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Got a call from one of the rest homes today. They have brought a fish tank and some fish and were looking for someone to tell them how to keep fish correctly. They have bought a 200L and so far stocked it with a mix of real (one of which isn't aquatic, despite being purchased from a lfs) and plastic plants, a clown loach, 8 guppies, a golden algae eater and 2 gouramis (which turned out to be Boesemanis). They eventually want angels but will now wait for the tank to cycle (a process they knew nothing about but do now and understand the idea). The residents are all very pleased with it and apparently several of them have kept fish in the past and were keen to have some to look at.

Yes they do lose colour with age but generally speaking if you buy a group from the same tank chances are they are siblings so all the same age. You can get 5 years out of a neon. A fish will also lose colour when it is unwell. It may have been damaged when being caught, or been unwell when you got it. This means it is less likely to survive the stress of being caught, transported and re-homed in a new environment than its healthier mates.

How did you hold them in that long???

I don't recommend using a commercial bacon slicer without the safety guard either :oops: It is often the smaller cuts that seem to hurt the most though isn't it? And it is invariably on a part of you that you keep bumping against things!

But they are so small! Make your own and get a lot more

Capitations are now being sent in by clubs. The FNZAS treasurer is away at the moment but things will be dealt with on her return so the wait should not be long.

Welcome. I am worried about the Betta though. With a name like that it sounds as if you expect him to explode! :gigl:

and the earth will shoot off all over the place like when someone lets go a balloon full of air that has not had the opening tied off!!

From the cat, the lorikeet, or both? :gigl:

Where in ChCh? Do you have transport? Some good shops there (although I assume you will be too late to see them) and a number of CTT members worth visiting. You can also wander the CD now they have removed the cordon.

40ppm is often our tap water.

You have that lovely tank to look at and you are bored????

I think it is more a case of Mrs Brown's Boys being full of very old jokes. Us older ones have heard most of them before but it is the timing and delivery that makes them funny. I also love the non professional look of it all - as people break character, ad lib, try to make the others laugh, upset the cameramen and generally have fun. Nothing slick about it at all so it is refreshing in that respect.

welcome

There is a goldfish calculator here And some more information regarding waste produced here

Welcome to The Fishroom. You are not alone in your addiction :roll:

This is different! and he has a large fish tattooed on his right arm

You want hilarity... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTmuteEFQjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCPGcNKBKwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLFGvuhJlUI

They don't have a head for it? 8)

Might encourage membership 8)

:iag:

It isn't contagious as it is caused by the body's internal organs failing but more than one might get it if caused by the water conditions (usually the culprit). I had a single danio get dropsy in my main tank. No other fish was affected and I did not do anything about the water either as it was a single fish so I wondered if it was old and that was the reason for the organ failure.

Good one Joe. :thup:

You could always start a new club, or change the name to something like Auckland Baked Fish Society :gigl: