Caryl

The preformed ponds all used to be made of fibreglass before the fancy plastics became more popular (and, I assume, cheaper). Do you mean you want to have one made or buy a ready-made? Remember the restrictions for depth otherwise your council may demand you fence it. I believe 18", 45cm, is the limit. In some ponds this means they get too hot in summer as they are so shallow so better to have them positioned out of full sun, or covered.

No need to "start" a Taranaki club Muzz as it is already there - albeit in recess. All they need is new blood to re-enthuse them and they will be up and running again I am sure. :bounce:

I think he has a big tank there that would be worth seeing all by itself - let alone the rest of the place

Sounds like you are going to have to start vege gardening too Zach! Not sure whether 7 chooks are enough to help the compost. Perhaps you need more :lol:

and it still tastes fine I am not averse to licking the chocolate off the container :roll:

Chook poo is too strong for some plants though isn't it? I remember when our local scout group used to fundraise by cleaning out the poo from the local chicken farm and selling it in large bags. It was very popular (but not with the boys who had done the shovelling :lol: )

Good to hear you found them Amazonian. Were they particularly colourful could you tell? I know the wild mollies are not. I never thought of Norfolk Island as a particularly warm place (not that I think about it much at all :roll: ) and am surprised to hear they have the fish growing wild. I assume the originals came from someone's aquarium?

I too would go for whatever one you liked the look of best. I don't actually like any of the tank and stand units you can buy these days as they all look cheap and nasty to me :-? I prefer to get a tank made at the glaziers then have someone make a stand - preferably a nice solid rimu, or similar, one.

Then send something that won't go off! :roll: Chocolate keeps well

Nelson suburb on the way to Richmond - very near where we were at conference. Just send the banana caramel thingies and we will add our own cream

Friday 20th, 7.30pm, Stoke Hall, Main Rd Stoke All welcome Discussion will be on fish diseases and how to prevent/treat them. Anyone from Blenheim needing a ride let me know ASAP.

Sorry to hear that whetu. It might be minor in the grand scheme of things but still upsetting and still means you have to pay for the repairs :evil:

I think so. I have never tried it mind you. Some meds aren't safe for some species but BNs aren't one of them I don't think.

It only seems to be one person who is losing fish (apart from go4itgirl's couple of older ones) so I suspect something in his tanks, rather than something with the fish themselves. My BNs don't seem to like higher temps. What else does he have in the tank? Any ornaments or things that may be toxic and the fish are grazing on? Does he have any other bottom dwellers? He may have a problem in his substrate.

Leave a container of water outside. As it ages, mozzies will find it

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Thank you all for attempting to ruin my post :evil: If you have a relevant comment to make regarding these falcons then feel free, if not, kindly keep your thoughts, and your spelling corrections, to yourself.

Not surprising - it is a very addictive hobby :lol: Can you black list a white frog? :-?

I am sure they will slowly get used to you and end up coming up to be fed.

Female back view

Female

Male

We had our annual wine and food festival yesterday. At the festival they had some NZ falcons, Karearea. It is an endangered species. They are a beautiful, intelligent, playful and agile bird and the fastest moving animal in NZ. Like many of our native birds it is vulnerable to predators. The Marlborough Falcon Conservation Trust has been set up to raise funds to support the falcon, which is on the brink of extinction. www.NZfalcon.org. They are also working to conserve the falcon through a reintroduction programme within the vineyards of Marlborough's Wairau Valley. They had one male and one female at the festival. Neither seemed fazed by the surrounding crowds. For general photos of the festival - 8100 people (not counting workers) 61 wineries, 21 food outlets (including wild venison, tahr, goat and pork, mussels, crayfish, oysters, escargot, Spanish donuts, Bavarian hotdogs, whitebait, iced cherries, chocolates, strawberries and ice cream, rosti, baked potatoes, scallops, paua patties, salads, antipasto, chicken drums, sushi, kebabs, honey smoked bacon, watercress fritters, Bailey's sundaes and rib eye steaks plus entertainment (mainliners were The Black Seeds) it was a great day out. 8) Have a look here

Finely crush flake food in your fingers, that will be fine. Make sure you either separate they fry from the other fish, or have plenty of floating fine leaved plants for them to hide in or they will be eaten.

Hi Zach and welcome. Good to hear you cleaned out the pond. I am sure the goldfish are much happier. I have a goldfish pond too and love feeding the fish. 6 year old Shante likes sitting on the deck dangling her feet in so the fish can nibble her toes. They don't seem to mind when she kicks her feet in the water either!