Caryl

A good caption for that second one would be "Yoohoo!!"

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Will it be near a load bearing wall and across the floor joists? How high are they going to be? If they are for breeding you will need easy, and frequent, access so need a good gap between each tank to allow for maneuverability and net handles

Caper I find I can only post pics if I have one per post. If I try to do more it gives me that stupid error :evil:

I would even quarter the cube. It is amazing how many shrimps are in that tiny area! Less waste and fouling if the fish don't eat it too. Remember they don't always take to new foods straight away but keep trying small amounts, if that turns out to be the case, for a few days. Feed it more the tropicals. They are probaly too small for the goldfish. Try to give a bit and see. The corys will munch on anything that ends up in their territory.

No idea sorry Caper. Perhaps he is just depressed The redness may have been just from the amount of time he spent hitting bottom and scraping the underside.

One definitely went your way Jim! Perhaps the postie is reading it :-?

You know how us human mums have eyes in the back of our heads? Well guppy mums have theirs in a slightly different position

Ask the police if they can help

Shut up Jacob or the rest will be wanting theirs earlier too! :lol: (and he got his befor Vinson massif )

Wgtn and the outer suburbs are usually last to get theirs :-? I have known our UK people to get their mag before some Wgtonians got theirs. More articles are required please folks 8) :lol:

My boss breeds Birmans (not Burmans) and they all look pretty much the same to me! Apart from the colour variations and some pattern differences. When my daughter bought her Birmans she promptly had them microchipped. Unless the cat had a distinuguishing mark or "fault" and you have photographic evidence of that, I can't see how you can prove the cat is yours. I am confused though. Your daughter lost her cat and advertised it as lost on TM. Someone called her, in response to the ad, and said someone was advertising a found cat on TM that looks like your daughter's? When she contacted the people they flat out said it wasn't hers? Doesn't make sense :-? Birmans are commonly stolen

Hi Dusty and welcome. A 200L is a good size to start with. Not sure if I would put bettas in it though, especially if you want a good community group. I know a lot of people keep their bettas happily this way but I think they look better in a tank of their own - and a smaller one too. A tank that size would look good with shorter finned shoaling types (tetras, barbs etc) and gouramis or similar. These aren't good to have with bettas as their fins are too tempting.

My son and his partner swam with dolphins at Akaroa and said it was a fantastic experience

Yeah right! :lol:

I seem to remember people complaining about them a few years ago but don't quote me on that! :roll: :-?

He got his ahead of everyone as I was posting him something else so threw the magazine in to save postage

Grant and I went on the last hunt. We neither wanted any fish, nor joined in with those wading through the swamp, but we went for the cameraderie and to have a laugh at others' expense :lol: It is a good opportunity to meet other forum members and put a face to a name. Also good to just have fun! (we laughed a lot!!!) :bounce:

This was posted out today. Thanks to all those who contributed. It is so good to be able to pick and choose from a variety. It has meant the magazines are getting a wider range of topics and contributors so are even more interesting than before! This month look out for; a fish called Bonneville Cisco the adaptation of higher plants to a life submerged Learn more about panaques How do you kill a fish? Watch out for fish TB Learn about biological filtration and the nitrogen cycle Finding Nemo in your lfs How do you post plants? How do you culture wax worms? Look for pics and info on Peter Cottle's fish collecting expedition in Sulawesi Fill out the registration form for conference 2009 PLUS much more!!! Please keep those articles coming as I need to get May finished before I head overseas and would like to be a fair way through August's as well so I am not rushed on my return. Don't forget that all those who supply an article will get first pick of the free beds on offer for this year's conference in the Coromandel! It sounds like it will be a very interesting conference (as usual) 8)

Some swim immediately and some drop to the gravel.

I think the translation is "my platys have just had offspring" Bigger fish, including the mum, will eat the fry. Have plenty of fine leafed plants for them to hide in, or separate them. Feed them finely crushed flake food.

Number of fry varies a lot from half a dozen to 20 or more (there have been reports of up to 200 but I have never seen this many) depending on the size and age of mum. Feed them small amounts often. Crushed flake is fine. Mum can drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks and can do so over a few days.

My Africans were having living and breeding at pH 7.0 :roll:

Only 27.1 here but quite windy and higher than normal humidity

The time frame seems wrong to blame the new filter or media but I have no other suggestions off-hand. Apart from the gourami, the rest are bottom dwellers. Have you a "dead spot" in the gravel somewhere? Are the surviving fish acting as normal?