Caryl

I have been informed the magazines were posted today :bounce: Enjoy. 8) and send me articles for the Feb edition. Thanks to those who have already done so.

Unless the printer lets me know, I won't know any more about delivery times than the rest of you - or when it turns up in my letterbox. Hopefully they arrive before the end of November! If not, this will be the first time in my 16 years as editor that a magazine has been late :oops: There was a lot of new stuff to organise for this this month, involving different organisations, but I am sure you will all think the new look was worth it. Feb should be fine as we have all the wrinkles ironed out. :bounce:

Hi and welcome. Neons are hard to sex. Females will be fatter. 60L is small so be careful how many, and what sort, of fish you add. Neons like to be in a group of 6 or more so I would get more of them for a start.

I certainly use fly spray but do not spray near, or towards, the tanks. Never had a problem. I tend more to use it on window sills etc rather than just spray into the room.

It is plecostomus and don't worry, a bristlenose is not a plecostomus anyway so no need to spell it :lol: Bristlenoses (Ancistrus sp) are egg layers. They lay in caves or under logs. You can't mistake their eggs as they are very large and bright orange. The male looks after them too. You will probably find more fry but they are well camouflaged. The white patch on the tail gives them away.

I look forward to the article and photos of the event

There's 4 of us in there at the moment 8)

Wow! The power of the written word eh??

Would anyone who has any anecdotes or information on John's years with the FNZAS please email me so I can put together a worthy obit in the Feb AW. We all know of his expertise selling raffles or auctioning goods. His ability to get money out of everyone and leave them smiling was amazing. His repertoire of jokes was astounding and his ability to tell them had everyone in fits of laughter. It often took a while to figure out if he was telling you something true or whether what he was saying would turn out to be a joke. Sometimes some were still unsure by the end of it :lol: Who could forget the enormous ice creams he used to get for Eddie each conference? The photo above is a favourite of mine. It was taken at the Blenheim conference 2003.

No but it should be very soon. We had to apply for Permit Post, bulk business rates and credit. These have all been accepted and it is just the final approval needed from NZ Post for the mock-up of the final print job for the permit post sent by the printer then it will be all go. The magazines have been printed, just the details for addressing being finished off. Hopefully within the week. Those who have seen the new look are all impressed, as am I. It will be worth the wait! :bounce: A pity John did not live long enough to see it as he has been a major financial contributor and supporter of the Aquarium World for many years.

RIP

My brother lost his job last Feb after 22 years with the company. Before that he was in the army. Hard to find employment when you are 54 with health problems, although these had not affected his work. He has never been unemployed before or been on any sort of benefit and is finding it soul destroying and is now battling depression. He is applying for anything and everything but when a basic factory job got 1,465 applicants for one position, he is one of many :roll: He has found WINZ very helpful so far.

WARNING!!!! Reading this book will make you want to immediately don gumboots and head to the nearest waterway with a bucket and net!!!

John was an enthusiastic member of the FNZAS from about 1970, becoming a life member in 1996. He gave full heartedly to the federation, and anything else he was involved in. A great man who will be greatly missed

I walk or cycle everywhere. My biggest problems are; 1. people who open their car doors without looking 2. cars coming out of driveways (backwards or forwards) without checking anyone is on the footpath 3. trying to get through roundabouts when idiot car drivers do not indicate correctly :evil:

I'm not aware of any disease problems with earthworms.

Are you implying wok eats a lot??? :lol:

Use last 3 then... essence

We have 2 rivers running through the middle of our town. Both are full of it 8)

You visit Livingart when in Tauranga

From ONE News... The change is likely to come into effect before the end of the year in a bid to cut the number of teenagers involved in road accidents.

What do you define as a "pH problem"?

We have an exec meeting tomorrow to discuss this (among other things)

Depends on the size of the fish but usually they look like they are about to burst.

I have never understood why anybody would want to eat them :-? Having travelled extensively in both islands I can say they both have their merits and it is hard to imagine how different they are to each other considering the proximity (I am speaking geographically here). The one thing I love about the North Island is the number and length, of passing lanes! We spent a week exploring the Coromandel a few years ago and loved it there. Am about the spend a week in the lower South Island.