Caryl

I had them 25 years ago oscarboy - before you were even thought of, let alone born

I never found them hardy. In fact, when I kept black mollies they were always getting whitespot. That was years ago and I suspect we didn't have them in the right conditions. They live in tidal areas so their water goes from fresh to salty with the tides.

I work for a GP and have a friend in the A&E dept at the local hospital. They are happy to nab a few for me whenever I need them. My GP loves to up to the hospital just so he can say "Can I have a few E Mycin tabs for my receptionist? She has algae." :lol:

Fish like mollies, guppies, leopardfish and platys all belong to the family Poeciliidae. Mollies and guppies are both of the genus Poecilia, whereas the leopardfish is Phalloceros and the platies and swords are Xiphophorus. Some of the species are capable of interbreeding. The males of this family are well known to try and jump anything that moves - male or female! :-? Many find keeping mollies separate is better as they are larger and get the food first. They also like a bit of salt in their water (1Tbs per 10L). In fact, if the salinity is slowly increased, mollies are capable of living and breeding in sea water with a density of 1.024 - 1.028, which is the same as the coral sea.

I like my Sony too but many have, and get excellent results, from the Canons. Fuju is good too. All of them are pretty simple to use. Try each out and find out which you like the feel of the most. I know I dislike the small cameras because I find it hard to hold them steady and focus, whereas the larger bigger ones feel more solid in my hand and I have more control. Might be just me though 8)

Yes it is. I would offer some but I have lost my stash again :roll:

The readings on heaterstats are never accurate. It has nothing to do with them being imports.

She is trying to escape the unwanted attention of the male(s) too.

Yes, specially places like Briscoes which apparently had a lot of damage. Staff had to stop people trying to nick stuff

I believe the quake registered on every drum in the country! (the ones that draw the squiggles when the earth shakes) What sickens me most is those who, as soon as the tremors stopped, headed off to see what they could loot. :evil:

I'm glad you found it so amusing slevin12. Not so for those who weren't so lucky.

A friend's daughter (in Gisborne) was home alone with 2 preschoolers who were in bed. She rushed in to her son's room to find the dresser had been flung across the room and was lying on his bed. Luckily he is just a little guy and was at the very top end and the dresser landed further down. They have lost everything in the house - TVs etc as it all fell over and smashed. Very frightening and here was I worried about the slight roll we got here! :roll:

Wish I'd thought of that. Anyone know how to get red marker off a computer screen? :lol: (just kidding!!!)

Another reason to make sure you do not fill your tanks too close to the top - water slopping over and fish surfing out the end!

Are your tanks attached to the wall? I wouldn't want to be next to one in a big quake! They can really move!

I can't access the report page. Obviously lots of people have already done so :lol:

If you felt it, go fill out the GeoNet report

You would not like it if it did oscarboy and you couldn't get your feet under the doorway protection!

Was just a gentle rolling here, enough to shake the computer monitors but not enough to have me diving under the nearest doorframe.

You mean you felt it in Whakatane? Must have been a doozy somewhere. Waiting for the quake site to tell us the details.

We are very likely to get a huge one as we sit on a number of fault lines. If you think we don't get big ones, check out the Napier and Murchison quakes! We were in Seddon when hit by a 6.2 quake in 1966. Our house moved over 10cm off its foundations. I can still remember the sound of it roaring through and the noise of chimneys and pictures etc crashing down around us. The toilet split in half too. Just announced they felt it in Wgtn (on the radio)

Very good but it should be all right, or alright, not allright :lol: Plus "we're" not were It was only a slight one here too but it may be a precursor to something bigger :roll:

Just had a quake. I hate the things, especially when I am on my own

We had a club member who tried feeding them with lots of lettuce. Didn't stop them eating the plants as well.

They will survive no trouble at all.