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Grant says, is the multi board warming up at all? Obviously it is within its ratings but if there is a slight fault within the board or one of the plugs plugged into the board, it could be heating the board slightly. If there is heating of the board, especially by the circuit breaker, it will tend to trip at a lower load than normal. There could be slight corrosion on one of the plugs, or the contacts within the board itself may not be putting enough pressure on the plug pins, which could also be a cause of heating. I would not expect this with an HPM board but it could happen.

fmueller you would be most welcome although these days I only have one very ordinary looking tropical tank and a pond.

They are good friends and just like to hang out together. Such behaviour is not unknown among fish of different species, or other animals for that matter.

Dena figures there are many similarities between chest bursting aliens and giving birth in the conventional manner :slfg: We also played Pin Sigourney Weaver on the Alien Egg. :bggrn: (Oh, and watched the chest bursting scene from the film. I had never seen it so was most interested)

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: