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I got texted by a friend late last night and they were super worried bc they went to a party where the host used feeder goldfish as decorations in little bowls! I felt so sad for those poor fish!

I offered to take them and they drove me 4 little goldfish to me late at night and I quickly set up my 36 for them to quarantine in for the time being!

(It’s not much but it’ll do for the time being, and I’ll deff be going out to buy them some silk plants today)

The poor things are so tiny I have to crush up pellets for them!

Unfortunately when I checked on them today one of them didn’t make it through the night, but the other three are still trucking along! I’m gonna give it some time before I try naming them haha.

But seriously it’s 2019. Why is it still seen as ok to use living animals as decorations? Especially if you don’t have any plans on what to do with them afterwards? Goldfish need a lot of space and heavy filtration and a bowl smaller than my hand is not fit for anything to live in. Idc if they cost a couple of cents each, they’re living animals that can hurt and suffer and need proper care. It boils my blood that people think it’s ok to do this

2. The tea pots are FABULOUS

Here’s a size comparison.

and here is a crow with a human

versus a raven

The owner is a well-known and experienced handler who has four other axolotls that are way more… axolotl shaped lol. But she is healthy, not being overfed or suffering due to poor husbandry.

Peek-a-boo!

Emerald Green Snail (Papustyla pulcherrima)

Also known as the Green Tree Snail or Manus Green Tree Snail, the emerald green snail is a species of terrestrial camaenid gastropod that is endemic to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Emerald green snails typically inhabit rain forests and are usually found in trees.

Although Papustyla pulcherrima is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN it faces severe threats due to overharvesting for commercial purposes and habitat loss.

Classification

Animalia-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Heterobranchia-Euthyneura-Panpulmonata-Eupulmonata-Stylommatophora-Sigmurethra-Helicoidea-Camaenidae-Papustyla-P. pulcherrima

Fin biting tends to look like chunks are missing from your fish’s tail. When they tear them on something there tends to be splits and it looks like ribbons if that makes sense?

^biting and vsplitting

Slug brothers eating cucumber.