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Snapped a few photos of Alfie today. He looks like he is posing for them!

That’s a beautiful fish tank! I used to have a 55 gal. fresh water tank, but with 3 parrots, it’s way too much work. I think they would enjoy watching it tho

No, just for the bird room and my downstairs

What kind of fish do you have Jayd? I went to see a lady about some parrotlets when I was getting one for my daughter and she had this fish tank that was so stunning when you walked into the room. I've always wanted one after seeing it. But I need another hobby to clean up after like I need another hole in my head. I keep my lights off in my office at work and a glofish tank would be awesome there. this is the tank that was in her office. I don't think they are glofish though.

Fids and Fish... I'm going to try and answer SR's question and respond to Talon's and others concern about fish tanks. All aquariums require care, some more then others. Different fish require different water temps and different water conditions. If some one would like to set-up a salt water or fresh water tank I'd be glad to help. The tanks I spoke of are almost maintenance free except feeding the fish, adding water and keeping the glass clean...As an added benefit, it is going to have the looks and fish that your friends are not used to with a big plus by adding oxygen and moisture for you and your fids, while removing toxins. To start with, the larger the tank, the easier it is to maintain. A 29-30 gallon tank has a small footprint but a large amount of surface volume to release oxygen. Let's set up a tank... Tank should be approximately 6" from the wall...I recommend a 20lb bag of CaribSea Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate and some inert rocks (lava, river rock, no coral or limestone). You will not use very much rocks because this is a plant tank. A small piece of driftwood and if you must, a safe decoration from the fish store would round out your decorations. RO water is used from any water station that sells it. This is a low PH setup. Your soil, water, and plants will maintain this. We want a temperature of 65-85, and a PH of 6.2-8.0 or if you get a different type plant, you will follow that temp and PH requirement. Filtration is provided by a simple cheap sponge and air pump filter. I use Bio Sponge Filter and Tetra 20-40gal air pump with airline. Mechanical filtration is taken care of by the soil and plants. Lighting: LED Daylight Plant light which, if you're handy, you can make yourself or you can purchase at E Bay or Amazon. (Beamswork 6500K Aquarium Light which will fit your tank). You will need a small heater ( at least a 100 watt) depending on your median room temperature. If you can keep your water temp above 65 degrees, you won't need a heater. You will need a PH test kit and a thermometer Creatures: Here is the fun part....how about some beautiful Red Cherry freshwater shrimp 1-1/2" long, 6 to 8 Rasbora Hets or Embers or Neon Tetras, Malaysian Trumpet Snails, and 1 Corydoroas Catfish. Plants: If you want to have a self-maintaining tank, you will not want exotic plants. What I use and is a safe bet and I have done nothing for over a year besides adding water and cleaning the front of the tank, is Java Moss, Anubias Nana "Petite", and Anubias Barteri Nana. This set-up provides a lot of fresh oxygen and moisture to your room while reducing CO2 and toxins. Add a couple of Aloe Vera Plants and you can bottle and sell the freshness...LOL...This is good for humans and pets alike. I will do another post here in a few days with links so you can get more information.

I did a post in Off-Topic Discussions about aquariums

-Greetings, Greys really enjoy the cold. They love 70-72 degrees (close to their natural habitat). So, we keep our temp 70-72 year round. We also, instead of humidifiers, have three fresh water fish tanks. (two 30s and a 10 gal...whew-hoo). The two 30 gal have live plants planted thick (java ferns and Anubis plants) which produces abundant oxygen not only to the fish tanks but to the room also while absorbing CO2. They each require topping up a gallon + each daily. This produces a room temp quantity of moisture (humidified) air. As a side benefit, Joe and Salsa not only sit and gaze at the fish, but bathes and occasionally takes sips . My choice would be a neutral heat humidifier and two Aloe-Vera juice baths a week. I'll do a post on the fish tanks in Off-Topic Discussions "Wet Health for your FIDS"

Looks good! I think I'm going to investigate this for Alfie. Judygram- do you cook/boil the veggies you buy before serving them to the birds?

2-3 years ago, GreycieMae started doing this maneuver where she stands straight, lifts her head up and back and makes a sort of exhale noise. No idea where she got this but my wife picked up on it and now they will do their "center"ing together. "GreycieMae....center" is usually what my wife will tell her when they do it. We like to call it GreycieMae's calming yoga...for when she's not terrorizing the house. One needs to cool her jets you know! I've always wanted to catch a picture of it and I just happened to get it today totally by accident. I was trying to snap a pic of her and Huey in the new aviary. I guess it was her "oh gosh, not the camera again" calming yoga moment

I know this has been asked before, but it’s time for an update. Recommendations for a warm air humidifier?

Someone loves the camera, handsome Alfie.

No I feed them straight from the bag, they enjoy the crunchiness.

Greys are the most photogenic. Naturally a black and white...my favorite.

BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the sepia.

This is too, too cool

I think we're having a bit too much fun with this new aviary:

I used a personal size Sunbeam cool mist ultrasonic vaporizer. I don't find anything similar on line now, but there are many humidifiers and vaporizers for every price and size, both cool and steam. Do you need steam for medication?

Everyone knows cats do yoga, but now so does GreycieMae. Maybe all greys do

Haha you definitely caught her having a moment!