Giant isopod

Today I went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. To my delight, they had a giant marine isopod on display! I don't remember it being there last time I visited. In the picture below, it's standing on a crab (lol)


This was a relatively small specimen, under 12". Apparently they can get much larger than that! They are very strange creatures indeed, which is undoubtedly why I've taken an interest in them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod

Gloomy Saturday

I'm a bit sad. The other day I purchased 5 fire red cherry shrimp to add to my 25 gallon fish tank. The tank is fully cycled and all water parameters tested normal, but the shrimp are not doing well and seem to be dying. Also, my zebra danios have been bullying them. Damn rambunctious danios :/

I also saw Breaking Dawn: Part 1 today. I found it rather depressing to be honest. Like many Twilight fans, I'm anxiously awaiting Part 2.

Pokemon B&W Prize Pack Giveaways!

I've been a huge Pokemon fan for many years now! Skitty is my personal favorite cat Pokemon. It has the "^_^" face.

To celebrate the release of the newest Pokemon movie, a bunch of different blogs are each giving away a nice Pokemon Black & White prize pack! It includes a "Zoroark: Master of Illusions" DVD, t-shirt, TCG booster pack, and more. How cool is that?

You can enter to win at these blogs:

Heavenly Savings - Ends 11/19
Two Boys One Girl and a Crazy Mom - Ends 11/26
Simply Stacie - Ends 11/25
Nickel-and-Diming with Nikki - Ends 11/28
It's My Life - Ends 11/28
I <3 Giveaways: Ends 12/7

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