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No outdated at all and still have their uses.

I'm with the rest, an external is easier to look after and doesn't take up room in the tank so aesthetically pleasing as well. I have a HOB running in the lounge. The water level is up to the lip of the overflow so I can't hear the water running through it at all so no frequent loo trips required The one thing wrong with HOBs though is the gap you need to leave in the lid. Kamikazi fish will spot the smallest of gaps to leap through.

Gorgeous as usual (and the fish ain't bad either :lol: )

I will be printing the Year Book with forum nicknames (if I know them) added as requested to do so by many. If you DO NOT want your nickname to be listed with your real name in the Year Book, please let me know ASAP.

Ring around the shops and ask. I know Animates don't have them. I bought mine elsewhere so can't tell you ChCh prices.

They are not cross breeding evil, the gba is merely a colour morph of the ordinary BN. Better to keep them separate thogh so you can get lots of gba or BNs and not a cross of the two. I doubt they will get weird colours, more likely some of the fry will be gbas and the majority will be common plain ones. Leave them now and see if the hatch Krissie. They will cope on their own. Baby BNs are quite large and good at fending for themselves.

Bloat will cause the scales to raise slightly anyway so it may not be dropsy at all. Try peas or Epsom Salts and see if it is actually a digestive problem.

They are better yes. I myself am a fan of the Jebo (different from the Jebao. I have Fluvals and Eheims and Jebos. Would not buy Fluvals again, my Eheim wet/dry has never run properly but the Jebos are brilliant!

I lost one once and couldn't find it anywhere. Searched in tank and on floor. Finally found it - I had a breeding trap floating in the tank with fry in it. It had a perspex lid. The CAE had leapt up onto the lid and dried out under the lights

See if it survives on its own. It has done so so far so chances are good. Make sure there is plenty of plant for it to hide in, especially fine leaved plant like Java moss. Platies will drop fry every 4 - 6 weeks.

The tiger worms are the reddish skinnier ones. Many fish don't like their bitter taste I am told but I don't know how they know they are bitter :roll:

Remove the gold gourami 8)

Are they like the snakes that can unhinge their jaws to get larger prey inside?

The Canons do best in all the reviews. They are good value, very good picture quality, large range of lenses available and if I was buying a digital SLR I would buy a Canon. Though having said that we have been buying Sony products (and selling them, along with other brands) for over 30 years and never had problem with them.

Welcome back Eric. Sorry I can't help you with the daphnia as I am a bit far away and they don't travel well. Also, it is winter and my daphnia population has died off (I know this cos the water in the container has gone bright green ). More will come back when the weather warms up

I think they are ok outside in summer.

Love my Sony. Will be checking out cameras at the Ingram Micro Showcase in Chch next week Canons are good too.

Looking forward to pics when you can manage to get some.

That site also has lots of errors Sharn. Try looking up convicts then have a look at what they suggest are compatible species Do the same with platys :lol: As someone on another forum said...nice idea but useless as the data is wrong.

Lime makes it fizz and lime will raise your pH.

You do not want a thick layer of substrate. It is too much substrate than can cause problems. 5cm thick is enough for the filter and for plants to grow well. Goldfish and ugf's do not mix. Nor do any other fish that like to burrow in the substrate.

So many fish to choose from. How many tanks can you fit in your house? :lol:

Why buy rocks when you are surrounded by free ones? :-?

I have never boiled any rocks I have put in my aquariums, just scrubbed the muck off. Depends where you collect them of course. There may be residual farm sprays or stuff on them.

Very interesting. I am an advocate of UGF in small tanks (2ft or less) cos they are cheap and easy. I have never had any adverse problems while using one, nor have I had a tank 'crash', nor have I ever had to strip an ugf due to clogging - never had one clog. They have been used successfully for many many years and there is a place for them, I believe, in aquarium keeping.