Caryl

Perhaps the secret squirrel doesn't want competition

Adrienne different substrates can alter the pH. When we first started fish keeping we killed large numbers of guppies as our pH kept soaring up to 8 and we would add pH Down (as per shop instructions) but next day it woluld be up again. Poor fish suffered in our ignorance! Turned out the substrate was meant for African set-ups to keep the pH at 8.0 :-?

How do you know he isn't the one on the left?

Products advertised as reducing ammonia (like Ammolock) can give false test readings.

I do like the fact that the woman has said it was entirely her own fault and has apologised to the owners.

That one had the most votes and has since been altered very slightly to make it more "printer friendly". You will have to wait and see what the final result is

Flakes are good.

Reviving an old thread... Ben, you said you were going to make a pumkin pie for the cafe. Did you do so and was it popular?

This Sunday, 2pm, at new member James' house next door to us at 10a Faulkland Dr. Feel free to park up the drive as there is plenty of room at both his and our place James and Emma have just set up their first tank and stocked it last weekend after a buying spree in Christchurch. He is keen to show us their efforts and the beautiful breeding colours of his kribensis pair. ALL WELCOME.

You need to remember there are probably time constraints as well as monetary ones. It is a long journey by bus.

That list was compiled in 1997. Christmas moss wasn't known then.

Joe, there is this really neat invention called "The Telephone". As the adverts used to say "Let your fingers do the walking" and ring the local glaziers. If they don't have it they can possibly tell you who does in the other 2 centres.

Isn't one being advertised for sale by oscnz? He feeds it guppies.

OK, after some minor alterations I think this might be it... Thanks to JarrenB for the design. We can change the design in a couple of years or so. I have removed the space for a sig since we will have a new treasurer next year and it means unused cards can't be carried over to the next year. Hence also the gap so I can write in the valid years. I can get a special deal for 500 which should last us 2 years then we can look at new designs

The Refreshments - Let it Rock!

A bit like a snake on trainer wheels huh I have been laughing over this all morning :lol:

I would be contacting the local SPCA to get them to check it out.

There used to be a sleeper train but I don't think they have run for many years now. Trains used to be good, cheap travel but not these days! Hitchhike

Sponge filters are great for dry. Guppy fry tend to scoot about just under the water surface so you are better with floating plants than some sort of fake grass on the bottom.

What sort of filter do you have? All you need do is hang the filter in the main tank. When you are ready to put the female in the little tank, use water from the main one (or 2/3 - 1/3 as you did before) and add the filter, which will have cycled. If you set up a tank with water and no fish it will not cycle if an ammonia food source is not being added. I suspect not enough water changes compared to the amount of food being fed. Daily water changes would be better. Food is a little, often. Remember how small fry are - their stomachs are even smaller!

Well I have spread them from one end of the island to the other!! :lol:

Excellently thanks Doug. A lot of them went to Christchurch conference and were passed on to southernman (Marty). Another lot went elsewhere (I can't remember who I gave them too :oops: ) and last week my remaining ones went on holiday to participate in the Tasman Club's Fish Display for a week in the Richmond Mall. While there, one of their members fell in love with them so a few remained behind to start a colony over there. The ones left have been producing fry slowly but steadily (which is why I was able to spread them around further) :bounce:

Thanks for picking it up so fast!

Oops, I am useless with numbers! :lol: I meant 2cm and 3cm :oops: Grant tells me that is the same as 20mm and 30mm :-? They are just doohickeys to me on the ruler 8)

Boys only reach about 20cm, the females get to 30cm