Caryl

Plus it is difficult to re-seal a repaired heaterstat. Much safer, and cheaper, to buy another.

The competitions mentioned under Gallery (and not being utilised at the moment) are for FNZAS members only. This means you must belong to an affiliated FNZAS club to be eligible. A new feature that I, for one, keep forgetting is there :oops: ) If you just want a general album to show off your pictures, try a site like www.photobucket.com.

Hi Alex and welcome. You will have great fun with the Kapi-Mana Club I am sure :lol:

What do you want it for? You only need to use carbon if you want to remove meds from the tank, or for short term use. In this case, you don't use much very often so cost is not an issue. Very expensive to use all the time though.

Because they are banned!

Have a look here as it has a great description of the differences and names... http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/

The Fish Show is open to all FNZAS members. This means you must be a member of an affiliated club. The host club provides small bare tanks (heated and with airlines etc) and people bring their fish in bags or containers, not tanks. Fish are displayed one to a tank (unless they are entered as a breeding pair). Here is what the NZKA Show stand looks like for their Fish Shows...

Hi from me too - I need no introduction

How acidic is your tap water? If already so you need not alter it at all. Much easier.

If you can't get hold of your club breeding co-ordinator, any affiliated FNZAS member will do. I would have counted them for you Loopy but the trip south was cancelled so we won't be passing through Just re-read your message and realise you are asking for someone to do it, not asking what to do :oops: How about bagging 10 and taking them down for Gordon at Critter Kingdom to count and sign off? Or take the bag to Marcel at work. If you can't get someone to come to the fish, take the fish to someone

Depends how much room you have for several hundred bouncing baby bristlenoses :lol: The males are pretty good at guarding the eggs and the fry don't seem to get eaten as much as livebearer fry - possibly cos they are a bit bigger or not so tasty with spines. If you decide to move the eggs it is important to have a good steady flow of air going over them to replicate the dad fanning them constantly.

Had planned to but unfortunately have since had to put in an apology. I am trying to organise a group entry from Marlborough though Some of our members have some very nice platies!

Aha you are right Mystic. It is post pics that have to be online. Guys I have sent you both emails

I would leave them. The fry don't take to being moved very well either when still very small.

The pic has to be stored online as far as I know. You can't upload it direct from your computer (could be wrong though)

I'm afraid I avoid Auckland whenever possible wok. Could courier it though Jude will be visiting soon and she could take it to the North Island for a start. When do you get to Welly next? 8)

Any graphics programme will do it for you (like those that come with cameras or scanners) ie. Adobe Photo Elements, or Deluxe, Digital Image Pro, ArcSoft Photo Studio etc. If you use Photobucket it has a resize function. Otherwise, email it to me (click the email button at the bottom of my message) and I will do it for you. Several download a free programme called Irfanview which does it for you as well. If you can't figure it out, email it to me (click on the email icon at the bottom of my message) and I will do it for you tonight when I get home.

Just checked - I have a 403, not a 304

Remember it has to be max 80 x 80 and 8kb.

Well you aren't a very dedicated fishkeeper then are you? :lol: :lol:

I had a bristlenose swell up and die once and have no idea why. All the others were, and are, fine. If it was feeding on algae wafers etc then I doubt in this case it was constipation. It was just a thought.

Which parts? I think I have a 304 at home with a stuffed impeller (am at work but can check at lunchtime) and a broken end on the uplift tube but the rest works.

When I bought them off the breeder he gave me those names (plus others which have died) so that is why I know some of my fish are jacobfreibergiis, just wasn't sure which ones exactly

Egg laying females, as a rule, do not 'burst' or become eggbound just because there is no male to fertilise the eggs. I would be more suspicious of diet and constipation.

Frenchy are you saying my striped brown fish is a peacock? Yellows hold eggs, I don't know abuot any others have I have not researched them :roll: