Caryl

I missed a word, I meant to say the fish MAY have been dead.... I too have found live fish in a filter. You know the answer then - stop letting them watch Finding Nemo!

I have never had anything go through X-ray on an internal flight :-?

Didin't say anything. I just went on board carrying one of those squishable cooler bags. My sister and her daughter took bags of fish to Hamilton for me once and each had 2 large cooler bags full and nobody asked what was in them, nor they didn't say.

The fish have been dead and then as a result got sucked up the pipe. Not that they got caught in it in the first place.

I have carried fish onto planes (for internal flights, not international of course) a number of times (in cooler bags), and given them to others to do the same, with no problems. You just don't say "Oh, by the way, I have live fish in my bag" I travelled with an axolotl in an ice cream container once. The air hostess (remember when all flights had them?) said "Eeewww!" but didn't say I couldn't carry it.

I don't think we are allowed any shell dwellers in NZ. (Never heard of this fish either so I may be totally on the wrong track too :oops: )

Depends on the species. Genetics also comes into it. Or do you mean an adult fish with black spots and whether the fry have the spots from birth or whether they develop as the fish gets older?

Common names rainbow or redfin shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum, Labeo frenatus) I think. Very pale.

They might get the equivalent of an "ice cream headache" if you don't defrost them first :lol:

I have never had a nippy cherry barb. They are a lovely fish in a group and the males colour up spectacularly. A hardy species too in my experience.

Leave it to grow a while and see how it looks then

:lol: I am laughing too. I use warm water and a handful of salt. Salt kills most stuff and should get rid of any white marks (calcium deposits rather than soap scum I should think). An old credit card makes a good scraper.

Read this guy's account of his accident then look at the gallery of pics. Unbelievable! http://edgeofsomewhere.com/Journal/trauma-t1571

No wonder you are excited! Great pics of beautiful fish. Look forward to fish and fry pics now

Looks like the ones we have in that case. Not got around to finding something to make a trap with yet sorry.

As long as it is alkaline I should think. I don't know, I have not kept snails.

Hearing voices from adverts is worse! My other voices are calming and helpful

Did anyone else get a little voice in their head saying "Can you say grippy?" :roll: :lol:

I seem to remember someone saying they had a fish get caught under the cotton tying down some plant so it does happen occasionally

I don't know if the snail killed him either but what is the pH in the tank? Snails need alkaline water or their shells go soft and they die.

I bet there's lots but they see you coming :lol:

Google for instructions on a bath in Epsom Salts. The fish may have permanently damaged the digestive system and never swim upright again but try the Salts.

Possibly both. What other fish do you have and what sort of plants are being nibbled? All of them or selected species?

I would have thought most plants would be "safe" in Papakura. You don't get that cold up there. Netting can be useful if you are troubled by cats or falling leaves. Best way to stop cats is to make sure the edging wobbles or rocks. They do not like it when the ground moves when they go to look in the water. I doubt water level makes a difference. A friend had trouble with a neighbour's cat who just dived in, swam about until it caught a fish (and these were huge!) then swam out with it :roll:

We have had a great afternoon with about 26 turning up in the end. We were there about 2 hours and it was all very interesting. Have lots of pics to sort through but very hard to take photos when flashes are not allowed