Caryl

ME!! :lol:

Sorry to hear that Sophie. We should have asked you what size the tank and fish were and how long it had been set up. That might have given us more clues.

Hey at least I had removed the original contents! 8)

Daughter Kelly bought one of those magnetic catflaps for her cat. The cat gets a magnetic collar so only it can get in or out of the catflap. He got stuck today - to the rail of the metal bunk set :lol:

Grant just booked a motel we had previously spent one night in 2 years ago on the previous rally. The man said "Oh yes, you do the communications with the car rally don't you?" He had remembered him (he also remembered another Ham who had also contacted them to book a room again). On a similar note to Stella. Do you know what sort of looks you get from young (and they are all a LOT younger than me these days) policeman when you go to report your bag stolen and he asks you to describe it so you say "It was a black shoulder bag with D-Vice Designer Sex Gear written on it" :roll:

This is interesting as I have never had a problem with any of my BNs (plain browns) fighting and I have 5 adult males and 2 females in a 250L tank (plus fry)

Slowly building up the bacteria in the filter to cope with the fish waste. Have a look here

Hi Mo and welcome. Since you already know other fish addicts I assume you know about cycling a tank too?

If that driftwood breeds you could be in trouble! :lol:

Welcome to fishaholics not-so-anonymous :lol:

I had a seemingly well (acted and ate normally) bristlenose swell up and explode. A couple of others said they had experienced the same thing. None of us knew why though :-? One would expect it to be something like bloat or constipation. I don't even know if they get bloat.

See if you can tempt him with a cooked, shelled pea as he may be having digestive troubles. A pea will help get his bowels moving.

What are they being fed?

Some people like to use a little salt as a "tonic". They are freshwater fish though so salt is not necessary. There are some fish, like mollies, originate in estuaries where the water's salinity changes with the tides and they actually do better with a little added to their tank but not the majority.

A lot of fish lose colour as they age. Clown loaches are only brightly coloured for the first few years.

I found this which I think answers the question

Is it from Lake Malawi?

Hmm sounds like a change of woman is in order :lol: :lol:

Hi from another Blenheimite. Have you noticed if he is still doing poos? When he swims can he swim straight or is he tending to roll about?

There is a sticky with instructions at the top of the Freshwater section. If you do not understand it, emeil them to me and I will post them for you.

These ones belong to a member in Dunedin. I believe the biggest are at least 18 years old. The big one in this pic is 25cm This is the tank they are in - 7ft I think

Bath tubs come in many different sizes :-?

I don't think they will. Once they are disturbed they eat the eggs. Never mind, they will surely spawn again

Would any of you frog keepers like to write an article for the Aquarium World magazine on how you keep your frogs? Preferably with pics too Many seem to be interested in keeping them these days and some "Here's how I keep mine" type articles would be very helpful. Thank you in advance

Good luck setting it up