Caryl

Egeria densa is a banned pest plant. There are several other plants named oxygen weed that all look similar. Elodea canadensis (Anachris) is the only one allowable.

I would say boy too

Let us know how you (and Henry) get on.

I don't think you can get medicated food here (unless you do it yourself). Is he still pooing colour along with the white now? I htink the white is extra mucus due to an irritant so internal infection looks possible.

You are welcome to cruise through my Photobucket albums http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/carylnz/ Specially the one called "New Zealand". It will give you an idea of our country. We don't have many flat plains. 3/4 of my island is made up of the Southern Alps :-?

Now that's what I call a pond 8)

What is she feeding them? Although white stringy poo can be a sign on internal infection it can also be from a diet with too much protein. Another cause can be poor water conditions. Those fish will need a much bigger tank and goldfish produce a LOT of waste. Comets are really best in a pond IMO.

If there are plenty of hiding places and plants then a good number will survive from each hatching. Platies will reproduce every 4 - 6 weeks and you will end up with too many. Solutions: only keep males separate the sexes sell or give away the fry get another tank get a bigger tank get another bigger tank If you leave the female in there continually producing she will die anyway.

Mine were both over 8lb too so I feel her pain :lol: Love the pic. Hope both mum and baby are well.

Looking good. Was there a theme?

I have some Erythromycin What size is the tank? You can always do a total tank blackout for a week and see if that kills it off.

Sports shops have them, and camping places I think.

Only 10 minutes per hour?

One per bag. Ask at a lfs for bags. A heatpad would be safer for travel at this time of year. packing scrunched up newspaper around the bags will also help insulate and keep the bags upright if the ciller bag is larger than required. If you can't get a heatpad put hot water in a plastic bottle and wrap it in a small towel or newspaper.

The following was a quote found on info regarding Melafix. It is the Freshwater section under the thread about Melafix... Both Melafix and Pimafix are organic compounds. The bacteria in the tank water (not necessarily the ones on the fish) these products don't kill, sometimes use the Melafix and Pimafix as food! This means that when you add these medications to a tank (especially a tank that has not been maintained well or one that hasn't had regular water changes) there is a small chance that a bacterial bloom will ensue and take up dissolved oxygen. This could mean that you could see, under such circumstances, your fish significantly increase their respiratory rate.

Some really nice pics there. Nice waterfall too but SHOW US THE POND! :lol:

He started out quite cute Note the fish tanks behind him! Had a few hiccoughs in life which included 11 operations in 11 years - 2 of them were open heart surgery in Greenlane. Believe it or not this photo was taken after they had removed a lot of the tubes! He then had some interesting taste in clothes (he's going to kill me for this :lol: ). His friend Clinton is in pink. and hairstyles but I think he has turned out pretty normal. 8) By the way, he's 26 today and perfectly healthy :bounce:

A little tank like that - daily water changes and no filter. Agree also that light not needed unless they keep you in the dark.

Looking very nice with healthy plant growth. Love the plant on top of the wood in the 2nd pic. Is it Anubias? I would agree with aquatopia re backing

Hi Tracy. Good luck with the guppies.

Welcome to NZ 8) Wait until you hear we are having a BBQ for Christmas dinner :lol:

So Southern man, with your recent move you must have had to build a new fishroom. Got an article about it?? Or how you moved the fish?

Some of them are re-useable I think. The others can be reheated but don't retain the heat anywhere near as long.

PM or email Rob. I see he has popped in here recently, despite his busy schedule.

Some of us mums also work from home I work part-time elsewhere too but not today.