Caryl

Has summer arrived down there yet Southerrrngirrl? The TV seems to imply your weather has been lousy so far We have been having 28 - 33C with very strong nor'west winds. Waaay too hot for my comfort! :-?

Daphnia are bigger. I too get those little dots swimming about with the daphnia and mozzie larvae. Not sure what they are called. I thought they might be copepods or amphipods but someone else gave me another name although I can't remember what it was they claimed them to be :roll: Copepods are crustaceans which are found in freshwater and marine environments. About 12,000 species have been described to date. Copepods have a variety of behaviors and preferred habitats. Amphipods are larger, and readily visible to the naked eye. They look like giant commas. Both these things are talked about a lot with marines so I guess there are more saltwater species than fresh. All sorts of insects and little critters have small larvae that are pretty indistinuguishable uless under a microsope. All are good to feed to fish although I am not sure they are necessarily a good source of nutrients.

Convert? To what? Leopardfish or non filtration Navarre? I have been a proponent of both for many years now

Sam, filters are not a necessity and I do not need to attach a sponge filter. I actually have a number of UGFs and sponge filters lying about that I could have used but figured there was no need for them at this stage.

I was given 4 adults and 3 juvenile leopardfish, Phalloceros caudomaculatus, at the end of November (thanks Whiskas 8) ). I have noticed 5 fry swimming about this morning :bounce: A good start to the New Year, just about doubling my numbers. 8) I decided not to put them in the new bathroom, they are sitting on top of one of the lounge speakers in a 455mm x 300 x 300, 40L tank. No filtration, as I was expecting a small internal filter for Christmas but my dear son presented me with a powerhead by mistake :roll: :-? With small fish in small numbers filtration will not be necessary anyway if I keep up regular water changes. They have a dark gravel substrate with some mini sag and red rotala planted along with duckweed on the surface. The duckweed came with the fish but I like it so kept it. So far it is not getting carried away but time will tell

Twenty ten makes sense. We have Tchaikovsky's Eighteen Twelve Overture, not the Eighteen Thousand and Twelve Overture

Never had a problem with flies and fish tanks. :-?

If it is just a colour change, without the edges getting ragged or red streaks running through, I would assume it is just a colour change. If the ends are ragged and look like they are rotting it may be fin rot.

Clear white or white white? Sometimes they change colour.

A bee foot then? To be found below the bees knees

We made it to Picton just in time and sat on the foreshore to watch the fireworks. While we waited we got talking to a couple of Canadian guys on a 3mth scooter tour of NZ. They were enjoying themselves a lot despite one of the scooters having mechanical problems.

Not half as glad as she is I am sure! :roll:

Positive she'll burst?

We did thank you. Happy New Year to everyone else too :bounce:

Or she bursts :-?

So am I as Grant was called out AGAIN. :roll: If he gets back in time we might still head to Picton but considering the miles he has driven today, and he hasn't had his tea yet (it has been in the oven since 6pm), I think we will stay in. I have just watched the film, Hairspray, and thoroughly enjoyed it. 8) Can't compare it to the original as I have never seen it.

I didn't realise there was a specific champers time!

Anything happen yet?

Not got anything planned but might head down to the Picton foreshore to watch the fireworks they are lighting from a barge off shore.

Have you tried a gentle rub? If there is a stuck fry with the rest backed up, it may get messy :-?

What is the point? From the last sentence it doesn't look like it will stop them disecting the animals, just make them able to see through them while they do it :-?

Has she dropped any more? Have you got her separated and in shallow water so she can rest?

Well if one of your other fishes is an obstetrician and has access to a surgical theatre... :-?

Alan, absenthe makes the heart grow fonder. I actually know a good joke based on that saying but not suitable for a family forum :lol:

You might still do so I am sorry to say