Caryl

I always assumed platys and swords could breed as both were Xiphophorus sp. and someone had, in the past, just taken those with the sword and bred them to get the longer sword but, apart from that they were the same fish. :-?

Lots of fine leaved plants for the fry to hide. Do you have space to raise a lot of guppy fry if you save them all?

I rang the ChCh depot for Works this morning and told his boss the story and how much we appreciated Harold's help. He is going to make Harold the "Employee of the Month" :bounce: We would have had to sit and wait some time for the AA if Harold hadn't come to our rescue. He got the car jacked up (luckily he had a piece of wood to slip under the jack as we were having trouble with it sinking) the tyre off and the spare on then he checked to see what was dripping (turned out to be just the air con). All with a friendly smile. When he said his name was Harold my dad promptly asked "The giraffe?" He was probably used to that so only laughed and said that no, he was too short :lol: On the way back we actually caught up with Grant at the shingle fans (he had been working up Blue Duck Valley) so followed him home. We made it in time to help out our daughter's Quiz Night team and rocketed them back into first place! (had dropped to 5th last week). Go the Foxy Morons! :bounce: :bounce:

Took mother to ChCh today to catch her Aussie flight but hit a rock on the way (we suspect it fell off a truck as there were no slips or places nearby it could have fallen from). Totally destroyed the front left tyre (only a couple of months old) so more expense! :roll: Three cheers for Harold, the friendly Downer Works man who stopped his truck and helped us out.

Hi and welcome. You will have a lot of fun and meet other turtle keepers at Totally Tanked.

Gets too cold down here unfortunately so would cost a fortune to heat. :-?

but the red ones go faster :lol: I am curious as to why you do not want any red, if you don't mind my asking?

What's eww about them? They are very useful! :bounce:

Do reptiles not eat ants?

Very interesting! I thought leeches were all black (except when well fed and they go dark red).

Considering what comes out of a lot of teenaged mouths these days (especially the girls) I think it would be a good thing :roll:

I disagree Joe. A caged bird that is let out daily is perfectly acceptable.

I got mine from a member in Gisborne 8)

A 4.8 this afternoon and not very deep

Most of us start spreading before we sag! :roll: :lol:

Grant is good at the last minute/second bids too :lol: I don't trust autobid. :roll:

I suggest you start with a budgie. They are a lot quieter than cockatiels. My nana's budgie could recite nursery rhymes and a number here met Bud, the wonder budgie. He had quite a repertoire and was free range every evening. We still miss him (and Pepper). Budgies can be taught tricks too.

One of the pet shops we visited recently had signs explaining price changes due to GST. They finished with "We thank you for your patients" :lol: As to sellers writing from the animal's perspective. If it is done well it can be very clever but most are not :roll:

Budgies are a good start and can be fun without costing a lot either. Bear in mind at your age you will be going to school then possibly uni, where you may not be able to take a bird with you. If you get a larger, longer-lived bird than a budgie, you might run into problems. Larger parrots bond to their owners.

Never bred them myself but from what I have read, you separate the sexes and feed them up on good quality foods then put them all together, They swim and spawn in a group dropping eggs everywhere. Fish need to then be removed so they don't eat the eggs.

I usually get Grant to bid on my auctions. Too much excitement for me a lot of the time. It depends on how badly I want the item though :lol:

I do not think a raised pond ever looks natural. In nature, a pond forms at the lowest point, not the highest. Just a thought.

By putting the males in one tank and the females in another, or use a tank divider. If you want to tell the boys from the girls, the males are smaller and slimmer. The females get more rounded with eggs.

no. I have them and I love them.

Good tank maintenance, quarantining new fish and keeping the water as good as it can be