Caryl

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Look at a deep pond. The fish bask in the sun during the day but if something startles them they dive down to the depths. The difference in temperature between the top and the bottom of a deep pond can be a large amount and they go from one to the other instantly with no adverse effects.

What size are the fish you are transporting? Fish over 5cm I would put 1 to a bag and double bag it as well. Make sure you have a quarter water to 3 quarters air. Polystyrene gives extra protection against the box being crushed (do not expect couriers to read the "Fragile" label) and keeps the heat in. Transport overnight as it is safer. How far south is it going? It isn't that cold yet in Marlborough. Packing with newspaper will insulate well. Do not feed the fish for 2 days before transport. This stops them producing so much waste and helps keep the toxicity down.

BNs either breed, or they don't. They can breed like mad for months, then stop for a few years, then start breeding again. Well, mine did anyway! :lol: Try getting another female. He might like her more Mine always bred in, or under, a log. The hole will be fine. The pots are fine in tanks too.

Nothing wrong with those temperatures. My pond fish live in hotter than that over summer.

Hi there. We are here to help with any questions. Try and join a local fish club too for added help and support.

Hi and welcome

Welcome. I too tend to get carried away looking at the aquariums in the background of TV programmes and forget to listen to the dialogue :lol:

Hi and welcome Casper

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=2406

She might be producing new and absorbing them constantly. I don't keep them myself so am not talking from experience. If the fish is eating well and behaving normally then I wouldn't be concerned, otherwise I would attempt to squeeze her myself.

They do get fat with eggs. If there is no male she will absorb them eventually.

Welcome from me too

What sort of filter is it? Loopy could probably help, or my son.

All sorts of stuff can be used but they aren't as good as the noodles. I have heard of people using plastic hair curlers and cut up straws. Bricks and terracotta are used as caves in tanks, just give them a scrub first.

An English site I belong to still often mentions tanks in gallons (UK) like we (oldies) still refer often to tanks being x feet, not cm

Some male gouramis can be quite territorial (especially the blue and 3 spot) depending on what other fish are in the tank and the order in which they were added.

Depends on the weather. If it stays warmer longer they will keep spawning. Give it a go.

Ask someone if you can hang your filter in their tank for a while to seed it.

My tank is heavily planted, well filtered, and lightly stocked and I rarely do water changes. I don't test the water either so have no idea what the readings are.

No, in fact plants can slow down a cycle.

I too use salt and water

Is is a guideline only. Remember you need to take into account the amount of filtration and plants as well as the size of the fish in question.

Then you have been very lucky fish-unit!

Welcome. Good to know you survived the shock 8)