Caryl

Depends on the paint. I have often spray painted polystyrene. As far as I remember I just used the cans from the warehouse.

Very nice pics and tanks. That Fighter is a gorgeous blue. When I first saw the upsidedown cat I thought it was a snail grinning at the camera. Come to think of it, I STILL think it looks like a snail grinning at the camera.

Yeah, very unswamp-like Can she tuck that filter further into the corner so it is hidden behind the plant there?

PM is awaitin' 8)

We can't help you with cost as we do not live in your country. Live plants are preferable. Less trouble with algae.

Hi Emma and welcome. Quite a few of gather most evenings in the chat room around 9pm. Pop in some time.

It is a widely held opinion JMemonic. Dyed fish often die early too.

I have travelled with fish. As long as you do regular partial water changes and don't feed them they should cope. I would open the bag each night. Sometimes I have taken one of those plastic Critter Keepers (you know with the coloured grill lids?) so when we stopped I could put the fish in this and get them out of the bag for a while (sort of thinking along the lines of 'more surface area will help the oxygen levels'). I also had a small pump to aerate them overnight. If you know your water supply is good then I would carry a couple of 3 litre plastic bottles of water to use in the water changes since you don't know what the water will be at different places. By the time you get home they will be in the same tank water as your tanks. Are you passing back through the same way you went up? You could ask the store to hold them for you and pick them up on the way back. Temp shouldn't be a problem at that time of year. Overheating would be a bigger worry if they are left in a locked vehicle in a car park. Make sure they are in a chilly bin or cooler bag.

Ooh I can see him now too. Before even copying and pasting the url got me a Page Not Found It was dyed blue?

I hate seeing huge fish like this kept in tanks anyway :evil:

If the coral has worked then stick with it. Some people use shells or crushed bird grit.

I would wonder if the tetras aren't getting to him then. Can you separate him from the rest? They only attack when you aren't looking

What fish is he in with? It might be fin rot. Any sign of blood in the fin rays?

Surely it is only on a saltwater site that someone can say "Hey look at my new brain!" without any adverse, or smart, remarks :lol:

Hey gir, work hard and pass those grades for yourself, not your dad. I'm sorry things don't sound so good at your place but what you do, and how you react is mostly going to affect you, not anyone else. You know you can do it so keep up the good work.

Are you hosting the meeting in your home to show your tank scalare or are you still meeting in the Sydenham Community hall? If it is at your place would you please let us know by posting details here? Thanks.

Does it matter really? All are the same Xiphophorus sp and all cross breed.

John he is in the USA. They won't have Bunnings. We don't have them in the south either

Well postage would be around $3.60 I think as I can get 4 in a 90c envelope so that would be 4 envelopes plus $16 for the magazines so around $19.60. With a bit of squishing I could probably spread them over 2 A4 envelopes (and I have used ones of them so no extra cost) so halve the postage

Longer pointed fins are males, rounded fins are females.

Just put the rocks and gravel into a large pot, cover with water, and boil about 20 minutes on the stove. Ask your mother first!! :lol:

Please gir, if you are not willing to care for your fish properly, please do not set up another tank. Why are you doing so if you aren't taking any notice of the current one? How would you like to be kept locked in a room and not fed? What sort of algae is in the tank? If it is small dots on the glass needing a razor blade to remove it is usually too much direct light causing the problem.

Don't ditch the tank - set up another one as well. If you boil the gravel and clean the tank with salted water it will get the algae off. Thow out any live plants though. Plastic plants can be boiled as well or soaked in bleach - making sure you then rinse them very very well before putting them back in the tank. A tall tank will hold less fish than a long one and limits you to what you can put in it. It is the total surface area that helps you figure out the total number of fish you can have. Long tanks have a much bigger surface area. Tall tanks are not suitable for the more streamlined and schooling fish, like barbs, tetras etc as they like to swim about lengthwise and they can't do this so well in a tall tank. Angels, dwarf gouramis, Siamese fighters all do well in tall tanks. Usually, you would set up a 2nd tank using half the water from the old tank to start the cycle in the new one. What sort of filter is in the new tank? Can you run it on the current tank for a couple of weeks at least to get the bacteria started? Then you can just shift the fish from one tank to the other quite quickly.

Hi gir and welcome. Loaches are very sensitive to water conditions so will get sick before other fish. As said, it is possible that your substrate needs a good clean as well. If you are adding water conditioner or ager to the new water when you do wate changes, you do not have to let it sit overnight as well. Why do you get out 2 hours earlier in high school?

Hi Jason. Pleased to have you here.