Essi
@snownado.bsky.social
Houseplant and aquarium enthusiast from Finland 🐟🌱 Interested in all kinds of critters and bugs and generally curious about nature, climate, space etc. I also collect CDs. 🎵💿 She/Her
I captured two different snails in one pic! The bigger one is the one that surprised me earlier, it is currently 21mm long. There's also a third type of snail living in the tank which I believe is gyraulus of some type.
#aquarium
#aquarium
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I captured two different snails in one pic! The bigger one is the one that surprised me earlier, it is currently 21mm long. There's also a third type of snail living in the tank which I believe is gyraulus of some type.
#aquarium
#aquarium
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Maximum shrimpage!
October 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Maximum shrimpage!
wtf is this? It is big! I haven't bought a snail??
Crazy how things can spontaneously appear in fish tanks.
I kinda like it though.
Crazy how things can spontaneously appear in fish tanks.
I kinda like it though.
October 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
wtf is this? It is big! I haven't bought a snail??
Crazy how things can spontaneously appear in fish tanks.
I kinda like it though.
Crazy how things can spontaneously appear in fish tanks.
I kinda like it though.
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Happy Sunday
#arachtober continues
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-4-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #zoo #cincyzoopic
#arachtober continues
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-4-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #zoo #cincyzoopic
October 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy Sunday
#arachtober continues
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-4-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #zoo #cincyzoopic
#arachtober continues
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-4-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #zoo #cincyzoopic
I was able to get rid of most of the hair algae from my new tank by changing the light but now I have cyanobacteria instead.
My nitrates are staying 0 or below 10, I guess I don't have enough bioload? This is the 1st time I'm trying to balance a tank of this size, the smaller ones have been easier.
My nitrates are staying 0 or below 10, I guess I don't have enough bioload? This is the 1st time I'm trying to balance a tank of this size, the smaller ones have been easier.
September 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I was able to get rid of most of the hair algae from my new tank by changing the light but now I have cyanobacteria instead.
My nitrates are staying 0 or below 10, I guess I don't have enough bioload? This is the 1st time I'm trying to balance a tank of this size, the smaller ones have been easier.
My nitrates are staying 0 or below 10, I guess I don't have enough bioload? This is the 1st time I'm trying to balance a tank of this size, the smaller ones have been easier.
September 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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it's (mantis) shrimp colors!!! ♥🧡💛💚💙💜
September 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
it's (mantis) shrimp colors!!! ♥🧡💛💚💙💜
I'm trying to grow #chili peppers for the first time and it looks like I might actually get a few. 🌶 I don't know what to do with them yet, some jam maybe?
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'm trying to grow #chili peppers for the first time and it looks like I might actually get a few. 🌶 I don't know what to do with them yet, some jam maybe?
The red phantoms have gotten used to their new home and are beginning to show some more colour! Can't wait to see how they look when they're all grown up.
#aquarium #fishkeeping
#aquarium #fishkeeping
September 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The red phantoms have gotten used to their new home and are beginning to show some more colour! Can't wait to see how they look when they're all grown up.
#aquarium #fishkeeping
#aquarium #fishkeeping
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Vampire shrimp (atya gabonensis)
I love these guys and I'm so happy my setup works so well for them.
They can get even larger (those tubes are 4-5cm wide and I have seen a specimen fill them) and they can live up to 15 years. Here's to 10 more years!
I love these guys and I'm so happy my setup works so well for them.
They can get even larger (those tubes are 4-5cm wide and I have seen a specimen fill them) and they can live up to 15 years. Here's to 10 more years!
August 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Vampire shrimp (atya gabonensis)
I love these guys and I'm so happy my setup works so well for them.
They can get even larger (those tubes are 4-5cm wide and I have seen a specimen fill them) and they can live up to 15 years. Here's to 10 more years!
I love these guys and I'm so happy my setup works so well for them.
They can get even larger (those tubes are 4-5cm wide and I have seen a specimen fill them) and they can live up to 15 years. Here's to 10 more years!
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“Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country.”
Via ABC News
Via ABC News
August 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country.”
Via ABC News
Via ABC News
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Bamboo shrimp sweeping the aquarium floor clean.
July 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bamboo shrimp sweeping the aquarium floor clean.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Upea lehmuskiitäjä Kaisaniemen kasvitieteellisessä puutarhassa.
Mimas tiliae at the Helsinki Botanic Garden, Finland.
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Mimas tiliae at the Helsinki Botanic Garden, Finland.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Upea lehmuskiitäjä Kaisaniemen kasvitieteellisessä puutarhassa.
Mimas tiliae at the Helsinki Botanic Garden, Finland.
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Mimas tiliae at the Helsinki Botanic Garden, Finland.
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The isopods and springtails are doing well in their new box and they seem very healthy. I'm still working with my aphid infested terrarium, it is starting to look better now but it is a lot of work.
#isopod
#isopod
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The isopods and springtails are doing well in their new box and they seem very healthy. I'm still working with my aphid infested terrarium, it is starting to look better now but it is a lot of work.
#isopod
#isopod
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June 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My black skirt tetras just laid eggs 😯 They will be eaten by the loaches though, I don't have a breeding setup available. Interesting to see it happen nevertheless!
May 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My black skirt tetras just laid eggs 😯 They will be eaten by the loaches though, I don't have a breeding setup available. Interesting to see it happen nevertheless!
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*plotting*
May 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
*plotting*
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The elusive atya acabra is still doing fine. I've yet to figure out how a shrimp of this size is so good at hiding.
May 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The elusive atya acabra is still doing fine. I've yet to figure out how a shrimp of this size is so good at hiding.
One more kuhli pic 🧡🖤 Also from today but I couldn't fit in the previous post.
May 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One more kuhli pic 🧡🖤 Also from today but I couldn't fit in the previous post.
May 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM