Ok so my birthday just passed few weeks ago and I've been super busy since then. I've finally got few days free to write my blog again! Everything about my birthday came as a surprise, from the surprised little party to my presents. But there's nth interesting about the surprise party to talk about, unless u think a few guys hiding in the room on the bed under the covers ready to pounce as soon as you enter the threshold count as interesting....
Not funny guys.
Anyway, I'm more excited to show you guys my new pets! They're actually not the furriest or cutest living things on earth, but they are cool, and maybe even yummy?
Get ready, here they come....
Almost there...
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Hold your breath cuz here comes~~~~~
CRAYFISH!!!
Who would've thought of that. Well the name on the bill - which I peeked from the bag cuz someone forgot to take it out - is actually Mini Lobsters. But I call them prawns and they totally remind me of the shrimps from Distric 9 and its just so funny. What do we do after I got them? Knowing nothing about them other than their weird cousins are from outer space and loves cat food, I served the web to see how we're suppose to care for them.
Then I found out that no one has ever had them and most of their close species are bred for appetizers.
Damn the internet.
Anyway we'll have to make do.
1. Lots of oxygen. - ok we'll full the tank with water and add the filter. wait, why do they try to swim up to the surface and look like they're drowning?
2. Four inch of water so they can breath air when they need to. - wait what? so i have to remove the water? Ok done.
3. Cool temperature - out of sunlight. Noted
4. They love to dig. - Hey cool Gucci is doing just that, after I removed the water.
5. They're territorial - oh god now they're fighting.
6. Lots of hiding place - Few stones should be alright. Right?
7. Boil an egg, and put the egg shells in the aquarium to remove Chlorins, level ph, and serve as food. - You have got to be kidding me. Never gonna do that.
Screw it.
So I've been observing them for a few days and I've come to a few conclusions. Mostly what the websites say is true, but the water level should just be enough to cover their heads, they feed on fish foods too. You should get a big enough tank if you're intending to have more than 1 cuz they DO fight Constantly! They're scavengers, they dont eat much, and remember the anti chrorins. No I've never tried the eggs. They're also extremely uncomfortable with the lights on so I try not to switch them on.
Then I found out that no one has ever had them and most of their close species are bred for appetizers.
Damn the internet.
Anyway we'll have to make do.
1. Lots of oxygen. - ok we'll full the tank with water and add the filter. wait, why do they try to swim up to the surface and look like they're drowning?
2. Four inch of water so they can breath air when they need to. - wait what? so i have to remove the water? Ok done.
3. Cool temperature - out of sunlight. Noted
4. They love to dig. - Hey cool Gucci is doing just that, after I removed the water.
5. They're territorial - oh god now they're fighting.
6. Lots of hiding place - Few stones should be alright. Right?
7. Boil an egg, and put the egg shells in the aquarium to remove Chlorins, level ph, and serve as food. - You have got to be kidding me. Never gonna do that.
Screw it.
So I've been observing them for a few days and I've come to a few conclusions. Mostly what the websites say is true, but the water level should just be enough to cover their heads, they feed on fish foods too. You should get a big enough tank if you're intending to have more than 1 cuz they DO fight Constantly! They're scavengers, they dont eat much, and remember the anti chrorins. No I've never tried the eggs. They're also extremely uncomfortable with the lights on so I try not to switch them on.
On the left is Gucci while hot on pursue is Louis. Louis is the big bully around the tank,
poor Gucci scuttles every time he/she sees it.
Gucci loves cleaning herself, and a photogenic. She also loves tilting sides ways apparently to breath air. The 1st time she did that it freaked us out cuz we thought she's dead. Does it all the time.
The Big Bully himself. Loves digging, loves chasing Gucci around.
Yeah their name kinda sucks cuz we named them after an inside joke. I'll give you a hint: It's my birthday present
poor Gucci scuttles every time he/she sees it.
Gucci loves cleaning herself, and a photogenic. She also loves tilting sides ways apparently to breath air. The 1st time she did that it freaked us out cuz we thought she's dead. Does it all the time.
The Big Bully himself. Loves digging, loves chasing Gucci around.Yeah their name kinda sucks cuz we named them after an inside joke. I'll give you a hint: It's my birthday present
