To not want seamonkeys in my living room?

Fluppys · 2025-10-04T18:06:36+00:00

DH had seamonkeys as a teen. Recently he got a little set and grew them. Great. But then his autism kicked in and they became his new fixation and now we have 4 of the small plastic tank sets and two 20 litre tanks in my living room complete with lights, air pumps etc. Its not like having fish, you can't even see them! They eat algae so the tanks look filthy and to top it off they are placed on my late grandmothers sidetable as there is genuinely no where else for them to go in here! Im worried about the side table getting damaged and that is where I usually put my halloween bits and my nativity/decorations at Christmas. Theres no other room they could go bar out bedroom and i think that would be even worse. Obviously I can't ask him to pour them away but, omg, i hate them!!

Ponderingwindow · 06/10/2025 02:36

moving them to a less beloved surface needs to happen. Add a bookshelf or something.

breakfastdinnerandtea · 06/10/2025 02:07

I know this isn’t funny for you, OP but seriously! Sea monkeys!? They are literally fish food! We had loads as a kid, not from the actual sets but ones that my parents would breed to feed the fish. I can’t imagine having actual tanks to hold them, they’re ugly little things too!
Can you tell DH that one tank is more than enough? Or could you convince him to buy some freshwater fish instead, which are much nicer to look at and would eat your current problem. You’ve already got the set up for freshwater fish (did I read you had a filter?).
If he absolutely won’t be convinced to swap his obsession, he absolutely must understand that they can’t remain on the side table, and therefore must make space anywhere else for them.

Violinist64 · 06/10/2025 01:45

Tagyoureit · 04/10/2025 20:14

There's been a lot of weird threads on here recently so I kinda think this is a load of bull but then why lie about sea monkeys?

However, i still cant believe someone would be this invested in sea monkeys

I take it that you don't know anyone on the autistic spectrum, then. Autistic obsessions take many forms. Not all autistic men are train spotters, although many are. There are societies that embrace many unusual interests such as roundabout enthusiasts, TV test card enthusiasts, washing line enthusiasts, pylon enthusiasts and numerous others. Sea monkeys sounds like a typical autistic obsession to me.

Blondeshavemorefun · 06/10/2025 01:33

Tuna and dog treats 😂😂

only 3mths @TY78910 yet mine are still alive and breeding it seems after 10

smug
😇😇😂😂😇😇

MrsSkylerWhite · 05/10/2025 21:49

Jellybean23 · 05/10/2025 21:37

Yep, and I spray greenfly on my houseplants.

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I don’t. The plants are fine 🤷‍♀️

TY78910 · 05/10/2025 21:48

User5306921 · 05/10/2025 15:45

My DC progressed from sea monkeys to ant farms. They lived in sand and they seemed to have no problem escaping the container.

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Ffssssssssss

TY78910 · 05/10/2025 21:47

Hahahaha that’s so funny. Why sea monkeys when you can have fish / things that are actually good to look at.

Bought DD one of those seamonkey tanks from a toy shop and they got quite big actually. But they did die off over three months slowly. By the time there were three left I flushed them down the toilet - couldn’t stand the sight of that ghastly plastic “tank”. I did consider releasing in to local lake but apparently that’s not allowed after googling

Jellybean23 · 05/10/2025 21:37

MrsSkylerWhite · 04/10/2025 23:23

See them off? How horrible.

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Yep, and I spray greenfly on my houseplants.

User5306921 · 05/10/2025 15:45

TypeyMcTypeface · 05/10/2025 15:27

"My DH has an annoying hobby involving small creatures (think - ant farms) ...."

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My DC progressed from sea monkeys to ant farms. They lived in sand and they seemed to have no problem escaping the container.

Gatekeeper · 05/10/2025 15:43

TypeyMcTypeface · 05/10/2025 15:10

I nagged my parents to buy me those enticing-looking trainable mini-humanoids but my dad was one of those people who thought practically anything not a basic necessity of life was a 'waste of money' so I never got them. In this case he was 100% correct 😂

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Am interested...do you have a photo? [Grin]

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Fluppys · 05/10/2025 15:31

Not that there is anything wrong with B&M I regularly go there for tuna and dog treats 😅 But the home decor is not my style.

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Fluppys · 05/10/2025 15:30

GanninHyem · 05/10/2025 15:07

Sounds so messy and cluttered (and leaves no space for seasonal stuff)

Aye because a load of gaudy pumpkins and live laugh love shite from B&M isn't cluttered at all.

Fair enough about the table, tell him to put up a shelf / get another table as you want yours back.

Some relationships sound exhausting though.

I have 1950s Americana style Halloween decorations that sit on that one sidetable. Nothing is from B&M.

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TypeyMcTypeface · 05/10/2025 15:27

Left · 05/10/2025 15:15

OP you’ve brown the golden rule for a thread about your husbands annoying hobby. People suspect it’s not real because you’ve actually mentioned the hobby. You should have been mysterious about the outing hobby, whilst using other hobbies as an example:

The equipment for my husband’s hobby is taking over the living room. There are several large interconnected containers (think home brewing kit ) and I’m worried about damage to furniture. How can I broach it with him when he’s so excited about his new yeast?

"My DH has an annoying hobby involving small creatures (think - ant farms) ...."

Left · 05/10/2025 15:15

OP you’ve brown the golden rule for a thread about your husbands annoying hobby. People suspect it’s not real because you’ve actually mentioned the hobby. You should have been mysterious about the outing hobby, whilst using other hobbies as an example:

The equipment for my husband’s hobby is taking over the living room. There are several large interconnected containers (think home brewing kit ) and I’m worried about damage to furniture. How can I broach it with him when he’s so excited about his new yeast?

TypeyMcTypeface · 05/10/2025 15:10

Gatekeeper · 05/10/2025 13:02

when I was a young 'un gullible bugger I was swayed by that very same advert and picture and bought some. Lived about a week and was left with murky water. I learned my lesson then- until I bought some X-ray specs!

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I nagged my parents to buy me those enticing-looking trainable mini-humanoids but my dad was one of those people who thought practically anything not a basic necessity of life was a 'waste of money' so I never got them. In this case he was 100% correct 😂

Shellyash · 05/10/2025 15:09

Ltb

GanninHyem · 05/10/2025 15:07

Sounds so messy and cluttered (and leaves no space for seasonal stuff)

Aye because a load of gaudy pumpkins and live laugh love shite from B&M isn't cluttered at all.

Fair enough about the table, tell him to put up a shelf / get another table as you want yours back.

Some relationships sound exhausting though.

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Fluppys · 05/10/2025 14:55

Am baffled at the people thinking this isn't true.

Of all the stuff people get up to. All the weird hobbies people have and especially ND people and their obbessions, they really think its impossible to have seamonkeys 😅

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Blondeshavemorefun · 05/10/2025 13:56

Goinggreymammy · 05/10/2025 12:43

There were probably already fertilised eggs just waiting to hatch when the others died off.

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I did kinda hope once the one died ………

Gatekeeper · 05/10/2025 13:42

WalkDontWalk · 05/10/2025 13:18

Never had the nerve to send off fit XRaySpex.

What did they actually do?

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Bot all...mine was a plastic frame of the very cheap variety (the sort that had joke false nose and moustache on) with a red feather glued where a lens would be. The idea was that looking through gave the wearer the illusion of seeing bones when you looked at your hand etc.
Paid good money for those buggers as well advertisers dream

Salvadoridory · 05/10/2025 13:22

Husband not son. Theres the clue. To another poster who suspects and asks why lie about sea monkeys? It all sounds so tragic and depressing, why would you want to make up the husband, the living room or the sea monkeys, the monkeys being the least depressing part.

WalkDontWalk · 05/10/2025 13:18

Gatekeeper · 05/10/2025 13:02

when I was a young 'un gullible bugger I was swayed by that very same advert and picture and bought some. Lived about a week and was left with murky water. I learned my lesson then- until I bought some X-ray specs!

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Never had the nerve to send off fit XRaySpex.

What did they actually do?

Gatekeeper · 05/10/2025 13:02

TypeyMcTypeface · 04/10/2025 19:24

Do they look like this? 😆

when I was a young 'un gullible bugger I was swayed by that very same advert and picture and bought some. Lived about a week and was left with murky water. I learned my lesson then- until I bought some X-ray specs!

MedievalNun · 05/10/2025 13:02

Reminds me of when my DB got stick insects when we were kids in the 80s. Mum was ok with 1 or 2. And a small tank. Except they kept breeding. The last straw for her was when she went to pick up what she thought was an empty sprig of grapes (the twiggy bits) and it walked up her hand.

When dad managed to get her down off the ceiling he demanded DBruv rehome them. I think the primary school took some.

Not sure what to suggest for the Sea Monkeys except protecting the table - if you don’t want glass, you can buy lengths of protective cloth in the Range.

Nearly50omg · 05/10/2025 12:53

He needs do advertise them on fb and give them away to children 😂