Adventures of Jalen and other pets

Here’s Jalen. I can’t post Rocky right now. It’s too hard to look at his pictures. Probably a bit thin but we’re working on it. He’s a rescue from unfavorable conditions.

Nope, don’t mind! I found that I just lightly scrub and it all comes off. It’s green algae and usually a quick swipe is all that’s needed. I never had a live plant. I had plastic which was a rookie mistake but it was what I had after my African dwarf frogs passed away and they were fine with them. They died of old age nothing serious.

my bearded dragon seems grumpy tonight he must feel the storm pressure. I have pics of him. Jalen is asleep as it’s light’s out. He’ll stress a bit if I turn it on before 10am. So enjoy a bearded dragon pic for now. He’s 8 years old.

His name is Broly. Im still a Dragon Ball Z fan. I don’t know about Dragon Ball super though haha.

You’re welcome! My first time with silk. I don’t know just never had any issues.

I should take farther away pics lol. Camera picks up my other animals fine. Maybe because Jalen is smaller in pics I don’t know. I found white dots on the tail now I know what you’re thinking…aren’t those bad? Well it’s with the white/clear film stuff and I haven’t seen deteriorating fins. I think it’s healing tissue inside the fins like the rays? I don’t know it didn’t go away with the other fin rot symptoms and nothing is happening as far as I see it. I check fins every day and so far no setback. Im not 100% sure what they are. Definitely not ich it’d be much worse by now. It came with fin rot but didn’t go away with fin rot. I can’t get pics of it because you have to stare at him to catch it in the light then you see it. It’s invisible when he’s away from the tank light. Doesn’t seem to spread to other fins or body just on the tail. It’s been there as long as fin rot has but the infection itself is gone. You won’t see it I promise you that.

Haha no don’t worry that’s not holes that’s the hamster bowl’s reflection.

His tail is looking good really wish to get good pics. I really need a better camera. It’s healing nicely despite the questionable white dots. I read ich well they’re just localized on the healing parts of the tail. It makes me think it’s part of the healing process. No multiplication. I read fin rot causes white dots too. Yet nothing is happening I already treated for it. He’s a happy fish no stress so I don’t know. draws sword I will take you down, again if needed.

I just done a water change 50% I usually do and it never messes with the cycle. It still runs as normal. It sucks to see bits of algae to float around after I pour water back in. The water looks dirty for a while and it’s obvious I can’t get everything out unless 100% was to happen. Don’t worry I don’t ever do 100. It’s only 30-50%. Im only sucking out poop and algae, food rarely gets under gravel. I don’t overfeed and I make sure he sees every pellet, shrimp or worm. Tonight is worms he’ll love that. I soak in Seachem’s Nourish I was told some vitamins leach out.

Here’s another pic of him farther away this time. Spread your tail, Jalen show everyone it’s healing lol.

Been monitoring its all good he’d be worse if it was what I thought it was.

Anyway, he bumped his floating log. This tells me it’s almost time to eat. I look at the clock 20 mins till 2pm how does he know it’s almost time? I guess bettas can tell time.

Fed my bearded dragon and tarantula. I think the tarantula about to have babies. I set up another tank for them when they’re ready to move. Yes I breed these guys. I always get people interested mostly kids because they think it’s cool lol. I don’t sell them to just anyone though.

My future project when the time and money is right I will breed bettas. Healthy male and female in the future. I don’t mean Jalen and a girl. Im not saying Jalen can’t mate it’s just he’s still recovering from fin rot. He never shows interest in mating no bubble nest ever. I understand not every male makes a nest for the eggs. I guess I won’t know if he’s ever interested lol. I gotta go feed him he’s already at the top of the tank waiting for his Omega one pellets today.

Thought you all would enjoy a couple pics. Here are some I edited. I was trying something out.

Here’s Jalen in all his glory. Second pic shows the second bite that’s healing finally, tiny spike there but the first bite all healed up.

I have IAL in there water looks clear I know. In a different light it looks a bit yellow/brownish.

Well it’s a bite…I checked.
man he’s one of those fish. Lol oh well gotta tail biter. I don’t think he’s bored he was already a tail biter before I adopted him.
I guess this is how he is and my life checking for fin issues lol.

Do bubble nests fall apart? I guess they do because the bubbles all spread out before lights on. He’s rebuilding it. I hadn’t seen a nest since I was 12-13.
I don’t remember if they fall apart or not.
I have a pic of his bite on the tail and bubble nest. I know it’s a bubble nest because bubble are stacking on each other. It didn’t look like this morning.

Ignore the dirty glass above the waterline. I’ll get it cleaned up.

Egg sac has been moved to another tank, incubating. I moved it because I feel she’d probably eat them. I don’t ever risk it and the babies always survive without the mother.

Nina is the female betta. She’s doing her thing. She’s also from a breeder so should be healthier then pet store fish. Jalen blowing nests like crazy possibly hoping I put Nina in there to get her eggs.

It’s the plastic grass in his tank causing a hole. I thought since they float all over it wouldn’t hurt so I took them out. There is one plastic plant under the filter because I was cleaning the silk lol some slimy stuff on it so I removed and put the plastic for now as the filter blows him around. That plant in there for less than 1 hour so don’t worry. He barely goes near it. I have a pic of his bubble nest.

I need Nina and egg sac pics. She wasn’t happy about me messing around with her terrarium getting her sac. I felt she wanted to lunge at me and bite! She definitely earned her name Rampage lol. She does go on a rampage if she’s unhappy about anything. She named herself my mom thought Rampage was good because her reaction to things. She didn’t bite me but she definitely gave my hand death glares.

Excuse the grass this is before I took them out. He’s making his nest for Nina.