Caryl

You want some horror stories? :lol: My eldest couldn't wait to go to school and had no problems. I couldn't wait for her to go either so I had no problems. Second born was perfectly happy to start school but I didn't want him to go. He had been very ill up until then with major surgeries so I worried he would get hurt or bullied. Neither happened, the other kids were very protective of him, and we both coped well in the end Your feelings are very common and you will quickly calm down. She has been going on school visits hasn't she? So will know what to expect. She will probably be given a "friend" whose job it is to make sure she knows where everything is and where to go. So you might forget to put something in her bag. What are they going to do - have her expelled? Make sure she has a healthy lunch she likes and all will be well.

Tail tears are common and they will heal on their own but the Melafix may speed up the process. My bottle of Melafix has on it; Contains Melaleuca CAS#8008-98-8 and inert ingredients. When I looked up the Melaleuca bit I found this. Once on that page, click on the Risk Satements! Interestingly, apart from the carcinogens (plus lots of sentences starting with 'harmful, toxic, or very toxic), it also says Very Toxic to aquatic organisms, Toxic to aquatic organisms, Harmful to aquatic organisms, May cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment, Toxic to flora, Toxic to fauna. :-? My bottle also says; Warning. This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

True, the other two came to mind first though I forget Alan has killies, I tend to think of him as the plant man!

She probably thought they charged extra for landings

Plenty of killiphiles in here! Contact a killie club member, such as wok or Barrie.

When I went back today, the prostrate sign had been fixed too Not a funny sign but a stupid conversation we had today. I know I started it but he didn't have to continue it!... "I think we ought to go to Aussie for our next holiday - just for the halibut" (that joke has been long running in our household since Fozzy Bear said it on The Muppet Show once) "Hope we don't get lost and flounder about unable to find the plaice" "Oh cod, did you have to say that?" "Yes, so don't snapper at me!" :roll:

I'm sure killifish would love it

Someone asked if we had seen any funny signs recently. I have seen two... A local health shop has a board outside the shop proclaiming "Returning soon! Prostrate manager!" Sounds like the poor manager needs a longer holiday, or to recover from one :-? One of the chemists had a chalk board advertising "Invisible Gloves! As seen on TV!!" :lol:

I too have never had trouble with the AquaClear range. Not used any other brand of HOB filter so can't compare them to others though. A tank that size with those fish would be fine with an under gravel filter too.

Did you not get a shot looking down on the Ross goldmine? It is fascinating - and so big! Nice pics. I will send a link to my parents. I waved to my relatives in the cemetery :lol:

I meant the back door of the car! :lol:

and here's me thinking he was sitting in front of a heat pump :lol:

Just had a measure up. A 6ft would fit but there would be the stand too. With the slope on the back door we might be pushing it to fit both in. Especially as I haven't thought about depth and height of tank or stand as yet. More measuring to do :roll:

It has suddenly occurred to me that if I re-arrange the computer room I can fit a 6ft tank on the wall that backs onto the bathroom. As we are about to have the bathroom remodelled, it would be a good time to have a tap put in on the tank side of the wall for instant water changes! A drain at the bottom will have a pipe go to the drain outside the outer wall at one end of the tank. :bounce: If I put the proposed new tank where the African 4ft used to be I am limited to a 5ft tank - and no tap. Now I need to see if I can fit a 6ft tank in the back of the Odyssey as I will get Tim in ChCh to make it for me.

A hard lesson to learn I find daphnia die very easily in small containers with no water movement. I don't know why since they appear to flourish in small puddles of water left over in old stock troughs!

Our budgie, Bud, does similar things. He is free range in the evenings and has developed a fondness for ears. He imitates the phone too but luckily is a slightly lower pitch so we can distiguish between the two! :lol: Bud will attempt to drink anything from your glass as long as it isn't hot. He learned his lesson there! For a while he enjoyed just about tipping himself upsidedown inside an empty mug then making burping noises. I think he liked the echo :lol:

Oh I would but I am so sorry - there won't be any left Grant got home today saying "The hunter gatherer has returned with his kill!" and dumped a frozen leg of wild pork on the bench :lol: He had been over at the neighbour's helping him with his computer. He is a regular hunter and pays us in various foods - wild pork, venison and seafood. The venison today came from another happy customer down the Sounds :bounce: PS. Also out of heat pads 8)

I am sitting here trying to format the Year Book (difficult when some club information is still outstanding :evil: ) and have a venison casserole cooking in the slow cooker. The smell is delicious and has wafted right through the house!

That was my problem too Phantom. Plus, arthritis in the fingers means they don't work as fast as my brain so I often get letters reversed like ew instead of we. Er instead of Re is another one I do often because my left hand is worse than my right

Totally Tanked will have a stall there so look out for them!

I do hope you mean a fish there Simian :lol:

I often refer to Curt's Plantgeek site www.plantgeek.net

Net Speed: 39 WPM (words/minute) Accuracy: 95% Gross Speed: 41 WPM (words/minute) Not bad for only using 2 fingers on each hand. I can type faster when I am doing my own words, not copying what is on a screen. I wish I had taken the commercial course at school as I would have learned touch typing (which both my kids can do at great speed!) instead of the professional course. I am finding typing more useful than French! :roll: In my day (before computers were invented) you couldn't choose individual subjects, you chose a block "course" of subjects. At least I was able to pass individual School Certificate (ye olde NCEA) subjects. In Grant's day (even older than mine) you didn't get School Cert unless you passed all 5 subjects. Math, English and Geography were compulsory too! :lol:

Plants are just a higher form of algae (or are algae a lower form of plants?). I think some of the types of algae look really nice, if kept under control and not smothering everything.

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