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tinytawnykitten

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  1. I am regretfully selling my display tank. It is 450L roughly. 1200mm long, 650mm tall and 500mm deep (back to front). Made by Pete at Port Nicholson glass. The stand is steel enclosed in rimu colour stained pine. It is a beautiful tank. Includes lighting (4x t5), 1 canister filter (CF1000), 2 heaters, and an airpump. Fish are already sold.Pick up Wadestown, Wellington. Drive on access, can nearly reverse right up to door. $400 ono.Thanks for looking!
  2. I am selling my 4ft south american cichlid tank. Pick up is Wadestown in Wellington. For sale is: Breeding pair of oscars. Have spawned several times for me and eggs have hatched. $60 pr 5 silver dollars - large - $12 each or $50 for the lot trio of Jack Dempseys. Great colouring. Have also spawned several times and eggs have hatched. $40 3 large pieces of driftwood $20 each 450L tank made by Port Nicholson Glass. Pine steel framed stand and pine hood. $550. Filters etc will be for sale too. Fish need to go before tank can.
  3. I have a school of 6 silver dollars and one of them has lost the plot. It zooms around the tank, hitting the glass lid, the sides, rocks etc. It is not flashing on the side, rubbing its gills, just going berserk. It has completely smashed its face up and you can actually see the bones it its face. Should I euthanise or is there anything I can do to treat it? Other fish all seem fine.
  4. I have a 450L tank with SA cichlids in it. I was running two AquaOne cf1000 filters on it which is inadequate and now one of them has started leaking and I think it is time to upgrade anyway. I can't fit a Fluval FX6 in my cabinet and there is no where to place one nearby on the floor etc. And anyway I can't afford the price. I was looking online at the AquaOne Nautilus 2700 and that doesn't fit under my cabinet either. I have ended up buying a Sunsun 304B on TM as it is the only one I can find which will actually fit under my tank. What would be the absolute best media to have in this filter to maximise water clarity?
  5. Self - especially since seeing someone I know of completely (IMO) defrauding people on Give A Little. Easter eggs or Hot Cross Buns?
  6. I just bought some on TM tonight. Was it from you?
  7. I know that Oscars like a variety but when I had African cichlids the best foods were NLS and JBL Novorift. Is there a similar food which is great for oscars, etc?
  8. Thank you so much for your advice. I will try to find a good time to broach the topic.
  9. THanks for that. Re him not having a will, I only know because that is what his wife has told me. But I could be wrong. I may just have to broach the topic with him. Do you think that is inappropriate? I don't want to sound callous or money grabbing.
  10. This is a tricky one and I am just wanting to know if anyone has any ideas... My Dad is pretty wealthy and although he left my mum when I was 4, I live a few minutes down the road from him and we finally have a good relationship. He pays for the odd brunch etc, and buys small birthday gifts for me and my children, but he has never been a generous person in the slightest. He is on his third marriage and although his wife is lovely and the godmother of my eldest child, she is still not family and she is the most stingy person I have met. She is English and quite a bit younger and healthier than him and she has said that when my Dad dies (which I am presuming will likely be in the next 15 years) she will return to live in England. She has a 30 year old son in London who she has probably seen 4 times in 20 years. My Dad doesn't have a will, and when he dies I presume everything he owns will be left for his wife. She will return to England and I don't think for a second she will keep in contact with us. She has 7 siblings, her son, and a million nieces and nephews. When she dies it will all go to her son. I can't talk to my Dad about a will or about any of this as he is really weird about death. I don't want to have gone so many years growing up with my Mum - we had NO money at all - having this wealthy but tight father and be completely left in the cold financially. If there is no will, can I apply for some of my father's estate when he dies? Do I have a leg to stand on? Does anyone have any advice or have been in a similar situation?
  11. Oh I just saw that last weekend. Brilliant. Made me all angry about Irish Catholics though. Have you seen the Magdelene Sisters? I think the last of those laundries only close in the late 90s! Can you believe it! Im currently really enjoying Girls (very immature), QI (much more intelligent!) and watching Adventure Time with my kids
  12. I have a mixed mostly African cichlid tank and I feed them JBL Novorift. I also have 2 bristlenose, 2 cuckoo synodontis, a featherfin synodontis and a pictus, what should they be eating? Should I feed them at the same time as the cichlids?
  13. I have to say I really enjoyed The Grey too. For the same reason I liked The Edge. I like being freaked out at the idea of being stalked by a wild animal.
  14. We started watching Broadchurch tonight. Brilliant acting. If you can get through the first episode without crying so much you can't keep up (I was touch and go) it is apparently worth sticking with. Excellent acting (from what I could see through my tears).
  15. I have 2 reasonable sized GBA in with my Africans and they have both thrived for years but one of them now has been quite pale yellow for a few months and every so often he is just lying on his back (actually I don't know if he is male or female). Usually he self corrects and swims off or sometimes I flip him back over with a net. Any one else experience this? I think I have had him for about 5 years.
  16. Am watching this with enthusiasm and awe! Can't wait to see it up and running!
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