#Neo Aquarium

[knightofthegarden]

Today I played one of my favorite games, which I definitely understand and know how to play. It is a fighting game about crabs. It is called Neo Aquarium: King of Crustreans

[immortal-elements]

Does anyone have that video of that one game where crabs fight each other with lightsabers, Neo Aquarium - The King of Crustaceans, but it's playing Outkast's -Hey Ya for the music?

I need it for reasons...

[sacredspirit1337]

Not a coder, but this reminds me of the Calappa Games Seafood Platter Trilogy, a trio of Japanese-made fighting games in three different flavors, within each of which you play as photorealistic, often-giant, superpowered sealife. You have:

NEO AQUARIUM: The King of Crustaceans, an arena shooter / spectacle fighter where a bunch of superpowered crustaceans, including a Snow Crab that can moult its skin mid-battle, a burrowing Frog Crab, a Hermit Crab that can locate and swap different shells for different perks, and…a colony of stationary barnacles that ‘move’ by reproducing more of themselves, and work together by serving as an interlaced network of laser turrets(!), come together to determine who is the most powerful among them.

ACE OF SEAFOOD, a nautical warfare game where most of humanity has gone extinct and sealife has evolved superpowers and human-level intelligence, banding together in laser-spitting armies to attempt to inherit the earth…oh, and there’s living toys that get in on the wars too.

And…

FIGHT CRAB, an unorthodox wrestling / boxing game where powerful, nigh-immortal crustaceans of varying sizes vie for dominance in death matches where the only way to eliminate your opponent is to bludgeon them into submission using a number of ridiculously-elaborate weapons and then flip them onto their back long enough for them to be disqualified.

Overall, the fact that this trilogy has photorealistic-looking animals performing truly outlandish acts in quests for world domination is probably why I find these games so fun.

scenario: youve been tasked with picking the roster of an arthropod fighting game. theres only 10 slots. what 10 species do you pick

Dragon Mantis: a mantis is obligatory in general and this is one of the flashiest.

Bird Eating Spider: the largest tarantula also feels like a given, for a kind of slower tankish fighter with venom, webbing, and urticating hairs. Could also have moves incorporating a goliath spider's pet frogs :)

Cuckoo Wasp: a wasp is a given too but I pick this for being pretty and being able to roll up into an armored little ball.

Darwin's Beetle: mostly because people would just demand one of the armored big-horned beetles and I think this is the coolest looking one. Even slower than the tarantula with few gimmicks but very durable.

House Centipede: they're infamous for looking weird, there should be at least one myriapod and it could be a good "glass cannon" fighter because they're pretty delicate and drop their legs easily. Could actually shed a led to escape any grapple type attacks until it runs out of them.

Ant Queen: slow and vulnerable but moves are performed by the workers. An alternate skin could be a blue butterfly caterpillar.

Biting Midge: some midges actually suck the blood of other arthropods so this would be a super small evasive fighter that isn't very strong but replenishes its own health.

Velvet Worm: the projectile attack specialist.

Vinegaroon: between a projectile one and slower armored heavy hitter

Mole cricket: I feel like this would be fun and unexpected, able to go underground as well as fly and use a sonic attack.

[pink-wii-remote]

frutiger aero aquariums !!

wanna visit?

[juniebuggle]

“I’m going to the aquarium. Don’t even think about following me there.”

An aquarium surprise birthday party for Neo-sama! I wonder how she’ll react?

[a-deed-without-a-name]

can you tell us about your aquarium

This is the best ask I have ever received. I hope you know the gates of Heaven have opened for you and only you, Anon.

Short answer: this is it.

Long answer under the cut. Very long, 'cause it's my birthday weekend and my gift to myself is I'm gonna gush about my stupid tank.

This is the smallest tank I've had in years - a 3.6 gallon Fluval. It absolutely counts as a nano tank, which has been both a challenge and a relief.

(My last tank - which I had to get rid of years ago, the last time I moved - was a 40-gallon that mainly featured very dumb dojo loaches and destructively horny oranda goldfish. I miss them every single day but when I surrendered them to my local fish store, the 90-year-old proprietor told me very approvingly that it's very rare for orandas to breed and dojo loaches usually don't get as big as mine did, so that helped soothe the sting a little.)

This one's technically a betta tank, but I'm still split on if I'm ever gonna put a betta in it. The literature on how much room is humane is split and it's really the luck of the draw if your fish will tolerate the inverts or harass them to death.

For now, it's just neocaridina shrimp (mostly red rilis, although a lovely orange lad and a blue juvenile snuck in there and I'm looking to get a few more color morphs), bladder snails, a ramshorn named Guts, and plants. I did not actually buy any of the snails, which is a quintessential aquarium-owner experience.

I've been working on this tank for a few months now. It's my first heavily-planted one, and it went through a few stages.

First off: I fell for a carpet seed scam.

Yeah. I know. I should've done more research. On the plus side, I got very, very lucky and wound up with something that can actually grow immersed (some kind of hygrophila, I'm 99% sure). For now, at least, it's eating all my ammonia, so yay, and I'm watching it and my water parameters like a hawk to make sure I can go full teardown at the first sign of melting.

(If I were smart and hard-working, I'd've taken everything out and redone it all soon as I figured out what a colossal fuck-up I'd committed, but I am me, so we're waiting, watching, and taking baby steps towards un-FUBARing the tank.)

But the java moss and tiger lotus, at least, are real plants, and they're doing great.

Had a few issues with the neos, but they've stabilized.

And I just recently rescaped the entire tank! Including adding in some more plant variety and tearing out ~60% of the hygrophila (yes, I disposed of it safely, I'm not going to be the reason that shit winds up in the Colorado River).

The goal is eventually to remove all of it, but for now, what's left can stay; the animals like it and I don't want to stress them out anymore.

They seem to be doing great since the rescape; much more active now that the tank has some different environments for them to explore. They love their cobblestone path.

I've got a good male/female ratio on the neos, lots of wee baby bugs swimming around, and my girls keep getting knocked up!

Harlot.

(Ignore the tweezers. Long story. And the discoloration on the hygrophila; after rigorous water testing and pinching and poking the leaves a whole bunch, seems like its ugly ass just Looks Like That. So glad my dad bought those stupid seeds.)

And that's my aquarium. I've got a little bit of duckweed in there that's not growing as fast as I'd like, and my tiger lotus does not seem inclined to make lilypads any time soon, so I'm planning on getting some water spangles for aesthetics and also shrimp thrills.

I might post some more photos once the spangles are here and I've picked up a few more shrimp colors from my LFS - I don't want everyone to be brown in a few generations, but. Some more diversity would be cool, I think.

[antihibikase-archive]

"Angel, do you think I'm.."

"...?"

"I'm.. like a Toxapex.. S Tier OU.."

"...yeah!"

[arkfeather]

thinking any website design once again.

[desmondsprettyface]

Tfw you're halfway out the door but you gotta stop cause you found a snack.

[y2kw0rld]

[linddzz]

If anyone was wondering whatever the fuck happened with that "shark-ray or stingray Jesus" pregnant stingray, the answers are:

-That poor thing is STILL "pregnant" 4 months past her gestation time

-they admitted ON THEIR OWN LIVESTREAM that they don't know how to read ultrasounds

-The "aquarium" (which is a non-AZA accredited, privately owned sideshow in a storefront) was blocking aquarium experts, which they deny, but the blocked people gave the reporter receipts

-They haven't given any indication of actually having a vet examine her and get REALLY SHADY if asked.

-They called the cops on a reporter and the director tried to have her booked for trespassing and this shit is bonkers!!!!!

-They obviously seriously annoyed said reporter with that stunt and the result is a hilariously scathing article all put in the most professionally journalistic language.

"This was my second dust-up with police in 15 years of journalism. The last one was reporting on neo-Nazis in Germany. This one was about a stingray."

Like you know you really pissed off a journalist when this is the quote they highlight after asking another expert about your shitshow

[onenicebugperday]

Hey Fishblr!

I just bought a 40 gallon breeder aquarium and plan eventually to keep kuhli loaches in a natural-looking planted scape.

Any ideas for other friends I might keep with them? I prefer strange, silly, interesting, or unusual pals.

I currently only keep neo shrimp and snails in a 10 gal and have kept bettas in the past but have no interest in returning to those.

Thank you for any input I love you

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

Oscar: Someone got kicked out of the aquarium for fighting the fish!

Emerald: *Soaked in water* Maybe the Fish were being dick!

Octopus will sometimes punch fish for seemingly no reason.

~~~~~

Ciel: Good morning Penny. *Kisses*

Penny: Good morning Ciel!

Ciel: Good morning Jaune. *Kisses*

Jaune: 'morning Honey!

Ciel: And a good morning to you, Weiss. *Kisses*

Weiss: Good Morning dear, I made Coffee just how you like it.

Ciel: *Smiling* Thank you Weiss~

Harbor seals are thought to engage in polygamous mating habits and rituals.

~~~~~

Jaune: FUCK MY LIVER-

Orcas will hunt sharks specifically for their livers and leave the rest

~~~~~

Yang: *Punches Jaune in the nose*

Jaune: *Tanks it*

Yang: *Punches Jaune in the side*

Jaune: *Doubles over*

Punching a shark in the nose is not nearly as effective as punching it in the eyes or gills

~~~~~

Neo: *Preparing food at 4 A.M, using groceries she stole from someone*

Lionfish are skilled hunters, certain species preferring to hunt in the morning.

[deadtower]

you all were right not to tell me. it was not good.

was anyone gonna tell me fo76 has an atlantic city map now

[jungaji]

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playful, and brimming with energy as bright as the sun, haechan applied to neo city zoo on a whim to annoy mark but quickly found a passion for his work with the bears. he keeps a custom-made bear keychain with him at all times as a lucky charm. he enjoys bantering with the aquarium staff, especially yn, not realizing how much she’ll mean to him.

loyal and hardworking, mark is in charge of the big cats at the zoo. as haechan’s longtime friend and roommate, he pretends to be annoyed by his antics but actually deeply cares for him. while mark is more focused on his work, he’s dragged into the rivalry between the zoo and aquarium because of haechan.

practical, intelligent, and a little dry in humor, renjun works with chenle in taking care of the zoo’s primates. despite being the one who hired haechan, he can't seem to put his full trust in him.

jeno is a man of few words, especially around people he doesn’t know well. he takes his work with reptiles seriously and sometimes visits the aquarium since they hold a few reptiles and amphibians too. while he doesn’t actively engage in the rivalry, he supports his friends but keeps his distance, only truly opening up to jaemin about his thoughts.

warm, friendly, and incapable of keeping secrets, jaemin is the zoo’s biggest social butterfly. he’s friends with everyone, including the aequarium girls, and is the only zookeeper they actually like. he’s loved by both sides, but tends to accidentally spill secrets, making him a lovable but unreliable confidant.

easygoing, witty, and always one step ahead, chenle works alongside renjun with the primates. as ningning’s cousin, he has a unique link to the aquarium staff, often teasing her while staying loyal to his zoo crew. his relationship with ningning gives him a bridge between the two sides, and he enjoys watching the drama unfold.

mysterious and reserved, jisung likes to keep to himself, which gives him an air of mystery and makes him hard to read. he’s close with chenle and jaemin, only really opening up to them. he generally stays out of the rivalry but finds the aquarium girls slightly stuck up, thinking they take themselves a bit too seriously compared to the more laid-back zoo staff.

[didyoutrydynamite]

Jaune: *Reading from his book of a thousand and one road trip questions* "What exotic animal would you want as a pet?"

Cinder: Hmmm, I feel a Black Panther the most appropriate pet for me. The apex of cats.

Neo: *Handsigns* (I'd get a parrot! Teach it curse words through vtube videos and train it to give appropriate responses to people annoying me.)

Adam: Piranhas. A whole a aquarium of them. I'd feed them giant pieces of meat just to watch them go at it. It'd be like owning a living shredder.

Jaune: I've always wanted one of those Flemish Giant Rabbits. Those things are bigger than most dogs! I want to give a big hug to one at least once in this life.