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SENSO WON! He will now be the next face for FourFlax canine flax oil. Senso has only been on this flax oil for a few weeks, and already we are seeing a difference in how soft and shiny his coat is His dandruf is almost all gone! Hopefully, this win will also raise the profile of greyhounds in New Zealand and more wonderful hounds will find their forever homes Thank you sooooo much everyone for voting! We REALLY appreciate it!

We adopted our Greyhound 'Senso' from Greyhounds As Pets (GAP) 4 months ago. Sadly many Greyhounds in the past were put down after racing, as many owners/trainers couldn't 'afford' to looking after them once they were retired. We made the choice to be one of the many these days to adopt a Greyhound. My partner & I spend a lot time being advocates for these glorious/well natured dogs at public open days with the adoption program 'Greyhound As Pets' (GAP) and getting asked a bunch of questions when out and about with him. We have entered Senso into a photo competition and he's made it as a 'New Canine Label Finalists' for FourFlax Canine Flax Oil. Our goal is to win the competition, which means he'll be on the label of every bottle of FourFlax plus their promo material ...hopefully further raising the profile for Greyhounds in NZ. Vote by simply following the link below and clicking 'like' under the photo, or if you don't have a facebook account but still feel compelled to vote, you can email [email protected] with subject 'Senso'. Thank you https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=323234554383470&set=a.323229047717354.79154.117189108321350&type=3&theater If anyone feels like sharing the link on their facebook wall because they have animal/greyhound lovers as friends, it would be GREATLY appreciate. Just ask me if you are not sure how to do this

I can help with these: Which of the following is NOT likely to apply to the dynamics of open populations? Choose one answer. c. abundance of a subsequent generation at a site is closely linked to local production of recruits at the site The proponents of a proposal to build a dam argue that reduced flood-related disturbance associated with a more stable flow regime below the dam will enhance salmonid fisheries due to increased prey supplies. What could be the biggest FLAW in their logic: Choose one answer. c. salmonid recruitment is often controlled by flow regime What native fish species has failed to recolonise the area in the eastern North Island that was covered by ash during the Taupo eruption (186 AD)? Choose one answer. d. Bluegill bully (guess because i don't know the area the question is refering to) Survival rates can be highly variable during different stages of a diadromous fish’s life cycle. Which of the following (that influence fish survival) do conservation/fisheries managers have the least control over? b. Survival of larvae at sea

If you really want an iguana, it would be cheaper to buy a $1500 plane ticket to move to North America than visit a pet store and buy one for $12. I've had one before. They are not horrible as adults. More lazy if anything. They don't bite people spontaneously but you have to worry more about being tail whipped then anything else if they are grumpy or scared. A full grown male iguana is capable of breaking an adult humans' arm (and sometimes leg) with a tail whip.

Dominance hierarchy among dogs was introduced into science by a Nazi... it's about time we let go of this silly theory. 'Alpha-wolf' doesn't exist either, it's a myth that wolf biologists have been trying to de-bunk for decades. http://www.nonlineardogs.com/100MostSillyPart1-2.html

Good thing your daughter answered her phone while driving! Appears cell phones can save lives after all

I've heard Obama Sin Laden before, from obama-haters

Top 10 things that will inevitably happen now that Osama Bin Laden is dead: 10. President Obama will resist the urge (and succeed) to use this accomplishment during his 2012 presidential campaign. 9. Terrorists across the world give up their crazy ways due to the loss of their spiritual leader. 8. Julian Assange will be out of a job since there will be no more government secrets to uncover. 7. ‘Osama’ will once again become a popular choice as a first name. 6. You can now carry your oversized bottle of mouthwash onto an airplane. 5. The ‘random’ airport passenger searches will now be actually random. 4. Democracy will sweep across the Middle East. 3. Al Qaeda will be completely incapacitated since Bin Laden was personally instructing every terrorist across the world. 2. Rivio Mobile will release Angry Birds Abbottabad. 1. There will now be 40 fewer virgins in heaven. http://blog.sarcasmsociety.com/world/top-10-things-that-will-inevitably-happen-now-that-osama-bin-laden-is-dead.html Although good riddance to him...

So what happened next? Did the eggs just go all white?

I think sea shepherd is good. Greenpeace are mostly just money-wasting hippies and don't actually have any qualified scientists to back up their ideals. Occasionally they get things right, but then go about it the wrong way.

You can also search on here for Dat or Dats, that is usually what people refer to them as. Should be some useful information scattered around.

How big is your tank? I have 2 SAEs which I've had from a young age and they have kinda outgrown my tank of 220L.

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So upsetting for your loss. I had visited in January and was also impressed by all the fish tanks and animals. Hope you will be able to re-open a similar setup somewhere in the future I wish I could help...

I want to go home http://www.canadapleco.com/showthread.php?t=1800&page=1 Joking I think the prices will definitely eventually drop to about $200-250.

How the heck did he even get his hands on Aldabra tortoises!? And how the heck did he fit all those animals into just 3 suitcases!!?!?!??

Freshwater tank right? I think its either a colonial freshwater Bryozoan or colonial freshwater Hydrozoan. Both very similar....have a close look at the tentacles. If they appear to be almost like 2 attached fans then its probably the Bryozoan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrozoa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryzoa PS. It's definitely not a plant

I found a couple of websites/vids about it. http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jewel-studded-beetles http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01 ... thing.php# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ja ... us-customs

I have never seen a trout break its spine, but i suppose its possible, especially if u crank the power up. Did the trout with the dark bands touch the anode? I've seen fish get burnt if that accidently happens. I also haven't come across Torrentfish while sampling so i'm not sure how they are specifically affected. Bullies seem be harder hit then galaxids for some reason though, but still recover almost immediately. Sorry for the confusion, what I meant to say by 'the current is turned off when a fish is spotted' is that by the time you see the fish belly up, you are there with a net and the fish is caught before it can even right itself so there is no need to keep the current on too long. Wearing gloves is defintely the health and safety recommendation, but i don't like it either unless i'm working in deeper water. I keep my hands out of the water otherwise I'm definetly more paranoid about actually touching the cathode or anode itself! ouch! What I remember about eletrofishing in canada is that we used a lot more power, which was unfortunate for some of the smaller fish. At times were were going for huge trout and carp in deep pools so you really didn't want to get your elbows wet. When a carp or trout was hit, alot of the time it would first jump straight out of the water before turning belly up. When fishing shallow parts of the stream then the power was shut off. The worst thing I saw during this work was when we were grabbing the bigger fish and didn't notice a bunch of little fish get stuck to the cathode wire. They were gone-burgers

I remember going to the farmers market when i was little, and they had big beetles and coachroaches imported from africa with jewels glued on and silver/gold chained leashes attached to them so you could wear them as a broach...live. They also came with little aquariums/boxes to use as their home and a caresheet. Quite popular until animal rights people stopped it.

Looks like columnaris to me, but Furan-2 would help with most other types of bacterial and fungal infections too. I don't have any other suggestions sadly, but I do know that columnaris is very hard to cure. So although you are probably treating it correctly, would explain why you are not making much progress.

:facepalm: I dislike articles like this... They make it sound like the fish are being electrocuted close to death... Trout are just harder to take down because they are more athletic then most natives. Their muscles are design for very fast twitch contraction and are capable of bursts of speed and jumping. Which is exactly what happens when they feel the electric current...most of the time they try to bolt down the river/stream and it hard to net them. You can up the voltage a bit to help this problem, but they are still tricky to grab. Natives handle it much better. Basically the electric current disrupts their ability for controlled muscle contraction and thus they lose equilibrium and are easily netted. The fish recover almost immediately when the power is turned off or when the fish is lifted out of the water. The electric current produced by the machine has a limited area it works on, so you can move upstream and work in sections. The trigger is pressed for only a few seconds at a time and is turned off immediately once a fish is spotted. The voltage used on natives is low... and trust me most of the time the workers do not wear gloves. The reason you occasionally get fish that don't recover immediately is not because of the strength of the electric current but the length you leave it on for. Sometimes fish are tricky to net and occasionally try to retreat under some rocks, thus it takes a prolonged zap or several zaps to get them. I have been accidently zapped by an electrofishing machine in canada (where they use even higher higher voltages) when my glove sprung a leak and although my forearms contracted a bit, there was no pain or heart attack involved... :roll:

How big is the breeding tank? If it is big enough (ideally 80L with large footprint, but at least >40L) then 2 fish in it won't cause an ammonia spike as long as you don't over feed the first couple weeks. Feed the fish often to help condition them but make sure its not more then they can eat. Also, small daily water changes will help in the first few weeks until the filter is established...then drop back to 1-2 a weeks, for maybe 2 per month depending on the size of the tank. Rams like clean but stable water conditions. I think you will find that the pair will settle in quickly (especially after their stressful ordeal in the community tank) and will probably breed within 2 weeks. For the fry, have some green water handy, also microworms and live baby brineshrimp. You can also eventually get them onto decap brineshrimp but just mix it with the other food until they learn how to eat food that is not alive. The parents will also love it if you suppliment their diet with high-protein flakes or pellets, frozen bloodworms and brineshrimp and live daphnia. Goodluck and keep us posted with the progress!

I've got some daphnia and ostrocods if you want. You would have to pick up though...

You can try pithing, which involves shoving a needle/probe through the brain. But in my view, clove oil or enthanol is the best.