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One of our members has just dismantled a tank of silver dollars. Yes, they strip all plant life very quickly. In the tank with the SDs she had clown loaches, severums, black tail red shark, gouramis, platies and bristlenoses.

With 5 goldfish in the tank already you will be overstocked once they grow. Do not add any more fish. How many litres does the tank hold?

You will get it soon thatpurplebunny! The financial wheels turn slowly but I am printing off your magazine as I type (I can multi-task ) 8) Loopy all is sorted. Apparently the street address I had is in a commercial area that does not get postal delivery. I gather someone tried to redirect it to Cambridge knowing there was a connection - they actually have a PO Box in Cambridge. I found this out after I took it back to the PO. Not sure what's happened to it as the local PO employee put it in an envelope and re-addressed it so I expect it to bounce back again :lol: You have reminded me I must email Mark and Fee to ask if it has turned up yet. :roll:

I suspect some guppy fry of getting pregnant before being born Yes the males are very quick and can tell the females from the males before you can 8) Sexing guppies is easy as the males have the modified anal fin (called a gonopodium) which is longer and pointed. In females the anal fin is short and rounded. Males are more colourful. Ki, your male may have a digestion problem. Any other fish having problems? Is he worse just after eating?

They've got the croc (or is he an alligator?) at The National Aquarium. There used to be one at Brighton in ChCh too.

I believe the PVC is thicker and copes better with exposure to sunlight. The polythene tends to break down over time. The proper liners seem to vary a lot in price. If the pond is relatively small, which yours is, I doubt you need the high end thickest stuff. Bear in mind it also is very heavy so dragging a large piece into position isn't easy! If you aren't on a tight budget and want to do the job right I would go for the pond liner. I think with the liner you will have less need for an underlay as the liner itself will absorb the lumps and bumps.

It seems to be a case of you get what you pay for. The proper pond liners are thick and expensive but they often have 10 - 25yr guarantees. A lot of people recommend the liners farmers use on their dams as it is a lot cheaper than the pond liner. It is thinner too and I don't know about guarantees. I think this differs from the stuff they use to cover silage. As for underlays, this depends on your ground and how rough it is. Many use old carpet or sand. The use of some sort of underlay would definitely make the lining last longer.

Not in the wild caper

If your fish are happy I would leave the pH as it is.

I know nothing about frogs or their requirements but I don't think you need any type of mechanical water movement thingy :-? Hopefully someone else will tell us if we are wrong 8)

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No it doesn't need a pump

Jude suggested "I thought there was supposed to be a worm at the bottom of a tequila?"

I think we have a winner!

"Who drank all my vodka?"

I believe she doesn't have phone or Net access at the moment.

I think I bought mine off Trademe. Not actually got around to using it yet :roll: Hmmm I wonder where it is? :-? :lol:

Glass would be good and trap warmth. Plastic, depending on thickness, will develop a sag in the middle.

Can you feel me twisting your arm Stella? I thought her coming to conference was a definite! I was looking forward to meeting her.

After checking into it, we will have to back out as I can't get time off work Perhaps next trip

Cover the bath with something

You can adjust the flow on an airstone to have it bubbling as fast or slow as you like. It should not upset the fish.

The airstone would be more just surface and unless it was really forcing oput the bubbles I doubt it would upset any fish.

It is crowded compared to lately when it has just been me and Jude. Used to be 15+ in there most nights in the past.

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