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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

Could have a stuck one with the rest backing up behind it. Apart from a gentle stroke (as they do when they strip cichlids) I can't suggest anything else. They can drop fry on and off over a few days.

Well you are going to have to move the clowns eventually as they will get too big for that tank but they are very slow growers. I don't know much about parrot fish but if the angels turn out to be a breeding pair you might have problems.

The guy doing this thing belongs to another forum I Mod on and he adds fish and alters stuff etc according to feedback there.

If the tank was big enough.

It is guilt - they ate her body!

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/imports/ ... ic.all.htm

I too wonder how anyone could recommend that number of fish to cycle such a small aquarium. Neons are not very hardy either so using them to cycle is also a mistake, sorry to say. If that is the sort of advice your lfs is giving you then I would change shops as you are going to lose a lot of fish! Whitespot is caused by stress in 99.9% of cases. I suggest you get some accurate test readings for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.

Knowing someone has been through your home is very unnerving, even if you weren't there at the time! Let your little girl talk it out, she will get over it more quickly than if you keep trying to change the subject. I remember when someone here had a burglary and the culprits came through a window, breaking the aquarium underneath

I never found them so but others may disagree. They certainly dart about and change direction quickly, and often :-? As they move about they catch the light and you will see the flash out the corner of your eye so look up to see what it was. You then waste a lot of time just watching the fish :roll: :lol:

The FNZAS (who run this site) is made up of clubs throughout New Zealand, it is not just one club. Many of our forum members are not actually club members either. 8)

Looks better when you can see the fish! Of the 3 choices I would pick the dwarf neons. They will stand out most from a distance. They catch the light beautifully.

Welcome and good luck with your club.

Unless we are expecting a cold snap I would post without heatpacks but would send them overnight. You have no idea how long they may take otherwise. Double bagged and surrounded by newspaper will be fine. Scrunched up newspaper is a good insulator.

Anchor some Java fern to a rock so they can't remove it. I get oxygen weed from the local river and add that. It doesn't matter if the goldfish eat it, or uproot it as I go and get more - free! :bounce: Try establishing plants in pots first then transfer them to the goldfish tnak once their roots are established.

That could be it Zev :lol:

There are quite a few pics of mine in the forum elsewhere.

7 fish a swimming... Bad algae in the water I know I also suspect the fish are dyed. :-?

Have a look here and see if that helps you understand the Kh and how it relates to your tank. I assume by 'sucking thru the gravel' you mean with a siphon during water changes. This is good as it will be getting rid of excess waste. I doubt you are doing it too much.

I'm sure you will have a lovely Christmas in hospital as the staff go all out to make it so for those who are too ill to be at home. I am sure Luca will be better soon.

There is not that much condensation. We have a heater plus the sucky motor thingie in the ceiling. The switches have RCDs in them. People plug hairdryers and shavers etc into bathroom sockets so why not filters, lights etc? Having thought about the comments re the lighting and the height of the tank I htink I might set the tank up in the lounge instead and put something else in the bathroom (or set up another tank with colourful tropical fish instead. Not fighters though as I am not too keen on them

That is what I was thinking

Identical light whichever side it is on. May be slightly brighter in A due to the open door but it is the south side of the house. Thanks Adodge. I am very pleased with it. 8) If I leave the top as is it will get all sorts of stuff dumped on it - and most of it probably won't actually belong in the bathroom!

I am surprised he hasn't died from embarrassment :lol: