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Mine appears all by itself in a large bath and half a mussel float I have outside. I rarely feed them but, when I do, I sprinkle a little dried yeast. Some suggest dried blood or drop a little dried sheep poo, or grass clippings in.

I would separate it and keep it in as pristine water as possible and see if it healed on its own.

The water stays clear all by itself, much to my amazement since there is little surface plant yet (despite my efforts to grow some) and full sun (well hopefully one day we will get full sun again :-? ). It has a large pond filter plus the decks overhang the water by about 3 meters each end. It also has a small trickle of fresh water continually running into it from a ballcock.

As Alan said 8)

It should, if indeed it is the cause.

... cos the fish are starting to come out again. cruisin (except for the little guy at the bottom who is bucking the trend)

boy girl

It should have curled up and started to die within 24 hours of adding the E-mycin. It goes dark then browns and shreds. Keep vacuuming it out ASAP as it will foul the water as it dies.

I never thought of origins :roll: Hengeils aren't much different in size to neons so not sure what you could get that was smaller. Cherry barbs are about the same size.

It should be fine. Everything eats guppy fry, including the mother guppy! :lol:

not me. You must be special

Hengeli rasboras. They look like harlequins except smaller and with a bright orange strip by the black on the sides.

Admin will add judging criteria and rules to the new site (hopefully in about 6 weeks).

I would keep him separate to stop possible harrassment from the others. The fungus is a result of secondary infection from an underlying wound. Keep the water conditions as good as you can and treat the fungal infection. I think you might find if you can gently knock off the fungus, the original wound underneath may already be improving.

Have you asked Archey? :lol: Seriously, I had never heard of these so had to look them up. http://www.nzfrogs.org/Resources/Frog+I ... +Frog.html

We will be there ASAP assuming Paul's flight is on time. We are picking him up from the airport on the way past

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One of my filters came with a little brush on the end of a long wire (can't remember which one though). I also got good brushes of various thicknesses from the Bonn Brush man

Gone round the (S) bend eh?

Yep, it's a hoplo catfish. I have 3 of these, they are great fish. They are also bubble nesters, believe it or not!

That would be excellent. If you can include pics of the process it would be even better

Cardinals are certainly hardier and live longer than neons. I like the harlequins and they will be fine. I also have Hengeli rasboras. These look like harlequins except they are smaller and have a neon bright orange stripe in them. Look really cool! Your pH isn't too low so most fish will adapt. I have never had much success with dwarf gouramis so can't comment on whether a pair or trio would be better. The speedier schooling fish don't go so well with bettas as they love nibbling on the fins and will beat them to the food.

My boss breeds Birmans and they always use litter boxes inside. It often stinks, no matter how assiduously they are cleaned out (probably as there can be anything up to 12 cats and kittens using them). We never had a litter box for our cat, the first thing she was taught was to go outside to do her business.

You are mostly looking on the bright side Stella so all will go well. This was meant to happen. The feeling of hopelessness is understandable but will soon be over as soon as you start on all those other wonderful opportunities. Your reputation, re the book, is definitely not over-rated but well deserved. I look forward to seeing it published and will be certain to buy a copy (even if I have read the draft already) and use it for an excellent reference. The FNZAS will also get a copy for their library. Have you not noticed how many others you have hooked on natives since telling us about your adventures??? GO STELLA!!! :bounce:

:oops: Thanks for that spink and thank you for your stellar efforts so far! (and your article Barrie) Don't forget, to attend next year's conference you must produce an article for the Aquarium World (in lieu of registration) or there will be no accommodation for you at Rings Beach, Coromandel.