Caryl

Con gratulations. Where's the pics? :lol:

Clamped fins are a sign of extreme stress and, as said, usually poor, or incorrect, water conditions. Are the fish you've listed all you have in the tank? What are the exact test readings?

It depends on what caused them to change. Mood swings, camouflage, breeding and stress are just some of the reasons.

Our house was built late 70's, wooden floor (so Grant could crawl around underneath adding and removing cables, wires etc). We had a waterbed for years with no problem and when we build our 6ft have no pans to reinforce the floor. I think our 4ft actually has an extra pile under it as that was the space in the original plans for a fireplace. If you are really worried, have an extra pile added under the floor where the tank is to go.

Yeah, you keep telling yourself that Spink :roll: :lol:

Mine change colour and pattern a lot. They also sometimes look patchy.

I must admit frontosas do nothing for me at all but I love the marlieri

Ring the courier first to see what the latest time is they will accept parcels for overnight to your chosen destination. Get fish to courier just before this time so they are not sitting in the depot for an unnecessary length of time. I did not label my poly box "live fish". I double bagged the fish (2nd bag up the opposite way to the first so each bag is rubber banded at opposite ends) with 1/4 water to 3/4 air then sat it upright in the middle of the box and packed bubblewrap around it to keep it still. Make sure the bag can't move or fall over. (Newspaper works as well but I have lots of spare bubblewrap ) I then labelled the box "Fragile" and "This End Up" on all the appropriate sides. The couriers (either NZ Post or NZ Couriers - I can't remember, ask tracytrout as they were sent to her) were quite happy with it and said they would make sure it was also labelled so no other boxes were put on top of it. This box went between islands. I did not use any heat pads at this time of year (although I am about to go and put a sweatshirt on as temp has dropped suddenly! :roll: )

The hardest part was having to spell it incorrectly to match Cezar's name :roll: :lol:

It is a great place to visit even for those who do not wish to bounce, crawl, wiggle or do the chicken dance :lol:

So, were they born by 'Cesarian' then? :lol:

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I definitely mean brighter as in colour Caper :lol:

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I don't know what it is but it doesn't look like stargrass to me :-?

I think you are right billaney. Tanks would have too great a temp swing.

Ah but did adodge's husband wake up in time to join the ride for her to go pillion or was she on her scooter?

Good to hear someone at least has had success :roll: The goldfish have bred well. I counted 27 fry the other day as they are now all big enough to safely swim and feed with the adults. I am sure there are plenty more but the majority are still bronze and very hard to see. At least 3 I saw are changing to gold and I hope the rest do too. I only had one bronze fish in the pond and I would hate to think he was the only male who managed to fertilise all the eggs! :lol: I am not sure what age the average goldfish fry is when it changes colour but I understand later is better as they are more likely to hold the colour change.

Welcome. Read up on tank cycling, that should help a lot.

Welcome to the forum. How about a bit more information about your tanks? Or pics if you have them

It changes all the time. There is a difference between what is allowed and what is available. "Current" depends on what the importers have brought in recently. Some fish that are allowed, and used to be everywhere, are now very hard to find. This will get worse as more fish are banned as imports and less people breed what they have.

Perhaps it has didymo!

I don't think so Alan but he does have a scratching post. Not quite the same I am sure. :lol:

That's just it wok, he isn't! That is why he has a mobility scooter. He can't even walk very far without having an angina attack! How he didn't have a heart attack as a result we'll never know :roll: Mum had to take him up to the hospital this afternoon to get checked (and fill out the ACC forms). He now has butterfly bandages holding the cut closed and been told to stop trying to climb in windows :lol: Mum is really worried about leaving him when we are overseas. We have told him that if he dies while we are away (which would ruin mum's 'trip of a lifetime', we will kill him! :evil: ) :lol:

You don't have to have a filter, they are a relatively new invention, but with that bioload you would need daily water changes. Filter-free tanks succeed because they are heavily planted with very low stocking levels. The silver dollars mean you would not be heavily planted for long! :roll: