Alexander Hamilfin

sooo... fish keeping took over my life so now I run a blog to show off my quality aquatic children

[sshannonauthor]

Things you’ll see in THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE

A fiercely loyal pair of siblings

Shapeshifting

Alchemy

Pirates

Courtly intrigue

A huge fluffy sidekick

Dancing

Characters who occasionally make enormous, life-shattering errors of judgement

Platonic (gasp) friendships (gasp) between men and (gasp) women 

The biggest world I ever did build

Two branches of magic

Marriage

Bioluminescence 

A rivalry between two surly animals

Cockatrices 

Some songs I made up 

A murder mystery

Complex female characters 

Love 

Loss

Most importantly, dragons

[romans-art]

spoiler alert but I was re-reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by @sshannonauthor and just about died laughing when I realised my girl’s natural-born talent is just depression gjfjldjkfjgfds

I straight up saw this whole cast of awesome ladies and my brain immediately went “ah yes…….the depressed, touch-starved wlw shall be my favourite…”

[elsasketch]

Two tank mates talking about their day 🦐🐠 I love watching my freshwater tank and seeing what the critters are up to. Sometimes I make up little scenarios and conversations in my head when I see them interacting with one another. A print of this is available in my shop. ✨Link in bio✨ Url: elsasketch.bigcartel.com #betta #caridina #crystalredshrimp #crs #neontetra #marimo https://www.instagram.com/p/BqaOjBchfFj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13rr3sj68d7hn

[missmimzy-andfriends]

I’m dying omg. This fucking snail. Send help

[ihavefishues]

For every one picture like this

There are about a hundred like this

Boy will not sit still

[bettasarepurebbys]

Every fishkeeper’s dream

[bettalucknexttime]

nerite snails are just SO CUTE. those lil antennas…… im yelling

[9pmm]

[bettalucknexttime]

me, throwing a moss ball into a tank: aquascaping is such a rewarding hobby ☺️

[screwyouandrew]

NEW FRIEND DISCOVERED

I introduce you to the reticulated siren: a new salamander species discovered in the Alabama/Florida area.

Look at him.

LOOK AT THOSE GILLS

THE SHEER ELEGANCE OF THIS MADMAN. FIT TO BE A MODEL. WE WAS GLAM. I WILL DIE FOR THEM.

[coastalhorrors]

@amirrorcalledthemoon friend?

[amirrorcalledthemoon]

Friend!!!!

[marinebiologistinthemaking]

He went in the cup and then looked at me like he wanted me to help him out

[pet-of-subs]

He knows you have something to do with the invisible forcefield

[alexander-hamilfin]

Puffs nestling inbetween the leaves! Peggy the littler one loves the little perch and I catch her napping there often!

[akettleoffish]

The 10 gallon aquarium is one of the most common aquarium sizes. Its also usually what the beginner aquarist starts with. The 10 gallon poses its own set of challenges because it is such a small volume of water, but that does not mean it is not a viable tank to create a beautiful aquatic ecosystem.  This is a list of fairly hardy species that could live in a 10 gallon aquarium.  This list also includes some that you can make your own decisions as well about adding to your new aquarium. There are also some “biotope” ideas at the end of this guide to give some ideas.

Sources: Personal experience, 101 Best Freshwater Nano Species by Rachel O'Leary and Mark Denaro, and Anders247’s guide on Fishlore.com.

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[alexander-hamilfin]

New additions! Dwarf Corydoras for the main tank and shrimp for the snail tank!  they are so small I included photos with my otocinclus catfish Ruth Bader Finsburg for reference since they seem to like chilling with her. 

[alexander-hamilfin]

Lurking

[alexander-hamilfin]

Just chilling very casually on his new plant👌

[alexander-hamilfin]

Some quality cats begging for food👌