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I went to my daughter in law's baby shower today and made the cake to fit the theme - the first Alien movie...

Welcome to Aotearoa! Don't forget that there is a lot of beautiful country south of the Bombay Hills If you ever head to the South Island, you are welcome to visit 8)

They cost a lot more. I think most feed them once a week or so as a treat.

You can share the link from Photobucket. Click the little cog at the top right of your pic, select Share Links, then click on the IMG code and it auto copies it then paste it here. :thup:

I would have said that was fine, assuming the food is good quality. Not sure if the blood worms are needed 2x weekly though.

At least you should now be awake - and stabilised! :gigl:

He is a beauty!

I like to give it a quick wash and scrub to get any wee critters off it who might get upset at suddenly finding their home flooded. My driftwood came from the mouth of the Hokitika River. Lovely rata that floated down stream then lay, waterlogged already, on the beach.

You are possibly correct. The move has upset the balance in the tank and working out what is different will help decide what can be done to correct it.

Hi Ashley and welcome If you don't know where to get any polystyrene from, try and shop that sells fridges and freezers. They arrive in boxes surrounded by large sheets of the stuff. You have to get to them before they break it up and throw it out.

Also, what substrate is in the tank? I understand axies have a habit of swallowing small stones.

Perhaps if you said what plants you had to offer in the swap it would help.

kaycee rings a bell so I think you remembered correctly 8) Welcome back.

And here was me thinking it was something fish caught from taking too many selfies :slfg:

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Yes, rabbits dig! We used to have one in the bottom of our bird aviary and she dug so many huge holes it wasn't funny. Also allowed mice to get in :evil:

I must point out that 17L is way too small for 3 goldfish. They are big waste producers. Telling you your tank is too clean so causing those symptoms is ridiculous! It would be interesting to get the aquarium water tested for ammonia and nitrites.

It is messy and expensive if someone dies without having a will. The lawyers get the bulk of it. Try talking about it to your dad, even if you broach it in a roundabout way first. My parents are the opposite. Not only do they both have wills but they have planned their funerals and mum and I are going to design their service sheets too. She is currently picking the pictures she wants shown on a slide show during the service, plus working out which ones she would like on the service sheet. They have also asked who wants what and all 4 of us know what mementos in particular are wanted by which sibling. Of course, I do not see why any child expects to get anything from their parents' when they die. It is not a right. My kids have been warned we are spending all our cash and they can fight each other over the assets (if we haven't sold them all off as well) :thup:

I moved your post here as the tank section does not allow others to post and is to show off your tank only. The fish you want to add will all go well with the others. I love Rhom barbs and you do not see them very often. Personally, I would not add all of those fish though. Not because of overstocking but I think a tank with larger numbers of a few species looks much nicer than smaller numbers of many species. 20 rummy noses, for instance, would look better than 10 rummy noses and 10 cherry barbs. The fish will interact and colour up more if in larger numbers as all are fish who like to be in a large group of their own species.

Gorgeous! You can waste a lot of time watching these things! :bggrn:

Welcome. Some of us have already had our brains siphoned out totally :smln:

Java posts well in an envelope (in a plastic bag inside of course ;-) ). When you are ready to spawn the next lot of fish, PM me your name and address and I will post down a small amount for free.

I keep getting tonnes of it and it is all pervasive through my tank. It is usually hard to kill and should not be dying quickly. Are there any other plants in your tank? Are they staying alive and well? It is a hardy plant and not fussy to lighting or pH either. I will be in ChCh in August so can bring you a pile of it (if I remember).

I see nothing wrong with you using a GPS if you do not have a smart phone. $80 for maps is way cheaper than buying a phone you may not use for anything else. I would have said only the young think anything other than their precious iphone is obsolete but Ira doesn't fit that category either We have both a Navman (used the most) and a Tomtom (won it). I like the size of the screen on the Navman but recently bought a new car we put a radio/camera etc in and it has an even larger screen GPS on it. Not sure if it gives traffic updates though as I have not yet used it.

I have gathered them out of ponds to feed to fish but not actively bred them. There is plenty of information on how to here