[Need a crash course in Axy care please]

Ours love worms, shrimp, beef, heart etc...

[Bala/Silver Shark Compatibility Questions]

It's 5 x 2 x 2ft

[Bala/Silver Shark Compatibility Questions]

I have 4 in with my oscars. They are very peaceful fish. My silver dollars love hanging around them. The oscars don't bother them at all. I have also had them in with african cichlids and they were left alone and everyone got on fine. I think they are pretty compatible with most fish who will leave them alone. They do jump though. They are cool fish.

[Does anyone out there know about Axolotls, our fella isn't]

One of our axies stopped eating for 2 months. No sign of disease. Is in an outside pond with 2 others who continued eating. We just kept offering food when we fed the others and 2 weeks ago he decided to eat. Is totally back to normal now.

[Tadpole problem]

I don't want to feed them to anything (I am too squeamish for that sort of thing) and I don't want to give them to someone who will feed them to something or release them where they shouldn't. I'm stuck! We have them in a pond at the moment but we have 8 cats who would love frogs and 3 chihuahuas who would love them more :lol:

[Axolotl Questions]

I agree about the no fat. We trim all fat off and freeze small pieces freeflow, defrost before feeding. We hand feed them every couple of days.

[Tadpole problem]

Great, last year the staff all took tadpoles into each class at school and they released them as they changed to frogs. This year to save them from the kids all taking them and not looking after them, I took the remainders at the end of term. What am I going to do with them?

[Axolotl Questions]

I use play sand that you buy in bags from any landscaping place. It is dirty and you have to rinse and rinse and rinse again, and when you think its clean enough - rinse it again. I use this in all my tanks.

[Tadpole problem]

I have around 20 tadpoles some have developed legs. I think they are Golden Bell Frogs. I got them from work (it was either me taking them or kids), they originally came from Tokomaru Bay. I don't know what to do with them. I thought I could release them when they had turned to frogs but I looked on the web and they said they are only found north of Gisborne. We are going camping in Gisborne next week. Should we take them and release them up there. If so - where?

[Axolotl Questions]

- Axolotl or Axolotyl (I'm sure its the first one) Yep

- Should I have gravel I have sand as it can pass through them, gravel can cause death if gets stuck as they can eat it when eating

- Best food to give them ours get worms, heart, beef, lamb etc

- Do they need a chiller in summer (Hawkes Bay) no but keep in coolest room in summer

- What size tank should I have for 2 20cm Axolotls I have 3 in 3ft tank

- What should I put in there tank (plants, rocks, etc.) yes they need caves etc to hide in during day, they won't eat your plants

[what africans does everyone have?????]

Pity you are down south as I have a male and female blue dolphin you could have had.

[Any ideas for getting glass shards off of concrete?]

I would just vacuum the concrete

[Just a reminder . .]

We are so lucky. We have 8 cats and none of them touch the goldfish and I've had the pond for 3 years. They even drink from the pond and the fish all come over to see if they are going to be fed! Our dogs keep the neighbours cats out of our backyard which is good.

[Do you have an Axolotl which lives with other fish?]

You can always find room, who needs furniture anyway!

[Do you have an Axolotl which lives with other fish?]

Neither, the goldfish if don't get eaten would nibble on the axolotls gills and the pleco would not like the cold water. Just get another tank!

[Axolotl Food...]

We feed earthworms, lamb heart, beef strips every couple of days, less in winter

[How do you encourage a BN out of his driftwood?]

Ours will come out if we put cucumber in the tank for them.

[Inspire me with your Oscar pics]

Yeah, I started off with a tank that looked great, now a year later my oscars have trashed it. No matter how you want it, they have different ideas! BUT I love them, they are fantastic fish. :lol:

[Changing tank setup]

Sand will work it's way under the pebbles and they will end up on top. Sand vacuuming is great just hover above it.

[Baby Angel Fish]

Ha ha congrats, you are a grandfather :bounce:

[Canister problem]

No that is not normal. I run 5 aqua one cannisters and they are quiet and smooth running.

I did have a problem with one that I bought. It went back and got fixed with no problems so I would suggest you get it looked at.

[What to keep with Angelfish]

I have black widow tetras, tiger barbs, neons (never had one eaten) bala sharks(not now tho), loaches etc. Angels are cool with all my fish, mine are very cruisy.

[boring looking tank!]

Looking good

I am being picky... can you change your spelling of Napier

[how many tanks do u have and how much power do they use]

Last year I had a 600lt and 2 250-300 lt tanks and in winter we worked out they were costing about $100 a month. Will be slightly more this winter as we have upgraded one of the smaller tanks for a 450lt. That is only in the really cold months though.

[For things you have just always wantted to say.....]

One thing I hate is cyclists riding side by side down the road, or in packs sometimes taking up the whole lane. I vowed the other week the next time I saw some I'd yell out the window at them, I haven't seen any since though. :evil:

I HATE cyclists who won't use the cycle lane and come out into the car lane.