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I had a Chinese algae eater jump up on top of the lid of one of those small plastic breeding traps. Unfortunately by the time I found it I thought "Where did that twig come from and how did it get there?" Took a minute to register it was a very dessicated fish, having been directly under the lights for some time :-?

I would like to point out that the Simtronics Cup for best junior article is only for juniors who belong to an affiliated FNZAS club! Being a junior in the forum is not enough. You may certainly still write and submit an article :bounce: but the cup is for actual FNZAS members only. It is hard to tell how many juniors we have exactly as some are signed up under a family membership. There are at least 18, possibly more, but I do not know their ages (some may be too young to write an article)

Oooohhh that lighting! :roll: :oops: * searches for glasses

Like a green sheet? That is cyanobacter, not algae. Opinions vary as to the cause. What sort of lighting do you have on it?

Bristlenoses can survive several hours :oops:

A lot of the newer ones are more efficient but some pumps will not run off a UPS unless the UPS has true sine wave output, which only the expensive ones have. We found our Fluvals would not run on a UPS but the Eheims did. Haven't tried any others. A generator would work however they are obviously more expensive and you have to be there to start them up in the case of a power failure. The advantage of a generator is that you could get one large enough to run the heaters as well but still be portable enough to be able to be moved by one person. Ones being imported from China are quite cheap and apparently work well.

When we were in Brunei we watched Shark Tale (while waiting for the lightning storm and rain to pass). If I remember correctly, the sound was in original English but the written subtitles must have been translated from Malaysian (or something else) back into English. The results were hilarious. At one point, the fish cried "Look out! He's behind you!!" The words underneath said "Look out, he is in your behind!" :lol:

Do you have a local Community Law Office? They offer free advice.

They have obviously been listening to the adverts that say dirt is good! :lol:

It is good to know there are places that will recycle it. We get lots of it packed around computer parts and it is a pain to dispose of :roll:

Polystyrene is recyclable but not easily. I don't think any recyclers take it in NZ though Some of it is (depends on how it has been made, and density, I think). If it has the recycle number 6 on it and your local recyclers takes number 6 items, then they will accept it apparently. It would be a lot better if we all asked our supermarkets and other places to stop using polystyrene packaging.

and I will refrain from mentioning anything regarding wok's size

Try and show more restraint next time Livingart :lol:

It won't matter what sort of set-up inspires you as the oscar will rearrange the contents to suit itself anyway - constantly :lol:

Why can't it be a cardinal tetra?

Errr are you sure he's yours? He doesn't seem to be furry enough for something a tinytawnykitten would give birth to. Not that I am implying anything!!! :lol:

Welcome back. I am sure we all have times when the fish need to take a back seat but we seem to get back into it eventually 8)

That depends on when we decide the competition finishes!

I thought it was the marshmallow man! :lol:

I would have thought not. I know they can damage plants (but usually the delicate ones) and the sides of fish but a turtle shell is hard so I assume it is just grazing for algae or other stuff stuck to the shell. On fish it sucks off the protective slime coat.

Remember not to mix your meds!

Good on you for actually reading the magazine Good also to see you were inspired by one of the articles Good on Paul for sending in the article :bounce: White clouds are easy to breed as you just add a group to a well planted tank with good water quality and food and eventually you will get fry. Be aware their fry are very very small and often not noticed for a week or two! They often cling to the glass or are found among the leaves if you look down on the tank from above and shine a torch in there. Their eyes reflect in the light.

Lean over the tank with a small clear container handy and yell "Cowabunga dudes!" and those little ninjas will all leap voluntarily into the container

I don't see why not. You would have to make sure the frame was well made and the pond not able to be tipped over if a kid leaned over it etc. Not sure if it might cause trouble in the way of condensation inside the house though. Paddling pools aren't very deep

Frogs often go to a pond whether you want them or not :lol: