Caryl

No, it isn't MY mess

I will try to find the "before" pic of the computer room :lol:

The bubbles come out the top of the pipe. I always had my outlet just at, or below, the water surface to cut back the noise of the bubbles.

Our floor is particle board (I'm pretty sure that's what it is called) and our house built 1979. We have 4ft x 2 x 2 tank in the lounge no problem. It is also surrounded by a wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase full of heavy books. If I remember correctly we have an extra pile underneath though as originally the fireplace was going to go there. If it against a load bearing wall with the floor joists running at right angles to the tank length it should be fine. Think of it this way, if you had Greg Somerville (115kg - thanks to the Weetbix packet I know this), and 3 or 4 of his equally large mates visit, would you tell them they couldn't all sit together cos their weight might collapse the floor?

We USE all that stuff danilada! :lol: Well, one of us does. I just use one of the computers and the 4 printers (and the jigsaws on the top shelf are mine). We run a computer company from home georgeous plus do satellite installations. Husband is also a radio Ham, hence the oscilloscopes and other test gear at the far end.

30 days after hatching

Coffee table tanks have been around for years but never caught on as they are not the best thing in which to view your fish. Awkward to maintain too at that low level.

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We cleaned up in your honour Warren Office is looking reasonably tidy at the moment... which is more than I can say for the spare room...

You can't register breedings until you have 10 fry over one month old

Are the gills red? Could be gill flukes?

I agree

I peg the power cord to one of my top tank braces (or the top edge of the tank if the lid isn't in the way) as the suction has gone on one of my internal filters too.

As far as I know you can keep seahorses but it is my understanding it is very hard to feed them properly.

Used to have one there but the weight bows the bench, plus it gets too much light (hard to tell from the pic)

It isn't often you see my dining room table with nothing on it. Please note the kitchen bench is clean for once as well :lol: Those who have visited my place know full well you can usually not see the table or bench for the mess piled on top! :roll: :-?

Great slide show. Congratulations to you both :bounce:

The spots might relate to their mood which would explain why they come and go. Other fish have stripes fade in and out according to mood.

Well, now that you mention it...

You didn't offend anyone Caper, they are just trying to explain how we differ. You know people who come from the far south of NZ as they sound different (huge Scottish influence in the ancestry) but most kiwis sound similar. Unlike America and Canada where, as you said, accents differ widely across country.

If he is going grey it could be he is producing extra slime in response to the stress of the nitrates

The other dimensions theory has been put forward in other posts (quite some time ago if I remember correctly) and I think it is the most likely.

The neighbour's cat going through it makes a nice sized hole too (No I didn't shove it in)

You shouldn't break the ice as the noise isn't good for the fish. They will survive happily under ice. If you are worried about oxygen (and they don't need much as they are hibernating at that point) then float a ball or something you can remove each day - leaving an air hole, or pour a little hot water to melt a patch. I have a deck overhanging each end so although the main pond area remained covered, it was not frozen at each end under the decks.

Yes