Caryl

Only one to start with until I have time to enhance (we need all the enhancing we can get!) resize and upload the rest. Here is a group shot of fishroom members... Back left to right: Paul (billaney), David, Faran (blue), Caryl, Warren, Dave, Ira, Paul (wok), Stu (caserole), Errol (Amazonian) front row sitting or kneeling: Sarah, Chris, Kevin (kevin_wgtn) Mitch (minchton), Shane (HandS) Others were there throughout the weekend but not that night. I have pics of them to upload yet.

There could be a number of things wrong with him, TB being least likely I think. If he was sitting on the bottom when he was still in the shop you should not have bought him, despite his pretty colours. He may be sick or damaged from a net during capture. One sick, or damaged, fish does not mean the shop is not good. Even good shops have the occasional problem with fish. It is up to the buyer to make sure they choose good specimens.

Easy to do. When you get the fish make sure they are bagged correctly. Large fish need one to a bag but smaller ones you will get away with more. Less is better though. Use 1/3 water to 2/3 air. Double bag them if possible (ie put the bag inside another bag). Pack the bags of fish carefully into a polystyrene box or chilly bin if you have one. Scrunched up newspaper around them will help keep the heat in a stop the bags moving around. You car will probably be a nice warm temperature so heating won't be required but if you are concerend, a plastic fizzy bottle filled with warm water and wrapped in a towel or newspaper will suffice. Be careful of fish with sharp spines or pectoral fins as they will pierce a plastic bag. Put them in a solid plastic container instead. I regularly transport fish over several hours with no problems at all.

That's interesting Tim as I was told that a lot of the guppies imported over the past 1 - 2 years had bacterial infections that didn't respond to treatment, hence the heavy losses but from what you say, this doesn't sound correct.

I will be cruising them all next week Jude as I help my son and his partner stock the new tank we are setting up for their birthdays

Then I guess you weren't here long either :lol:

Hi Tesha and welcome. You are lucky living in ChCh as you have the best range of lfs in the country!

Oh dear, MTS already. Welcome and have fun. 8)

He accessorises!

Was sent these today...

I don't actually care - at least it would be an article. As I have no idea what zeovit is, or does, I have no comment on the sides taken in the debate. I would be happy to print an article from both sides so Layton, yes please, and you others who disagree - instead of just posting violin playing smileys, write an article about your views!! The other topics you suggested sound good Layton. Please, I look forward to your articles.

Guppies these days are not as tough as they used to be. A number of people have been complaining lately about guppy deaths and a seeming lack of reasons. Have you done any water tests for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? This might help work out the problem. Clamped fins are a sign of stress and if the fish are not being bullied then 99% of the time the stress is caused by bad, or incorrect, water parameters. It may just be the guppies are more sensitive to whatever it is so are affected whereas the other fish do not seem to be.

Hi from me too Alice. Obviously Ryan is overrun with guppies :lol:

Thank you to those who have sent pics already. Billaney there is no time limit, it is an ongoing thing. I have pics from pies too - from when he had his website set up. Not sure if he would want me to use them any more though. I just like to use as many different people's pics as possible instead of the same person all the time - even if their pics are fantastic. What I want even more, especially from salties, is articles to go with the pics!

You only need water ager if your water supply is chlorinated. Ours isn't.

Wait til you see the size of my handbag! (It has my laptop in it)

I am looking for very good quality photographs to use on the cover of the FNZAS Aquarium World magazine. Tropical, cold, freshwater or marine are acceptable - even inverts or corals for those marine keepers. I see a lot of beaut pics in this saltwater section so would love it if some of you would email some of your favourites to me. If you happen to have an article to go with the pic that would be even better!! The magazine is sadly lacking in marine content and any help any of you are willing to give would be much appreciated. For those who do not belong to the FNZAS, so don't get a copy of the magazine, you would receive a free copy of whichever magazine featured your pic and/or article. Preferably a close-up of a single fish (coral, shrimp etc) but a good group is OK. If you have any suitable photos, please email them to me at [email protected] Size-wise about 250kb please to keep the quality. To get this, just resize your photo to 640 x 480 pixels then save in full quality mode. Actual printed size is about 12.5cm wide, height varies depending on cropping. Please do not crop your photo too close to the subject itself as I need a bit of extra to play with to make sure it fits into the space correctly so prefer to crop it myself, if required. Make sure you name the fish (coral, invert etc) featured, both common and scientific names if you know them.

I am looking for very good quality photographs to use on the cover of the FNZAS Aquarium World magazine. Tropical, cold, freshwater or marine are acceptable - even inverts or corals for those marine keepers. You might note the last one actually had an octopus on the cover Preferably a close-up of a single fish but a good group is OK. If you have any suitable photos, please email them to me at [email protected] Size-wise about 250kb please to keep the quality. To get this, just resize your photo to 640 x 480 pixels then save in full quality mode. Actual printed size is about 12.5cm wide, height varies depending on cropping. Please do not crop your photo too close to the fish itself as I need a bit of extra to play with to make sure it fits into the space correctly so prefer to crop it myself, if required. If you happen to have an article to go with the pic that would be even better!! :lol: Make sure you name the fish featured, both common and scientific names if you know them.

Don't try it on me wok you won't win! 8) Sorry to hear you won't make it after all Alan. It isn't often you miss a conference. I am sure someone else will stir on your behalf.

All males together would be fine if you remove all the females.

That link was under "Resources" in the plantgeek site. For excellent information and photos on plants, you can't beat Curt's www.plantgeek.net

If it is only females, what is the sex ratio in the tank? Females are constantly harassed by males and need at least 3 females to every male.

http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm

I htink so, the long finned definitely but not sure about albino. I don't like them either but beauty is in the eye of the beholder

See how under each leaf there is a cluster of small roots? These will all grow if cut and replanted.