Barrie

what ever works is great... With me being a glass merchant, I tend to look at what I can do within my trade and low ion glass is great for that type of work The best fish photos I have seen are taken without a tripod and with the fish in small show tanks

if you get serious, you can make a photo tank that you can place fish in... the one I have just made is 300 high x 150 wide by 50mm deep. I have made this from low ion glass which is 99% clear rather than the blue green natural colour of normal glass. After cleaning all glass, you place the photo tank against the existing tank so the fish is against " natural" background but is held in a small area making focusing a lot easier but only if your really serious

whereas it may well leach but would it be harmfull?

maybe mine are too fat to jump?

31, 29 (oct) and 17 (Oct) how did they ever get that old... surely the years havnt gone by that fast have they Even the eldest grand child is at school

"where has that time gone" :roll: Thats what your parents are saying as well

my eldest two daughters were both compiditive trampers. If he joins a club if interested later on, he should find that the netting is in the way. It stops people from being there incase something goes wrong. Both of my daughters were good but average. The rules I made were 1) only one person at a time 2) no flips/summersults if there was no-one spotting for you Never a broken limb and other than the normal back strains, no other injuries

all my tanks have lids but as plenty on here can testify, at any time only about 3/4 have their lids on Why dont you have floating plants on the surface?

no Not all killis jump The main ones that do think they have wings are Fundulopanchax Nigerianus P82s and Fundulopanchax Gardneri I have only ever lost the Gardneri and with almost 50 tanks and 23 specie, thats not too bad I think

sunset at Waitete Bay Coromandel Good morning from Waitete Bay Amodeo Bay Coromandel

yes I always try to dry my hands inbetween tanks

Im sorry Your point was?

Thats not unusual Hans but if that same line was bred down for a few more generations and you were selective in culling, that would dissappare. Again, think about the humble Notho Killi, hes been breeding in the same pool that is only water filled for a few months before again drying up for centries. They all look exactly the same (I wonder if their mums can tell the difference?) with the only slight difference being their speed at growth. Very rearly do we get any problems with deformity. I have not had a single one since I have got them back.

now please accept that this was refering to Killis but I belive that it may well be worth thinking about in general breeding. Most people will breed of the fastest growing larger examples but often the slower growing fish will eventually get to a larger size and live longer (up to twice as long from memory). Most will therefore cull out or get rid of the slower growing smaller fish in the belief that they are the weak ones. This is very often not the case and to get longlivity and size, we should also be breeding of the later. Interesting thery as what they are saying is that by breeding of the faster growing fish is bringing down the expected life span of the specie. I know that with some types of Nothos, you are lucky to get any more than 6 months from them but I managed to pick up some smaller Nothos that are still breeding and looking really good now that they are 12 months old. I expect to have these for another 6 months at least. Keep in mind that Nothos are annuals not like other types of killi that will live for years. Worth thinking about and considering

my understanding is that there is no problem with what you are doing but the risk is that by introducing an out cross you MAY possibly be introducing some of the less desirable things as well. Thats why your best to have 2 inbred lines... to breed out the things you dont want

in some specie, there is no problem at all. Most fish are well and truely inbred anyway. As well as getting the worst by inbreeding, by culling the bad ones and only breeding off the good ones, you can get a strain of very very similar fish with no (or very few) defomitys. There will be no stand out examples in your tanks, just sameness. To get the best in raceing pigeons, we inbreed two families and then out cross to one another. The offspring are normally great racers but terrible breeders

clip his wings :oops:

my answer to everything is change the water and salt Do you have some Java Moss in with them... its always good for them to hide in if your not breeding....Most (I think all) killis like darker more "private" lodgings. This also brings out the best colouring in them What other specie do you have? If your not a member of the Killi club, it would pay to have a ook at joining as there is good info avaible

Mine are in the garage and the temp in there gets into the high 20s... 28 and may well be more when Im away and the garage door is shut. If the Ph gets a bit low (under 6) I will often start loosing Killis (not Nothos) so I keep mine inbetween 6.5 and 7. Change the water as often as you can. Albinos Gardneri are not hard to breed. Welcome to the addiction

Hippos Yes I did visit him but he allowed me to leave Next time down there Im going to leave with some fluffy chicks

Hope he does rejoin as apart from everything else, it shows whos got what and there is less chance of the specie dissapparing Im intending on contacting several past members and see if they have any fish or even peat thats a couple of years old

being an old guy, I remember the lion park they had in west auckland that you drove through the park with lions roaming free. Every now and then, they would come and jump on the bonet of the car. Now livingart, when are you getting a couple of lions?

not so bad??? mum dad and 2 kids 1 hours entertainment for $180 plus gas and food Can I get a job with you please Ira?

we will go at some stage but must admit that the cost puts me off going there for a day trip... I will probably go when Im up north on holliday at some stage

have a look at the web site... not cheap thats for sure