I think I will let my sig answer Ira :lol:
I have been a blood donor for years. It is my way of giving back for all the surgery my son received over the years (although none required a blood transfusion as they just recirculated his blood during the heart surgeries then pumped it back in)
I chose the reddest I could find when I started and they bred more red ones
There is a lot of colour variation in goldfish and I really like the dark reds. Have no interest in calicos or shubunkins.
We thoroughly enjoyed the first sunny day we have had for many weeks. We headed down the Kaikoura coast with the MX5 club.
First we were held up by this...
We then visited this...
and enjoyed lunch here (the ugly big green thing wasn't with us :lol: )...
then we admired the view
we had a laugh at a roadsign
got to play with the seals at Ohau Falls
then had afternoon tea at The Store at Kekerengu
A great way to spend the day. To see all the pics, go here
I thought that sort of algae was an indication of lack of oxygen and stagnation but not sure. Not sure if the straw treatment helps that type of algae either but worth a try.
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.
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.
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.
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.