Caryl

@aotealotl - I suspect it is an imprinted logo on the underside of the plastic container the fish was in to get its photo taken.

It may not have leaked when they sold it but a little stress on the move back to your place could be enough to create one.

Our club had a special meeting to discuss this back in February, having first received information about the changes, and why, some time before that so plenty of notice was given at the time. I believe legal advice was sought and given to go ahead. I suspect it would not matter what date the AGM was held, few would be willing to give their time (and be able to afford the expense) to attend.

I had them in the early '90's and got them from a breeder in Timaru.

An excellent cake and shows they know what is important to you :thup: (Those rocks look tasty )

We have some members in here who also live in Invercargill so should be able to help with local knowledge once you know what you want.

I am sure a fish could choke to death. As it swims about with the leftover hanging from its mouth you have to wonder what is happening to what is on the inside. Other animals slowly dissolve it with stomach acids but not sure how a fish digests or if it has internal muscles to keep the food going down and through.

You have a kitchen bench with heaps of space??? We had a 3ft tank on our bench island years ago - bowed the whole bench so we could not shut the cupboards underneath. We thought it would be ok with the cupboard divider giving central support but it wasn't enough. Not as small as your tank though so I am sure you will not have the same problem, depending on which part of the bench you place the tank, and what is underneath. I would put poly underneath. Makes it easier to move the tank if you need to slide it a bit for any reason (to get at something dropped behind, wipe up a spill etc)

I suspect he meant; Note that is is illegal to collect from reserves/parks Gambusia were a major mistake to release here and have caused problems ever since while never doing the job they were originally brought in for!

I am pleased to hear it wasn't Denny! I was thinking he was in a lot of trouble but probably mistook the axolotl for a rabbit :-?

Currently available or allowed? The above biosecurity lists tells you what is allowed. As to what is currently here, that changes all the time.

Let me slip into something a little more comfortable

Some of you seem to think the idea is to make it impossible for the next person to form a word. This is not so! astute

Yes they do but if this is new behaviour for your particular fish you might want to think about other reasons for this - like low oxygen levels. If they are otherwise fine though I would not worry about it.

One of the guys had this at a BBQ yesterday... I did not have my camera on hand to get a pic of it flying but it flew well (I did not take this pic)

I was thinking more a faulty heaterstat than room temperature.

Fish lie, so don't believe them when they claim they are starving.

I was thinking temperature too. WCMM cope with a wide range of temps but leopardfish don't.

Personally, I would be feeding sparingly until I was sure the filter had caught up with the bioload.

If the fish are happy you might be fine then. Keep a very close eye on them though for the next week or so.

Without knowing what your test readings are I have no idea!

Oooh pretty! :thup:

I don't use test kits either but I have never had a problem like yours so they weren't needed.

There's no way of telling without testing the water.

The stick-on strips are not as good as the internals. Digital ones are cheap these days too and accurate, as far as I know. If you are buying a glass one that sticks on with a small suction cup, line them all up in the shop then move aside the ones whose temp varies greatest from the rest then pick the one that seems to agree with the majority. That will hopefully be the most accurate.