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Are there any red streaks on the fins? I am wondering about fin rot. Without a pic it is really hard to say.

When a fish is irritated by poor, incorrect, or toxic, water conditions it may produce excess body slime in an attempt to protect itself. This sloughs off the fish in bits and pieces and can trail along as the fish swims. Is it coming from all over the body?

Some types of mollys originated in areas where the sea tide came in and out and their habitat varies from fresh to saltwater and everything in between. Mollys sold in your lfs may never have experienced any salt at all in their lives. Have a read of this

This is a great instrumental to calm you down if you are stressed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmiC9P5lg3E Chet Atkins - Estudio Brillante

"Cos no woman wanted them Love the spiders!

The word is not "evil" it is "practical"

They will make an allowance for my injury. One of the other members had to attend in their station wagon while they had their MX5 in bits - for 2 years :roll:

But Google is not the same as an opinion from a local fishkeeper.

We didn't like the blues we saw, too wishy washy. We preferred the contrast on the greens.

You can see a ute on your window??? The car goes very well and has been out and about regularly (any excuse he can get) It went to Motueka to be introduced to Grant's 91 year old dad, who loved it and enjoyed a ride. It has been to the local Vintage Car Club meeting and admired by those present. They also had offers of all sorts of spare parts should they be needed. He is signing up to the club but they do not seem to accept DC, only cash (which he didn't have on him) or cheques (which we don't have either). Members seem to be as old fashioned as their cars :lol: It has been to the garage 2x to be re-fueled. The grandkids (not) have been for a ride in it too. I suspect it might be going to the next MX5 meeting :sml1: Unfortunately, until I have my surgery, I am limited in how far I can go in it as there is little back support, no lateral support, and no seatbelts. It is still stuck outside while the garage is cleaned out but by this weekend hopefully a space will have been cleared.

Just got an email from the breeders to say their Quaker parrots have laid eggs! :bounce: We were hoping to get a baby Quaker last year after losing our poor conure, Pepper, but the birds did not lay. Fingers crossed :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

As you all know, we are cleaning out the garage. I have found some old ink cartridges which will go to the recyclers unless they can be of use to anyone here. Free, except for cost of postage. All are well past their use by date (one of them has 2000 on it I think :lol: ) but have been in a closed carton out in the garage and still sealed so should actually be ok. The occasional person may still be using these old printers or have a newer one which will actually take these old cartridges. Epson T029 colour (1) T014 colour (3), and a really really old colour cartridge for Epson Photo/Photo Ex/Photo 700 series, a colour one for the Epson Stylus 400/600/800/850/1520 it says for use with 600Q, and a black one that also says it is for the 600Q but also has for use with 400/500/600/Photo/PhotoEx/Photo700 (I told you they were really old!) Canon BC-02 (black) (3) Canon BC-05 (colour) (1) HP 23 tri-colour (3) Some of these actually fit newer models not named on the boxes. For more info, feel free to email me with your make and model number and I will see if it is mentioned on the box, or Google it yourself.

Great pics, great tanks, great fish!

Dunno about the dissolved oxygen but many here are on bore water. May have trouble with hardness.

We are pleased to announce Sophia as our latest mod. Be nice to her eh until she gets the hang of it?

Give it to someone with a bare fry tank, as it is good for that, but otherwise try and get it out of your tank. As you have noticed, it drifts off, clogs the filter, and wraps around other plants and stuff. I have it in my tank as it must have been attached to another plant since I never actually added it myself. It just keeps growing and strangling everything. Replace it with Java fern or Anubias on the log.

Silver Ferns versus someone else I think

It better be or you will run out of yard!

Why not ask here if they know of any?

As long as it stays fun no matter who wins. It is a sad fact that the Women's Refuges around the country rapidly fill up whenever the AB's lose

Perhaps they feel overwhelmed in a tank that size. They are usually kept in much smaller aquariums. The gouramis may be intimidating them too, just by their presence, as they are a similar shape and a bit bigger.

I too like the look of the black silicone.

Pics and at least a brief description of the event would be much appreciated. Plenty of time as the Nov AW is finished and just about ready to go to print so it will be in the Feb issue

End of Day 1... It might not look much different but...

It is only about 4 years of collecting as that was when we cleaned it out last :roll: Most of it is stuffed computer and electronic stuff and heaps of polystyrene packaging. There is also plenty of test equipment required for his job (they do not have an office here). If we get the carport built, it will have a long deep cupboard running full length with combination locks on. All the work test stuff, spare parts etc will go in there so it can be accessed by other techs, if required, when we are not home. What you can't see is all around the roof, under the eaves, are miles and miles of old electronic and computer magazines. Sitting on top of the roof joists are loads of poly boxes and other stuff.