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Shaun I discovered Jack Reacher only recently and have now read all the books except the latest which I have been saving. Am about to start reading it (had to re-read all my JD Robbs first as her latest just came out too). I love theReacher series. My favourite was Die Trying. How can anyone say they don't have time to read books? I always have one on the go, or one lined up to start or I get withdrawl symptoms. :lol:

If he got ill overnight the filter would have sucked it in, rather than him getting in by himself. Doesn't take much.

Yeah, it will toughen them up :lol: Come visit me or call while you are here.

I leave my fish a week to 10 days with no food at times and it doesn't harm them. You may find a bit less algae in the tank on your return and some fish very happy to see you

Stop adding chemicals and let the tank cope on its own (with the water changes of course)

Why did you take them out of the other tank? Don't feed them for the 6 days you are away. That will help keep levels down.

Female full of eggs?

She wasn't being bad, she was doing what comes naturally.

We get quite a few local cats drinking out of it but have yet to see one aiming for, or taking any notice of, the fish.

Clown loaches are very susceptible to white spot and react badly to the meds for it. Need to use half dosage I believe. They can jump out of the tank but if they died they may also have been eaten. Check the water quality

I am always a believer of leaving meds etc out of the tank if you can help it. If behaviour is otherwise normal I would leave it but keep an eye on it.

Ah thanks Jn. They only went in last year and have produced more leaves this year but still small and brown. I wondered.

Welcome from a Mainlander 8)

I thought muffin tops were what you got when you were 2 sizes or more bigger than your hipster jeans 8)

For those who weren't here when the building of the pond began... Start from the end and make your way back through the pages - all 6 of them http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v144/ ... 0Feb%2006/ It is approx 30ft x 10 if I remember correctlly

One of the advantages to being older and owning your own home - I can build what I want. It is a tranquil pond, must start the waterfall going.

I thought potato flakes were bought by trampers for lightweight food stores when out tramping and camping

The weather is warming and the fish have started to cruise with the beginnings of spawning behaviour and hang about in the sun. This lady is becoming popular I thought I would have nice big green leaves on my lilies but they are small and brown. I assume it is the type of lily, rather than a lack of something in the water. See, I told you she was getting popular :lol:

Look for red streaks appearing radiating out from the wound, or for it going white and fluffy. Both are signs of secondary infections.

I saw the heading and wondered why it wasn't in the off topic section :lol: If the wound is clean and doesn't seem to be bothering the fish, I prefer to leave it to heal without meds. Make sure the water quality is excellent though and keep an eye out for bullying.

You don't.

Save money and don't bother with using carbon at all Fish vary in how they cope with whitespot. I have seen some really bad cases survive in the end while some seemingly mild ones drop dead. Find the cause while you are treating. Whitespot is a sign of stress and 99% of the time it is poor, or incorrect, water quality. What size tank is it in, how long has it been set up, and what other tank mates are with it?

Can you not buy cartridges without carbon?

They last for many years. Is it possible it was not firmly in the socket and was bumped? It is going now so it should be fine.

I think it is having digestive trouble. Goldfish semi hibernate in winter and do not eat if the ambient temp is 10C or below. At this time of year with the temp swings, if it is being fed it may be having trouble digesting, especially if the temp drops. Stop feeding them or feed wheatgerm. This is easy on their tums and slwoly gets their innards working again. Do not feed them sticks or pellets at this stage, not until the weather warms up more and stays a reasonable temp, even overnight.