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Quite right, I didn't like your title so edited it. An eye popping out can be from an internal infection. I am not up on the different meds so can't suggest which would be appropriate. Hopefully someone else can.

We have been in ChCh for the Ingram Micro Roadshow and had a very good day. They had 3 main lucky draws. You had a card you had to get stamped by 10 different vendors as you went around the room. Once full, it was put in a box for the big draw (one entry per person). This comprised of about 16 (I didn't count) coloured boxes of different sizes and the person named on the card drawn from the box had to answer a simple question then got to choose the size and colour box to find out what they had won. Two of them had booby prizes in them. The first draw I was the 2nd name called out and won a 160Gb portable hard drive. The second draw I was the 1st name drawn out and won a Sony Ericsson Z310i mobile phone (takes photos and all sorts of stuff apparently). The third draw was Grant's chance and he won a Samsung CLP300n colour laser printer! This created a problem as we were in the MX5 :lol: In one of the smaller draws (where you put your business card in various boxes at vendor stalls to win stuff) I won a Laser Groove Mate V10 MP3 player. At that point Stu, the announcer, suggested I go buy a LOTTO ticket (which I have done). We were also given (along with all sorts of other stuff) some Phillips headphones so all in all it was a good day 8) I bumped into wilson a couple of times too and he seemed to be enjoying himself. You should have seen us fitting all the stuff into the MX5 to get home! The printer box was too big so we took the printer out, flattened the box and put it across behind the seats, and broke up the surrounding polystyrene. The rest of the stuff then got crammed around it, or shoved behind the seats. I had one bag of goodies (mainly the food we had picked up from vendors - jellybeans, chocolate, mints etc) plus a poly box of fish between my feet. At least they kept warm on the trip home. All in all it was worth the trip. We got to see our son and his partner and go out to dinner with them, I got to buy a pile of books from Borders and we visited Eddie in hospital. I also managed to get to Bubble and Squeak and Organism but ran out of time on the last day to get back to Organism to buy more fish. Got some from B&S though. On reflection, I am not sure where we would have fitted them anyway!

Some woods will leach brown tannins into the water forever and others only for a short time. I believe carbon in the filter will clear it. A lot of fish like the tannins and feel more secure. I have been lucky and never had one leach.

Sounds like it might be.

Hi and welcome Jason. We have a number from Hamilton in here. Is there a reason you ask?

I think I might make him a big Get Well card (A4 size) and cut and paste everyone's messages on it so get posting Eddie friends as we leave tomorrow so the card will be finished off tonight! Luckily he had cataract surgery last week so his vision has vastly improved since.

Don't worry as they might catch the next lot being born in 4 - 6 weeks :lol:

I had an idiot (boy racer) yesterday fire a cap gun at me as he drove past while I was out walking. And they wonder why we treat them like children :roll: My mother, who was with me, said "I wonder what else his mummy got him for his birthday" 8)

Apart from the possibility of electrocuting yourself mixing water and electricity, bear in mind if you have unsatisfactory wiring (or similar) and need to claim insurance they will turn you down!

I had a labyrinth fish I am sure drowned after getting trapped in some plants.

I am sorry to annouce that our FNZAS Life Member, Eddie Bowen, has had a major stroke and is in ChCh Hospital. His family reports that he is able to talk, is alert, and recognises people but probably will be unable to walk again. If anyone wishes to send him a card, please send it to his home address (in the YB) or look up the address for ChCh Hospital in the White Pages. It is hoped he will be moved to The Pincess Margaret Hospital later in the week for rehab. Attendees at conference all know Eddie as he has long been a keen participant, despite deteriorating health. Here he is with his ice cream... along with fellow LM John Eastwood. If anyone wishes to send best wishes here I will print them out and take them with me tomorrow

Everyone in ChCh knows to go to Organism for good quality fish, helpful service, and that fish that is "a little bit different"

Welcome to the fishroom

Rotala is one the plants called green pine. I have tons of it and coming to ChCh on Monday Mine is actually red but in low light it turns green.

I too think it's the BS. They always seem to poo more than they eat :lol:

Filters are a relatively new invention you know Designed for lazy fishkeepers :lol:

I suspect they might mean Boesemani?

I know a man in Wgtn who has bred fish for many years and who has never used filters in his tank. Small daily water changes and low stocking levels are what he says

To play this game the poster offers the first clue. The next person asks ONE question to which the poster can reply yes or no. You should not post the next question until you have an answer to the previous one as it may affect the next question. If the fish is not guessed within 20 questions, they lose the game.

Too late! :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:

A couple of weeks usually.

There have only been 2 AWs out as they are quarterly. The next is due in August! I believe I sent you Feb and May? Not sure what happened to your membership card. Will look into it. New ones come out in August and I will make sure you get one. Send me an email or PM to remind me your surname so I can check for you.

Yes, Powerpoint was my thought too

Check the trade and exchange thread as FlowerHornDude has some for sale

They sound like apple snail eggs. Here is all you need to know; http://www.applesnail.net/