this one came out so gorgeous

Message me if you’re interested in a 6x6” watercolor portrait of your fishy friend. Price starts at $30 ☺️

These are photos from a week or two ago. First one is more recent tho. Unfortunately Thebe’s health seems to be declining. He stopped wanting to eat about 3 days ago and has been acting lethargic. His parameters are 0,0,5 for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and temp was raised from 78 to 80. Im going to give him a potassium permanganate bath tomorrow. Will keep updated.

Hi there yes I am! I’ll message you ☺️