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When I first set up the Jebo 819 I had to put my hand on it to feel the fine vibrations as I couldn't hear it. Now I can faintly hear it if I crouch down and put my ear next to it.

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Not sure if goldfish can get HITH. I believe it is a number of holes, not a single one too. If it is well and active I wouldn't worry about it.

waterlogged answered some of your questions. How many sorts of snails are out there? Quite a few of varying shapes and sizes. 4 or 5 are most common How do I get rid of the snails? Stop feeding so much. Snails become a problem when you overfeed the fish. Squish them against the glass Weight down a lettuce leaf each night and remove it, hopefully covered in snails, in the morning. Shake snails off and repeat. Are the snails helping the tank run so well? Snails can be good as they move through the substrate and help aerate it. Snails are scavengers so help keep the tank clean (when in smaller numbers. Too many and they create more waste than they clean). Is there a tropical fish that eats snails? Various loaches

Actually tracytrout, since you asked... you were going to do an article about your nigripinnis (that was Feb 2010). Have you progressed with it at all? I still have the photos you took, waiting for an accompanying article 8) I have been working steadily since the stuff-up and am pleased to say that I have finished it!!! AGAIN :happy2: :happy1: :bounce: I used the articles that had initially arrived too late to fit into the May edition and were ready to go in August. Now all I have to do is rewrite the ones I lost and put them into the next issue. This gives me a bit more time.

Thanks Donna but I have all the emails etc I used to write the article so will have to start again. It has meant a rewrite of those 13 pages and some that was going in May will now be in Aug and some Aug stuff will go in May. Grant has discovered the backup problem (a fault in the HD or something) and thinks he has it sorted. I mow have 2 backups going but notihing to retrieve about 2 weeks worth of work &c:ry I had done a followup on quake proofing and the saga of rehoming all those turtles. It was those two that had taken the longest to do. There was also a small bit about poisonous frogs and a piece expanded on from an idea from Dominique (KMAC sec). The others were emailed so I only have to reformat them. I think the magazine will still be out on time just that I will be a little frazzled. :nilly:

That was great!

Looks like a nice tasty mushroom to me. I thought it was the pretty coloured ones that tended to be poisonous. I pick similar looking ones in the reserve next door and they cook up nicely. Have a look here and see if you can find it.

It is a fail definitely as we had that problem once. Ours was attached to the back window so easy to remove, rather than repair, as it had a wiring problem.

Did the goldfish come from the beach as well? I wonder if you will have trouble with the fish ripping their flowing fins, or damaging bulgy eyes, on the thin, pointed driftwood pieces.

Could be some poor genetics somewhere.

It's a bit small for goldfish

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But are they peck proof? I don't think the mynahs are licking the pig's ears I did not know such things as lick proof coverings, special hats and hoods were available for animals (never having had the need for any). How interesting! 8)

In this case PhotoRec would not work. The computer is supposed to do an auto back-up daily (and claimed it was). When Grant last checked it at the end of March it was doing so. Perhaps he did something to it as it obviously hasn't worked since! :-? I did not accidentally delete it (that would have been easy to fix) but I overwrote it. Went to Save As and when it asked if I was sure, I said yes. As soon as I clicked it I realised it was wrong (I had both the magazine and the cover open at the same time and had been working between one and the other and had meant to save the cover but selected the mag name instead) but no matter how loudly I screamed "NO! I MADE A MISTAKE! STOP!!!! it did not listen :facepalm: &c:ry Grant has retrieved all but 13 pages of it. Of course of those 13 pages, which had about 6 different articles from memory, 2 were written by me so I don't have a copy. One of them had taken over a week to sort, write, check, contact others for confirmation of facts etc. If only I had sent a copy to Donna (as a lot had to do about her experiences with getting the turtles out of the quake zone) for checking I would have a copy for her to send back but I had not yet done so. :tears: Luckily I have a couple of articles ready to go into the August mag so I can use them instead then laboriously re-write the other, which was about 6 pages on its own. Thank you to those in Chat last night who were offering possible solutions.

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Congratulations Simon. No you can't. Hair doesn't count :lol: Love the name. Welcome to The Fishroom Devin. :love:

Can you take some pics once you catch it? It is amazing how fast a sick or injured fish can move when it wants to!

That was very kind of you Poecilid. So selfless!

I have just managed to wipe the whole May Aquarium World - which was just having the finishing touches added to it :-? I have unplugged the external drive so hopefully Grant will be able to retrieve a copy from there as it does an auto backup every 4 hours or something so, assuming it is working properly, it will be there. Oh dear :tears: &c:ry It is times like this I wish I drank as I could do with a stiff drink :roll:

I am still waiting for his new address as well or his May magazine may not get delivered! Looking forward to seeing all this soon! :happy1:

It sounds really bad and I suspect you may be right with thinking it is intestines, injured from an attack. Try and catch it and separate it from the other fish. I doubt there is anything you can do but put it out of its misery. Sounds like a serious injury :-?

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If it is on the back of the tank, against a wall, how is it going to get scratched? I have spray painted the backs of tanks and found the paint to be reasonably scratch resistant. Do several thin layers rather than fewer thicker ones.

We aren't allowed to 'phone a friend' at our quiz. All cell phones and other electronic devices much be switched off and off the tables.