Caryl

It was me who suggested the pill containers but if it is a mature tank with plenty of plants and not overstocked, I would not feed the fish at all for the week (assuming they are not large cichlids or small fry) and put the lights on timers.

AGM all ready? Hope to be there with a new Marlborough member too!

I think we bought the chiller off Trademe. It is a big green thing with holes to attach hoses in and out, not designed to go under water in a sump. It was about $300 from memory :roll:

I discovered that (about the freshwater) later. My critters weren't able to walk on water or float Dead Sea style anyway :lol: Lots of them were reproducing though and I had the tank for a couple of years. It was the constant high temps that made us give it up. I have since bought a chiller but not got around to setting up a rockpool again. Might do so next summer when it is warmer to go collecting.

Err the photos will differ slightly I assume?

The only problem I had with mine was keeping it cool enough in summer. Above 15C and a lot of stuff dies. They can take high temps for short periods ony. I never did water changes, just topped up with sea water occasionally as water level dropped due to evaporation.

They need length to swim in so nothing shorter than 45cm (says she who has never bred them) Ask billaney, he is good at it. Once they have eaten the egg sac they eat newly hatched brine shrimp I think

Goldfish tend to burrow through substrate and have been known to swallow small stones. Don't know if they would eat the sand?

Is it rough or sharp? It may damage cory or other bottom dwelling fish's mouths.

Thanks megs :oops: We will need some of your Java too Loopy as mine is well and truly attached to the driftwood :roll:

I do not have an algae problem. Feeding all the fish less seems to help

Haven't you got an old woolly jersey with a loose thread?

Sounds like an injury.

I would fix it if I knew how :oops: If you copy and paste all between the two bits you will see it.

Platies need to be in a ratio of at least 2 or 3 females to every male or they will be continually harassed by the male. She is trying to get away from him. They will drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks and, unless the tank is well planted, most will be eaten pretty much as fast as they are born.

My LARGE driftwood is totally covered with Java fern.

That is what we need to know Afrikan, what rainbows to avoid, if any, or what not to mix. I am helping Joefish! set his tank up and he has joined our club. Are rainbows readily available in shops? Although I had a tank of them myself a few years ago they weren't bought from a shop and the breeder I got them from now lives overseas. I had a big Melanotaenia of some sort. It was generally decided he was a cross between a boesemani and a lacustris but nobody was sure. He was in with neon dwarfs and never bothered them. I also had McCullochi and a couple of others but I can't remember what they were. The CF1200 is probably overkill but bigger is better - when it comes to filtration I think.

He is. Probably jealous of those who have plenty of hair to comb the sand out of

He is looking at an AquaOne CF1200. Is this suitable and is $128 a good price?

They dry out remarkably quickly but if you did remove it for a few days it would quickly sink again once put back under water.

They will take a while to settle. My bristlenoses like driftwood more than caves. Feed just before lights-out as they are nocturnal.

I'd go with davidb's method.

Have you seen the Hengeli rasboras? Like brighter, smaller, harlequins.

It is important to collect the sand from above the waterline so you have less shell content. Salt doesn't matter as it is not absorbed by the stones so, if rinsed well, the salt will be negligible.

Well I missed you Brad. You have been a good source of aquatic information and have been very helpful to many. Now, behave yourself! :lol: