fishybiz

He needs to get that will sorted. We are going through hell due to a wicked stepmother who wants all the money and believe me a wife comes first and she can give heaps away to her own children and get away with it. Make sure he also gets an enduring power of attorney and has two people responsible for the financial side. You can only have one person for care but he could stipulate his wishes there too. I can't stress enough how important it is to get all this stuff sorted just incase he were to become incapacitated.

I see tinytawneykitten is bidding on her

Thanks Ira, I thought as much. Well if anyone wants one please contact me.

Do many people keep these and is there a market for them? Have come across a tank with a female around 20cm and not really sure it is suitable for the tank.

Wondering why you would clean this filter every fortnight. I would think it would only need doing every 6 months or more.

Well not one fish died but they water really smelt bad. The lady managed to scoop quite a bit of the flake out and we got most of the rest out today by gravel vac. Food has been moved out of children's reach.

Thanks everyone, I can't sleep for thinking about it. Dropped our van off for a service last night and have a grand daughters birthday today so won't be able to get there till later and I just know it will be a very distressing sight. It is a community tropical, from memory a severum, catfish, loaches and tetras and heavily planted. Tried to ring around 9 and they had left so will call first thing in the morning and get the bad news. We once had a very intelligent severum head butt the auto feeder into the tank one night and we only managed to save one angel that time. Trouble is that once the food has clouded the water the oxygen depletes and then they die. Will let you know what happens.

Thanks anyway. I have had this happen once before and we lost all the fish. I just can't believe they left the food within reach of a child and what is even worse is that this is a charity job and we don't get paid for it. The lady is going to try and scoop out what she can but has no aquarium experience.

I need someone to do a gravel vac and water change in Newtown tonight. I can't get down there as the van is in for a service and a child has tipped all the food into the tank. Happy to pay or supply goods in return. Please help as I don't want all the fish to die.

Thanks Ryan, will give it consideration. Lots of planning yet.

I can increase the depth to 600.

Yes that was what we were thinking. Not all the fish we have are fully grown and I was thinking of increasing the height to get extra literarge. What sort of fish would you suggest?

I have a long term customer that wants African Cichlids. We are worried about the size of the tank and the fact that it will be viewed from both sides with customers sitting and walking close to the tank (about 3ft away). Hubby is worried that the fish will freak out and bang into rocks and glass. We will be getting the tank and stand made but it can only be 1m long and 400 deep - height is negotiable and we also have to have hoses at the end of the tank rather than the back due to it being viewed from both sides. I had been planning the usual, electric yellows, peacocks, dolphins, lionhead, red empress, electric blues. I would really appreciate peoples thoughts on this. They have had a community planted tank for the last 10 years so something different would be nice but must be easily cared for as we only visit fortnightly once tank is cycled. TYIA. I really want to do this so that I can use the tank in my house for a discus tank and get rid of the cichlids that are presently in there.

Blue Hygrophilia, ludwigia, lysamachia, baby tears.

I have been waiting 2 months for a new o-ring from the supplier which is really not good enough. Lucky we were able to "make do" in the meantime.