Caryl

I have always found these fish will breed if they want to, or not if they don't, regardless of conditions :roll: They particularly favour tight spots in, or under, driftwood.

Yeeha! Tell them we will be good babysitters and make sure you behave and go to bed early

Just a bit bigger than the fishes. Doesn't have to be huge. Most fish prefer a tight fit (within reason). The size of the opening is more important as they can more easily defend a small one from predators.

Is that the cheapest for the train these days? Check the bus - a lot cheaper - esp if you are a student

We could possibly offer rides to anyone from Blenheim on a first in first serve basis. If you wanted to come up on the train wilson we could take you from there. Cheaper than flying. This will be a limited offer!

LOTS of socialising! I always find I learn more in the social gatherings than from any formal meetings or talks but that may be just me. Only one short talk before the AGM itself and a very interesting speaker on a subject of interest to all, especially fish breeders More details on what to expect in the magazine, or posted here within a few days.

I suspect the only difference would be the cherry flavouring. Both are Erythromycin ethyl succinate and both are gluten free! I assume you know the suspension must be kept refrigerated. You can also get Erythromycin stearate (also gluten free) but do not know how this differs from the ethyl succinate. Neither Dr was able to hazard a guess for me :-?

There will be a slight delay as I have waited for finalised prices so I could add registration forms for Top of the South '08 conference - to be held in sunny Nelson. You will still get the magazine in February - just not in the first week as is usually the case. I hope you will all consider attending conference this year (Queen's Birthday weekend May 30 - June 2. Nelson have put a huge effort into the organisation and have great things planned. We don't want to hear "it is too expensive to travel to the South Island" as we South Islanders are always paying to go north for conference! Book early and get cheap fares. Sign up to Grab A Seat for really cheap flight deals. We may even consider going the extra mile to pick some up from the ferry terminal (an hour and a half drive from Nelson so perhaps a donation towards fuel would help) but this is still being discussed as to feasability. Nelson is a popular destination and books out quickly this weekend so it is vital accommodation is booked before the cut-off date or rooms will not be held. More information to be found in the February Aquarium World plus this site (soon. Registration forms will also be downloadable from here once we have them finished)

A female guppy can store sperm for many months and have several broods without being anywhere near a male. As long as they are big enough to do the job the current males can impregnate her (but she will already have stored sperm from the previous male(s). Keep her in the main tank then. Java moss is ideal for the fry to hide in

A female guppy that isn't pregnant is a rare thing They can drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks. Transferring her to a breeding trap may cause her to abort. Better to leave her in the main tank with lots of floating fine leaved plants for the fry to hide in.

Bud is so important he gets pics all to himself

I was thinking the same Alan. The pills have a coating on them too. I dissolve the pills in water first as they take a while to break down (the coating is for exactly that purpose).

Hospital laboratories and doctors' surgeries are another place to go for poly boxes.

I would much rather see comets in a pond. They are fast fish that like to swim. Even a 1800 length I feel isn't fair to them.

Costs vary around the country as Drs all have different charges. It is whatever a standard script costs you when you go to your Dr plus the chemist fee (which varies according to age, PHO and whether you have aCSC)

He is happily sitting up in bed watching the rugby 7's 8) It wasn't a heart attack but they are keeping him overnight while they do more tests. Should be home again tomorrow. Thanks for your thoughts and best wishes.

Not only am I at work (bad enough) but my friend rang to say she couldn't meet me for lunch cos she had just been in a car accident. Not hurt but badly shaken so was heading home. Then my mum rang to say my dad has just gone into ICU with a possible heart attack. He is now stuck in there for 8 hours while they monitor him and get the test results back :roll:

My boss (a GP) says yes they can do scripts for Erythromycin for that purpose.

We get a large skip in every couple of years Don't want a fish room.

Sorry to hear that Minch. Heartbreaking

I run a Jebo 810 on my 4fter and love it. Better than my Fluvals and Eheim but I have no experience with the Aquaones

LOVE the mandarin pic

Perhaps you need to buy a new O ring. Ours was too tight and I had to Vaseline it to get it to fit

No

We thought about it, then added on to the existing house instead