Caryl

Is it eating and pooing? Otherwise, since it is just the belly area, I would first suggest constipation.

Hmm, yes I didn't leave my Africans more than 3 days without food.

Nice fish (if you like that sort :lol: ) Good pics too.

Is that what they call blanketweed? The bane of ponds?

How long will you be away for each trip? If you have a well established, well planted, well filtered, not overstocked tank you can leave them (depending on species) for up to 10 days without food. I do this to mine (gouramis, barbs, tetras, hoplos, BNs, loaches, rasboras) with no problem at all.

They are a gorgeous fish. Do they come in a wide range of colours and/or do they change colour depending on surroundings?

Look at it this way - you will be able to get wet and wild on your anniversary

A lot more plant will help the angel feel more secure and hopefully perk up a bit.

Sometimes one or more of mine is patchy and other times not :roll: Doesn't seem to be related to anything as far as I can see

How well planted is it? Provide a lot of plant cover and see if that helps

We're supposed to clean the shower? :lol:

Is it possible it is being harrassed by the other angel?

In what way do you mean "easier"? If you have an established filter on another tank to use in the new one, and the fish load in the new one is similar, you can just add the fish as it will already be cycled.

I never took it as a criticism of the article Barrie, I took it as a helpful tip and good feedback. People need to know these things and if one thing is considered better than another, by a professional who knows, then we need to hear about it. Thanks for bringing it to our attention 8) A lot of people swear by credit cards, especially for getting off those hard green dot algae bits.

I have received the following comment from barrie after he read my article in the Aug Aquarium World about using the scrapers from the $2 Shop for cleaning aquarium glass... "as a glazier, the hard scrapers that you show in the AW mag bring me more business than storms do every year. Whereas scrapers are needed at times, the razor blade with a hard back are far better (and a lot cheaper) as the type that you have shown are far too strong and scratch the glass very easily." I am not sure what he means by 'blades with hard backs' so will wait for a reply. I have been using these scrapers for years with no problems but am careful not to get gravel or sand under them or they will scratch - but then, so would anything! Look forward to a fuller explanation please Barrie and maybe pics if you have them. What do the rest of you use?

They are not the same as mosquito fish so don't let those common names confuse you. I have only ever heard them referred to as leopardfish.

Leopardfish fry will eat finely crushed flake food. They will survive with the adults if there is plenty of fine leaved plant for them to shelter in. Mine were never as prolific eaters of fry as guppies or other livebearers.

Take half the media from the existing filter and swap it for half the media in the new filter. Half fill the new tank with water from the other tank (if you want) as well. Not a lot of good bacteria in the water itself though.

Whereas I drop cucumber in and leave it for days. They eat the main bit overnight then the skin slowly disintegrates as they nibble at it. Never lost a fish doing this yet.

Clown loaches get white spot very easily. Most suggest raising the tank temp to 28 - 29C (this speeds up the white spot cycle) and treat with white spot meds. Clown loaches and other 'scaleless' fish are sensitive to these meds and it is often recommended to dose half the suggested dosage if you have any of these fish. Remove any carbon from the filters before treatment too. The main thing is to work out what caused the white spot in the first place as 99% of the time it is stress - usually caused by poor, or incorrect, water conditions.

This is a family forum Tiden. We do not apperciate dirty pics being posted :lol: Looking good.

As long as you don't have angels in the main tank. They can suck fry through netting

Not sure any more smax. There was an affiliated club several years ago but since they left the FNZAS I don't know if they are still going. I suggest you ring your local Citizens' Advice Bureau to see if the club still exists.

I know it reached Tawa today too

Perhaps the wind (not to mention the hills) slows the posties down