Caryl

Any possibility of something toxic having got into the tank? Seems to me they have been poisoned by something. Anyone spray anything?

Oops, she did name her husband didn't she? :oops: Sorry Kim and welcome!

Welcome Nora and husband. You should consider joining one of the ChCh fish clubs. This site is not a "club" itself as such but is run by the FNZAS to which many clubs belong.

The original castle might have had a moat! :lol:

False advertising then. I watched the whole thing waiting to see how they did the aquarium Very interesting, though I think it would have been cheaper to build the castle from scratch :roll:

No idea, I just glanced up when I heard the words "fish tank" :lol:

TV3 at 7.30pm tonight has some people building a house with a 3m x 1m aquarium in it. Might be worth a look

There is little bacteria in the water itself. Small and frequent water changes would be better, assuming you are having an ammonia spike due to the cleaning.

It isn't too chilly here in Marlborough over summer. Night temps by late Jan go down to about 15C at least but usually around 18C. Daytime temps the pool is hotter than the tank inside :roll: I don't cover it as then the insects can't get it - live food. The oxygen weed is gathered from the local river that runs through town. It is just weighted down with rocks, not planted. Last time I did rosy barbs outside there were 6 put in (from memory) and about 276 removed.

For those who want to try breeding those tropicals that tolerate cooler waters (eg barbs), the red shed has 20% off all pools today. 183 x 38cm diameter rigid sided pools are $17.49 each. Ideal for fish breeding. I will consider throwing my golden barbs, odessa barbs and rosy barbs outside (into 3 separate ponds) mid January. I have found fish bred outside in ponds grow faster, bigger, and are more brightly coloured than those found in lfs

The Priests - my dad appreciated his gift 8)

It should cope with a 3 day blackout. if not, it will send up new shoots afterwards.

Cork is used as backgrounds so I doubt it is toxic. Not sure if it would be suitable as filter media though as it would be too dense (and float)

Seasons greetings to you all and may Christmas Day be peaceful. To those who plan to over-indulge - Praise the lard :lol:

You must keep an eye on it as it dies fast so you need to keep cleaning it out at least once a day for 3 or 4 days (depending on how bad it is). Erythromycin is a prescription only antibiotic and you get it from a Dr (if he will give you some). I know a couple of doctors who are able to give me a few tablets when required. In fact I have a pill bottle here with this written on the label: Mr Guppy Take one tablet with food once daily until tank clears :lol: Another bottle has; Add to tank until fish float to the surface then stop :roll: :lol: Am happy to send you some if you want spink

Good to see you found your way back.

Can we stick to the topic please, and in English?

It is important to siphon the dead stuff out often as soon as it starts dying off (which is within hours)

No it isn't but alanmin4304 said he had problems after using it and lost quite a few fish I think.

Good: Still only work one day a week (well, paid work that is) Don't owe anyone anything (no mortgage either) Haven't killed husband (but it has been a close thing a couple of times) Saved heaps cos I bike and work so fuel prices didn't affect me much Booked overseas trip for next year and arranging to meet some UK members of another fish forum Helped mum lose 20kg and get fit so she can go on our trip with us Enjoyed doing the Silver Fern Classic Car Rally around the South Island Enjoyed many trips out and about with the MX5 club Bad: father almost died due to perforated gall bladder and resulting septicaemia (on the mend now) Having trouble with early menopause (which is why Grant almost got killed :lol: ) Might need glasses in the next 12 months

I am sure there are very few dumb things some of us haven't done in our time fish keeping :roll: :lol: Having thought about it though, I can't think of anything I have done that fits the category (not to do with fish keeping anyway) - yet

May make it worse. Cyano seems to take off when the tank gets out of balance. What has changed in that one tank I don't know but something has and it is to the cyano's liking I got mine when I added some plants that had a little of it on them and it took off really fast. After trying the blackout and other natural methodes I finally used erythromycin and it got rid of it very quickly, and it hasn't returned since. I have a bit of spare erythromycin if you want to try it. Unlike Alanmin4304, I did not notice any change in my filter bacteria and didn't lose any fish when using it.

They are threads to which you have replied at some point.

Bud wishes you all a merry Christmas and here is one of my Africans from a Christmas past...

At least you did it in your soon to be left flat and not the new one (didn't you??? )