The monarch usually emerges from its chrysalis in 10 to 14 days. The chrysalis will become very transparent and you can see the black and orange wings inside. That's when you know it's getting close to emerging. I have a video on my blog of one of my monarchs emerging. My Blog

my son found this caterpllar at the edge of our outdoor step it seemed floppy we assumed dead or cold. we brought inside in a small cage and it's since nibbled a leaf near it an showed some head movement and when touched it reacts too but is not crawlinf freely and was found on its side earlier . is it dying and does anhone know which kids of caterpillar it is x

Let me put this as gently as possible.....you have been scammed!! There is no such thing as a blue flowered lily and the online images you see of any 'blue heart' lily are photoshopped. You couldn't find a US dealer for that reason....the plant does not exist!! Ditto with the blue roses, blue marigolds, blue tomatoes and other, off-colored plants these scammers promote. FWIW, the US is filled with any number of reputable lily dealers that grow or offer for sale all manner of lily bulbs.....REAL lily bulbs. There is NO way you need to order anything from Vietnam that can't legitimately be found here in the US and the Internet is ripe with reports of all manner of exotic and nonexistent plants or seeds being ordered from China, Singapore, Vietnam and other Asian locations that are just scams. Period. The lack of success in growing these lilies, whatever they might be, is most probably due to them being imported in bulk from the US or other lily bub producing country (lilies are not native to nor accustomed to grow in SE Asia) at an inferior size and then stored and shipped out to unsuspecting consumers across the globe. The small size, improper storage and international shipping are all factors why these bulbs are not thriving. Afa getting a refund or your money back, I'd say that was pretty unlikely. You should probably just chalk this up to experience and learn from this unfortunate situation. An expensive lesson to be sure but a valuable one.

Probably a lack of oxygen. How often do you do a water change? How old is the flter cartdrige? What's the temperature of the water? Mike