Caryl

Misty used to climb under the lid and sleep next to the lights where it was warm. The only time she took interest in the fish was when we had a pictus cat. I think the silver attracted her attention...

They look like glorified goldfish bowls to me and I would not recommend one considering the lack of water surface area. I would have thought them too small for marines but I do not know anything about the salty side. I consider them too small for most tropicals anyway :-?

I'm afraid I know little about internal infections. Try Googling one of the many fish disease sites to see what they recommend. A lot of the meds aren't available in NZ though. Hopefully someone here can be more helpful :-? I assume these are the only fish affected? Have you any other bottom dwellers? It could be something in the substrate but if other bottom dwelling fish are fine perhaps you bought them alerady with the infection.

I would assume some sort of internal parasite or bacteria

The only difference between keeping cold and tropical is the need for a heaterstat. You also need to research the fish you would like to make sure they are all compatible You have a lot more options fish-wise with tropical too. If you add your location to your profile you might be able to get a little personalised help too if required. Click on the User Control Panel at the top right of the page.

Not to mention leopardfish and paradise fish

I make it 135L too but once you take into account the depth of the gravel and the distance the water level will be from the top, it will be 120 - 125L more likely, if not a bit less. In a tank that size I would have 3 goldfish, 4 at the most. They grow large and are very messy. You want a good filter to cope with the waste. I would suggest an external canister filter or a hang on the back (HOB) filter like the Aqua Clear. Do not get an undergravel as goldfish shift the gravel around and expose the filter plates. Both external canisters and HOBs have the motor inside so don't require pumps.

Me too :lol:

I found livebearers did not like the traps. It is preferable to have them in a tank with lots of floating and fine leaved plants so the fry have plenty of places to hide. If you leave it until the last moment to add the female she will often abort too.

At least you know the person has received it when it disappears from your outbox. Unlike email where they can claim they never got it and you have no idea if they really did or not :-?

Sneaky danilada. You can also buy larger flat sieve-like things used to cover frypans so fat doesn't spit everywhere.

They are all getting to be the same these days and I hate the ads so prefer CDs. When the radio is on I htink it is The Breeze or More. Husband listens to the National programme :roll:

I have never seen what others see in fighters but your pics may have converted me! I love those ones!! :bounce:

Goldfish like it too but if you do not have any duckweed loving fish then netting is the only way to go.

I have a 27 yr old son who still likes Spongebob :roll:

It isn't saying you need more filtration. It is saying you are using 61% of your available filtration I think :-?

It has been reported on occasion. The Chinese algae eaters are more likely to do it though.

Slate is a sedimentary rock and schist is a metamorphic rock

I go in using Mibbit. The server is irc.nzdance.net and the channel is #aquaria. I will be there tonight at 7.30pm 8)

Nav I have no need to borrow poly boxes as I have plenty. Will be down for conference most definitely!

I was not aware you should not use marble in aquariums. They do not have schist or greywacke on the list either. Very common rocks in NZ and good to use.

Red eared sliders?

I have LOTS of poly boxes of varying sizes :roll:

From what I understand, Zev, the fish need to go from Napier to ChCh. We go to ChCh before we go to Napier. Therefore, the fish would be housed with me until next time we headed down, knew of someone else going who would take them on our behalf, or someone was coming up and would take them back. No idea how long I would have to mind them until we could move them on.

Anything like this one?