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They couldn't use it as I no longer have the original sized pic. Doesn't everyone free range their budgie??

Concrete raises the pH.

Looking good smidey. That is the first I have ever seen stay white :-?

I saw the post re the African tank after I posted before. Blacking out a tank does not work for brown algae, that is for cyano. If you have white substrate in your tank it will always get covered in algae. It shows up more easily on white. White never stays white. It is not a good colour for a substrate either as fish prefer a dark substrate and will appear pale s they try to blend in with the white to camouflage themselves from predators above. White is for marines. When I had my African setup the white limestone rocks I used to raise the pH always went dark reddish/brown, which was good as far as I was concerned. Darker and gave the fish something to graze on.

You mean I ought to trap mine and put them on that unmentionable auction site? :lol:

I did it and it was great. Had to give it up though as I couldn't keep it cold enough as I didn't have a chiller. Do not attempt it if you do not have a way of cooling the tank sufficiently. I had a 3ft tank with an Aquaclear filter on it. Nothing else. Had brittlestars, anemones, sea cucumbers, chitons, hermit crab, shrimp, rockfish etc. Even had a little octopus for a while until it escaped and got fluffed to death on the carpet

Is this a marine or freshwater tank? If it is freshwater and a new tank, brown algae is common for a while. It will diminish as the plants grow and the tank matures. Just wipe off as much as possible and add fast growing plants.

Isn't it a bit late (or early) for halloween pranks? :lol: (just kidding. I have heard of them)

Oops, my typo :lol: Perhaps I have said something even ruder :lol: :lol:

I have also flown with axolotls in an ice cream container on my knee

My sister and niece took my cichlids up to Hamilton for me carrying on board with them 2 chokka full chilly bags each. No problem.

It will be good to see you Vicki. If anyone else would like to meet at a later time then say so.

I bet that Chinese is actually something rude Gong hei fat chio to you too wok :lol:

I don't use anything cos we don't have chlorine in our water here. Not sure what other Wellingtonians use. I would go for a basic chlorine remover rather than the other stuff.

Don't tell them. Pack the fish in bags into those bags you get that keep the food hot/cold. I have travelled with fish that way on national flights with no problems. Just don't do it on international flights

No he flies around the house, although he does run around the floor when playing with the balls He has a cage. At 5pm we put the cage on the table and open its door so he flies out. When he is sick of flying about he goes back in his cage (usually around 7.30pm) we shut the door and put his cage back where it goes. The cage usually hangs from a bungee cord in the lounge. We bring it down to the table as that is easier to clean out his food and water dishes etc than doing it while the cage is swinging off the cord.

I was confused as you said you had done a water change 3 days ago so I wuold not expect ammonia readings to be so high that they could "go down quite a lot" as you said. The ammonia binding products stuff up the test readings, I believe, by giving higher readings than they should. I am not sure as I do not use these products but I am pretty sure they make the readings higher than they actually are, rather than lower. Why do you have a mix of coldwater and tropical fish in the tank? Never believe the stores as they are usually trying to sell you something A well balanced and mature tank should not need added products like Prime. To get accurate readings you wuold need to stop using the Prime.

Most likely white spot as clowns are prone to it. Everyone seems to think UV units are great but I have never used one myself. I gather it is important to get the flow rate correct for them to work correctly.

He may be in pain but obviously is being staunch about it since he is swimming and eating normally. They do not grow back but he will manage very well without it. I have actually seen fish that have lost both eyes cope well. Could have had a fight.

No. If his head got bigger he would lose his balance and fall off his perch. The kids were worried Kelly's budgie, Bert, would be jealous if she saw the article so they were going to hide it but one then suggested they use it to line Bert's cage so she could mess all over it :lol:

Any product you use that binds the ammonia will stuff up test readings. If you had done a water change 3 days before, and use the Prime stuff, why did the ammonia "go down quite a lot". It shouldn't have been up. What size is the tank, how long has it been running and what fish are in there?

Thousands of 'em!!! :lol: He went to school in Motueka, never lived in the North Island.

You join the one nearest you (Dunedin in your case, or NZKA if you have killies. They are a postal only club). Take photos of your fish and get someone to count them for you. Fattythecatty is in Queenstown too I think. Perhaps she would check your fry for you and confirm you have followed the rules.

Of course he can spell, uses capitals in the correct places and his grammar is excellent. He was taught by an expert.

I'm sure he would. I will send you one if you like :lol: