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Caryl

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  1. Male guppies will attempt to mate with any female (and sometimes other males :roll: ). Always have way more females than males to spread the aggression and constant harrassment.
  2. Not always. If it fits in the larger ones' mouths they will consider it food. Are we talking goldfish here or another species?
  3. He said his sister so I am picking it is a girl Oh, you mean the goat???
  4. and let us remember this thread is about kid goats!
  5. There are too many factors affecting growth to have an accurate chart I would think. Feed little and often, keep up the water changes, and don't overcrowd. This will ensure your fry grow quickly and well.
  6. Quite possibly, depending on the species and size of the tank (and other inhabitants). Males will often do this to show who is boss.
  7. Diving and snorkelling will keep you happily amused with no need for other activities Underwater camera cases are expensive. I believe Canon do a goodie.
  8. You should see what a duck can do hitting a windscreen at 100kph (the car was going 100kph, I don't think the duck was)! You could see all the veins etc from its feet indented in the glass.
  9. Caryl

    Power Cuts

    We could never convince my grandmother that electricity didn't dribble out of the switch if it was left switched on with nothing plugged into the outlet :roll: Tanks will drop their heat quite slowly. Make sure the filter media stays wet and throw a duvet or similar over the tank and all should be fine. Or, if you have a wood burner, keep it going to keep the room warm.
  10. Caryl

    Pet Names

    Only animal here with a name (apart from Grant) is Bud the wonder budgie. Called Bud because it is a short version of Budgie and because bud is also a nickname for friend.
  11. I realise you are all proud of your war wounds but please do not post the pictures here as it will upset many. Just give a link to it instead.
  12. It seems to depend on conditions and the type of snail as to how many you end up with. Watch the apple snails though. There are 2 types and one of them eats plants!
  13. Bottom feeders need food in their own right. They are not there just to scavenge others' leftovers. Some are better at it than others and many don't eat algae at all. They certainly do help keep the bottom of the tank clean. It is always good to have top, middle and bottom feeders in an aquarium. Snails often produce more waste than they eat and are prolific breeders! Most small bottom feeders will not bother a Siamese fighter at all. Corydoras, bristlenoses and small loaches will be fine.
  14. Moved. White clouds are easy to breed. Add a group to the tank with water and fine leaved plants like cabomba, ambulia or Indian fern etc then leave them to do their thing.
  15. I never add any chemicals to my tank if I can help it.
  16. Hi and welcome. Adding your location to your profile would be good too This is done through the user control panel at the top left.
  17. Cryophytum (ice plants) cascade in a variety of bright colours. I think they are banned to sell now but plenty of people have them in their gardens to get some Arctotis - wide variety of colours, pretty gray leaves aubretia (aka aubrieta or aubrecia) - trailing evergreen with pink or purple flowers lobelia - upright and cascade in variety of colours begonias - flower profusely portulaca (sun plant & drought tolerant) variety of colours. Die off and then self seed everywhere alyssum - hardy white and pink. Self seed like portulaca pansies violets Celosia (cockscomb) - look like flames in red, yellow, orange and pink look through plants in nurseries or Warehouse as labels will tell you what conditions they require. Look for the mass blocks rather than individual plants.
  18. If given the choice I would rather do water changes
  19. Hi and welcome. Thank you for rescuing Coby
  20. I would have thought those flavours would sort of clash with the banana though. I react badly to passionfruit
  21. It isn't natural growth in many cases - it is silicon. Oh sorry, I was thinking of the blondes. My mistake :oops: :lol:
  22. People can charge more if they say they are fancy guppies Same goes if you give them a fancy name :roll: Fancy, as far as I can tell but I don't keep guppies, usually refers to the longer and/or different shaped tails. A common guppy has a spade or rounded tail.
  23. What flavour icing do you put on banana cake? We always used banana essence and the icing was white but these days the preference seems to be for chocolate icing. As far as I am concerned, chocolate icing on banana cake is only acceptable if the cake is split in half with banana slices then whipped cream added to the centre.
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