Japanese knotweed? How is it used? It is a royal PITA invasive here. You can not pull it up, it breaks just below the surface and is right back out the next day. I had some where I had the shovel all the way in and got the root. I think it took about 3 days for the first shoot to come back up
That is some branch!
6 in a 20 gallon, sorry but no. They will fit when they are small but would be way crowded when they get big. 2 should be OK.
Tank looks good but that skull is creepy.
Looks nice, what size tank?
No way to put a top over the topper? That much evaporation is way too much.
I thought he was already younger than you and you had a birthday (the real one) in January. If he was off by a year on his age, isn't he 1.5 years younger?

Don't use that disgusting lamp oil, use liquid paraffin. If you can't find it at a regular store, look at a boating store like West Marine. You can buy it online.
That depends a LOT on the lamps, they could be valuable, they could be cheap stuff that would sell at Goodwill for a buck.
Wow, property is way cheap down there!
She said FRESH! About the only place you will find fresh seafood is near the coast.
You have lived a sheltered life!
Check the laws in your state. If it isn't a "boundary tree" (legal definition differs by state) you likely can legally cut off every branch where it crosses the property line.