Caryl

Here is the one and only fish I have had that got dropsy. See the scales are sticking out the whole length of the body

Only 50??? Welcome 8)

As an aside, dropsy affects the whole body and the scales stick out all over, even along the top of the body. If a fish has a swelling the scales will naturally stick out where the swelling is, as they accommodate the bulge beneath, not all over the body.

Interesting you should say that kiwiplymouth as I too thought that was the reason you should not use the iodised salt.

Perhaps you have the rarer chirping grunty tree frogs

If you have the opportunity to see this show then do so. I have never laughed so hard in my life!!! :lol: http://www.busting-out.com/theshow.html

Shouldn't that be plecoholics gone public?

We can all help by taking them off your hands I am sure

I think you are argueing semantics here. Separate companies but all owned by the same umbrella company. I suggest anyone wanting to transport fish contact their local branch to see what they say. Is that pet courier still operating? Used to be called Stuart Little I think but then changed name.

Every now and then a bar decides to do this an animal lovers get upset. Hopefully it will be stopped or someone catches something nasty from the fish or chokes on it or something :roll: I am not sure what it says about a person who thinks swallowing a live animal in this manner is fun. :evil: I have no objection to those doing it in the wild when they require a source of food!

They look stunning in a larger group. Always on the move and they catch the light beautifully.

Oooh yes, excellent suggestion douwe! One of my favourites them thar torpedo barbs.

I have an overall view of the tank 8) Never occurred to do a closeup of the workings sorry.

I edited your post there Mystic as I am sure you did not mean to leave the L out of the word "tilt" in the last sentence. Don't want anyone making suggestions and references to wet T shirt competitions! :lol:

Dwarf neon rainbows, Melanotaenia praecox, can get to about 6cm. Featherfin rainbows reach 5cm but are very fine and delicate looking.

I too would suggest rainbows.

Good to hear you got it sorted in the end Stella. I have learned never to sit down with a book while a tank is filling :roll: When I use my siphon python thing to refill it is very very slow and I tend to forget it is going (especially if my head is in a book!) so I now refill using the good old bucket sytem and consider it good exercise and worthy of a dessert. With 2 buckets I can have one filling while I pour the other into the tank. The dual tap goes at just the right speed to be almost full by the time I return with the empty bucket. If it overflows it only goes into the sink and we don't pay for wayer useage.

That's my innocent look. Isn't it convincing? :lol:

Must I? :lol: Thanks. See you at your place.

Cool! I love insects. Their patterns are beautiful.

:oops: silly me, I misread it. :roll:

How deep is it? It is possible the water is getting too hot and lacking oxygen. What you have done so far is good and the hose will bring the temp down and what I would have suggested. How big is the pond and are there other fish in it? If so, how many? Are they doing the same or just this one? I gather the pond has no filtration or fountain, waterfall etc? A fountain, or similar, would help but make sure it does not spray the lily leaves as lilies do not like that.

Grant, Pepper, and I would like to attend if we may? It looks like we will be in ChCh that weekend so jenniferh can give us a feather clipping demonstration. Plus we need to purchase a mobile home for Pepper for when we go away on weekends. He has difficulty fitting through the door on Bud's old cage :roll: and the new cage is waaay too big for transporting everywhere.

Down to one???? What has happened to Organism, 3 Animates, Redwood Aquatics, Petworld, Bubble N Squeak and the others???

I would post mine Zev except I keep getting a message telling me my image, which is only 160 x 158, may only be up to 640 pixels wide. :-?