Caryl

The highest our personal weather station registered was 36.7C on the south side of the house in the shade. Grant is in nothing but shorts - haven't seen him do that for many years!

Should I be concerned about my cold water leopardfish, even though they are behaving just as they normally do? Their tank temp is now 32C. I know I can do water changes, drop a Slikka pad in etc but should I bother doing so since the high temps do not seem to be bothering them? It is 35.9C outside (though official temp, taken at weather station across town, says 33.2C. We get hotter here at our end of town under the hills). We only have aircon in 2 rooms at this end of the house, not the lounge where the 3 tanks are. The big tropical tank does not get so hot as it is surrounded on all sides, except the front, by a solid timber unit. Plus it has more water in it so is slower to react to room temperature.

It is 33.5C outside and my cast iron bath water is sitting at 27C in full sun. Another option is to dig a hole and sink the bath as far as possible below ground level. That will keep the water cooler too - as will the shade you say you will have. I filled a large plastic water trough (about 5ft diameter) an hour ago and its temp is already up to 19C.

Si will get annoyed at you all hijacking his thread

10pm and still 28C outside. Supposed to be the same tomorrow. I think the aircon will run all night :-?

Grant is watching the 7's thing and it appears to be raining in Wgtn. It is 33.8C at our place (official temp on other side of the valley 32.9C at 3.30pm). I don't mind the heat so much but the humidity is not pleasant!

Bet it's because he wouldn't ask for directions :facepalm:

Queen's birthday weekend - 3 - 5 June

Down, across, whatever. A figure of speech

BNs like to burrow under gravel to get in and out of tight spaces Can't beat Ryan's story but we certainly had one out of the tank for over 2 hours (possibly up to 4) before it was noticed. It was in a large bit of Java fern we had removed from the tank.

What do you need leave for? Go up Frriday after work and back Monday which is a public holiday! :bounce:

Having never run over a duck I will have to take your word for it :tears:

It is possible these have been posted out so you all should start receiving them any time now. What's in this edition? CONFERENCE REGISTRATION and information!!!! I believe zev will have registration forms available for download too. An obituary for John Eastwood Planaria - who, what, where, why, and do I need to panic? Riverside Turtles - people keep releasing turtles into the wild :evil: Alternative medicine and herbs for your fish. Find out what use parsley, mint, fennel, elderflowers, pumpkin seeds and garlic can be in the aquarium How to build a garden pond on a budget Siamese algae eaters & black flying foxes - how to tell the difference See Sophia's planted killie tank so far Nymox's spiny eel care sheet has been used Learn about mouse's ear, Saururus cenuus Earthquake proofing aquariums. A summary from the quake thread Would someone want to join your club? And stay??? Food for thought and some ideas for club meetings Read about AFA's stand at the Pet Expo See who has registered what in the breeding scheme Did you know cuttlefishes "see" with their bellies? This and more about these fascinating sea creatures Coming soon to a letterbox near you! (if you are lucky :happy1: )

Errr OK. Joe, don't do that again! :facepalm: aegis

I always look down from above. If the whole body has scales sticking out like a pine cone then it is dropsy. Looking from the side you can see the scales at the top are also raised (1st pic). If it is just the belly then it is constipation or something else. Here is a danio with dropsy...

You will need to re-link the moved pics

Did you move them in your album?

For those members who have gone back to school this year, how has it been so far?

I don't want to go that far!!! :tears:

I wish to apologise to Ira as I read more into his post than was there. This was due to what was still going around in my head after watching the programme. He is not a mind reader! I took a more negative meaning when none was intended.

I am not pissy at you! :roll:

It was the "Yeah, Ferry pilots" that made me feel that way but I am sure you did not mean anything by it. It was not just the job but what they had to go through to be allowed to do it. One of the women had over 2000 hours flying experience before joining up, as an acrobatic stunt flyer, and they still didn't think she could do it. They said the hardest part was not knowing what sort of aircraft you were going to be flying at any time. They could fly anything from spitfires to the big bombers and no experience may have been had in some of them before taking off in it. One woman told how she flew a bomber into an RAF base. She got out of the plane to be greeted by a group of men with a staff car. She asked if it was for her and they said "No, it is for the pilot". She replied "I AM the pilot!" and they did not believe her. They actually searched the plane before finally realising she was indeed the pilot. After the war none of them could continue flying, unless they were rich enough to buy their own plane, as the jobs were given to the men. That went for all those women who had trained as engineers and mechanics etc to keep things running. My friend's dad was an RAF pilot (he was Canadian but lied about his age and joined up in the UK) and was flying missions over enemy territory aged 16. Can you 16 yr olds in here imagine doing that? I think the average life expectancy for the front line pilots was only a few months

We often had difficulty finding internet access in the UK - or finding someone who knew where to go for it. It was also very expensive in the hotels.

Ira I feel you are trivialising the work they did, just because they did not fly in combat missions. It was not just the job they did but the war (within a war) they had to fight to be able to do it in the first place and the attitude of the males who claimed they could not do the job. They certainly had bigger balls than many men at the time!

Thanks for that Donna, I might go look for one for our pump inlet. It blocks very quickly!