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What size is the tank and what fish are in it?

Grant and I have spent the weekend in ChCh staying with our son Gareth and his partner Dena. We went to the Ingram Micro Roadshow today. On Saturday we went around a few lfs but made a special stop at Animates on Moorhouse to meet up with the Totally Tanked crew selling sausages there. Hi to Humvee, Amanda, Loopy, Donna, carznkats, bdspider and spoon! 8) They were doing a great job and we bought sausages to show our support I bought some zebra angels from Organism to give to Dena for a belated birthday present. (She requested them) On Sunday we went back to Animates to buy more sausages (gotta show more support ) and cruise the car yards (didn't buy anything there) On Monday we met Phantom at the Roadshow then wandered around the exhibits, dropping business cards into the prize draw boxes and getting our cards stamped to go into the 3 big draws held throughout the day. Draw 1 and I won a booby prize of a bag of lollies. Grant's name was drawn next and he won a laptop bag (no laptop in it unfortunately) with a 12V laptop travel multi manufacturer DC adaptor thingie which also works off mains power. Draw 2 my name was drawn again and I won a Eaton Powerware 500va UPS Neither of us was drawn in draw 3 but later my card was selected from a prize draw box and I won a Fuji b/w network capable laser printer :bounce: Gotta love these Roadshows :lol: After the Roadshow we had time to go back to Organism and buy some giant danios for me!! :bounce:

No but it sure makes you popular! :lol:

We were on Go Large but shifted to Full Speed 40Gb Plan (not sure what it is called) as Grant wanted ADSL2 and full upload speed. It has never slowed down on us however the Go Large plan was obviously throttled back most of the time. This meant Youtube was useless on Go Large but the new plan has no throttling as speed for us is excellent all the time. A 600Mb P2P download usd to take 2 - 4 hours. It now takes 6 - 12 minutes.

My son suggests Starsky (cos he is in a hutch - sounds a bit suss to me) Daughter outlaw said Huggy Bear as he was a pimp with a harem of girls

This reminds me of the lumberjack song... I wish I was a girlie, just like my dear papa! :lol:

Some may not be sure of their gender

The cops are going digital these days so you will not be able to pick them up on any scanner for much longer. They have already changed in the Hutt valley I think. You will see a lot of scanners starting to appear on trade sites as people realise they won't be able to use them much longer. You can, however, still listen to ambulance and fire service and some other services.

My BNs often get patchy at times with no apparent adverse effects.

Are those Infinity Systems gas or electric? What difference do they add to the power bill compared with a hot water cylinder?

I really get annoyed when shops sell certain fish as "coldwater" species when in fact they are not. They can tolerate cooler temperatures than most tropicals (eg down to 18C) but not cold! :evil: White clouds and the mussel are coldwater. Danios need 18C or more and the other two are tropical. 22 Lires is a very small tank and you have too many fish for a tank that size. Danios need a long tank as they are fast swimmers and reach high speeds. They are also a shoaling fish and are best kept in groups of 6 or more. Assuming your flagfish are Jordanella floridae, they will get up to 6cm and need more room. What sex are your swordtails? They need to be kept in a sex ratio of 1 male to 2 or 3 females. Of course, if you have two males you might be fine but the larger one will probably harass the smaller one to death as well as attack other fish. If you have females, have you considered what to do with the resulting fry? They can store sperm for many months so were most likely pregnant when you bought them. White spot is an indicator of stress and/or poor water quality. I would keep the white clouds and mussel and return the rest. Get more white clouds once the tank tests are clear. Watch the mussel. If it dies it will go off very fast and kill everything else in the tank. Since you already have white spot this is a distinct possiblity. The fish are most likely sick (fin rot and/or ammonia burn) as well as damaged due to fin nipping. The tank has been going 2 and a half weeks, why would you need to clean the filter? That is where the good bacteria grows. If you keep cleaning it you will kill off the good bacteria and the tank will never cycle. Have you read any articles about tank cycling yet?

Grant scans police and ambulance all the time as he needs to know when a fault comes up on the system (he repairs some of it). Some of the stuff you hear from the police is very funny. I am glad they are able to retain a sense of humour through some of the stuff they have to deal with.

Lately I have heard a farmer explaining abut her cows' scours while I have been eating. That is off-putting! :lol:

I have just emailed my plumber friend so hopefully will have an answer for you soon, unless someone else is able to give you a definitive answer. Lindyloo, I would be going the plumber for his insurance to cover it as it was his mistake.

It will be in the November issue

One eye and the missing scales suggests to me he may have injured the eye, rather than have a bacterial infection. A sudden fright may have had him get jammed in a tight spot somewhere, rather than have been attacked. I would separate him and keep him in excellent water conditions. As I do not use medications I can't advise you on this

It is good to see some are amused by so little. Stay happy

Does the Oates cloth do as well as the Enjo ones are supposed to? I have a friend who works as a motel cleaner and she swears by the Enjo cloths, also no cleaners involved, but they are very expensive. I wondered if the Oates one was a similar cloth.

Do snail bowls run fast or at a snail's pace? 8)

Since you enjoyed your mistake so much I merely moved it to off topic LOL

So what did you finally name dad?

At least you realised before adding it to the tank! :lol:

I felt it here in Blenheim. Like bdspider, I thought I was having a dizzy spell then I noticed the hanging plants were swinging. Grant hadn't felt it and really didn't believe me until he looked it up on geonet :roll:

Well done pufferfishnz! :bounce: Something that impresses at an interview is if you do your homework about the prospective employer beforehand and are able to ask a pertinent question to show you have researched them before the interview

The Bonn Brush man has bottle brushes of various thicknesses. Tie one to a long bit of wire. Fluval (or Eheim) make such things you can buy