Robbo

Dark said:The heater was set to 18degC and kept the tank at a lovely 26degC (because the strips take a little while to adjust during temperature changes & the heater put out a lot of heat in that time wouldn't the temp fluctuate between below 18degC and 26degC ? When the heater finally stopped putting out heat the temp would have to drop to below 18degC for the thermostat to come back on again? Must have been out of calibration due to bimetal warping ? Robbo

Hi Midas, the bimetal is probably warped over a period of time. Open the heater up and reshape the bimetal. A bit of trial and error maybe but should work fine. Cheers Robbo Alan said"giving the electrodes a rub down with emery paper" I wouldn't use emery paper cause you want as flat a contact surface as you can get. We used to use the round part of a crochet hook and smoothen the contact surface. Hope this helps? Robbo

Welcome wobuffet what sort of fish do you keep ? Robbo

Hi Cat, congrats on the Neon babies Any pix forthcoming ? Cheers Robbo

Hi Tony, thanks for that. I have no problems to date. I have seen them chase eachother but are leaving everyone else alone. Very fast fish ! Cheers Robbo

Thanks guys, sofar they are fine but I will certainly keep an aye on them Robbo

you're not only "Malawimad" but also "fianceemad" ! Welcome to our growing little community. Never had Malawis but will one day I am sure. What beautifull fish ! Cheers Robbo

good on ya Sue, he/she is very nice Good luck Robbo

Thanks for that Suemack. Are you going to get a female and breed them ? Robbo

Hi Suemack, what an absolutely stunning fish! Just to put it in perspective what is his length? Cheers, Robbo

Thanks for that I will keep a sharp eye out ! Sofar so good Cheers Robbo

Hi there fellow fishy people, I have recently aquired 2 skunk botia. They are in a tank with platys, guppies and black neons. I have read that they are really nasty towards any other fish but sofar have had no problems ! Has anyone kept these and what sort of problems have you encountered? Any info would be appreciated, Robbo

Hi Ballistic welcome to the best fishy place you can find. Breeding Krebensis sounds nice, will try myself at some stage. For now I stick to the easy ones, guppies and platys. Good luck and talk to you soon in one of the threads. Robbo

Hi there Dreamchaser, sorry to hear about your male Aphyosemion scheeli. Such a nice looking Killifish. Welcome aboard ofcourse and happy breeding. :lol: Robbo

Hi there Mouse, welcome to the world of fishfanatics. Glad to have you here, Opiki is a nice place but you only see it when you touch your brakes! hahaha Talk to you soon in one of the threads no doubt, Robbo

Hi Pies, cannot give you any usefull feedback but WOW ! What a nice looking tank and fish ! Love the webpage, Robbo

Hi Goldie, congrats indeed. Well done ! Do the babies keep you awake at night ?? hahahahaha :lol: :lol: :lol: Any pix at a later date ? Cheers Robbo

We have an Elephantnose in our LFS at the mo $55 retail. They are indeed beautifull Robbo

I like the blue panaque placo ! Thanks for the website chrismack. Robbo

Hi there count, we too have met on other threads. I will do my best to be there Thursday 13 th at 8 pm Cheers Robbo

What a shame Suemack ! They are such pretty fish. Hope they do it all over again soon, good luck ! Robbo

Does that mean a catfish lover is CATANKEROUS ?

Hi Meggy, don't worry about posting twice! When you are as enthusiastic as you are As far as I am concerned you can post it three times. Good luck with the eggs, Robbo

I will keep my fingers crossed for you! Good luck Robbo

Hi Fishnut, my lfs told me to treat water as per instruction and leave water as is for a week. Then change water as per normal and filter out leftover Methylene blue with active carbon or other filtration. Hope this helps, Robbo