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Perhaps they have overtaken us?

It probably is blue-green algae but it is only a problem under the 2 new tubes, not the whole tank. I can remove the plants to treat them as they are just bunched and weighted ready to take north. Where do I get erythromicin from? Does it have a brand name of some sort I should look for? Thanks for the advice. Poor water quality wouldn't surprise me either, you know I rarely do water changes and with my back problems recently......

Thank you Cees. My previous problem was that the Yahoo Photos! site I use does not allow you to link to other sites but I could not find that information on their site. I now have an MSN photo album where I put anything I want to post.

There should have been but Roy has not managed to get any out on time yet. I believe he may be waiting for the YB information from Warren so the AW and YB can go together. In the meatime, Warren may be waiting for Roy to request the information. I know I have tried to contact Roy as I want to put a competition in the AW but need to know what cut-off date to put on it, but have had no success.

Does Bridget know about this???? :lol:

After one has fed one's fish on dog roll, can one then teach one's fishes to sit, beg, roll over and fetch? :lol:

YIKES! We are booked on the Lynx and it has just broken down. They say they hope it will be ready by that weekend but I hope that means it is running on the Friday. I will ring the Interislandline and ask if we should re-book on the Aratere or Arahura.

We apparently have the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the country!

I was being silly Warren as I am well aware you are involved in the auction. I am also sure there will be lots of females there for you to look over and maybe net :lol:

What does it smell like? Can you smell it at your workplace? Did you notice it was jellybaby day at the lolly factory today? (Kuhli and I live in the same street with a lolly factory just down the road. On calm days you can smell it)

I assume you mean your only Gold lineatus female? :lol: Did you know Napier is having a big auction on Labour weekend? Perhaps there will be some nice females there.

This isn't from the beginning (as the Net wasn't around then) but never believe all you read on the Internet - unless it is in this forum of course :lol:

I gather a number of people use dog or cat food. It would be ok as one of different foods. Some people use crushed dog biscuits too. Doesn't have quite the right ingredient mix to feed solely (no pun intended).

Hopefully I can post my pic here. This algae has recently grown on my rotala (yes, the ones I was taking to the auction). I am sure it is lighting problems as it started after I put new tubes in. Does anyone know a quick way to get rid of it?

This year's ? In April? Hate to tell you this Andrew but you are a bit late for April this year :lol:

Doesn't matter, kribs aren't fussy. They will spawn without a cave anyway.

I am sure most of us have been responsible for a few fishy deaths . The important thing is you are willing to read, learn and ask questions. It is not always your fault when a fish dies either.

The great thing about those plants is, when they get too big you chop the tops off and replant them - free plants! Not the hairgrass though. Many people keep kribs in a community tank. They only get aggressive when spawning. Put their cave in a corner or at an end because they will defend their territory and chase the other fish away from there. Having them at one end is easier on the other fish than having them taking over the centre of the tank.

A dying fish will often swim upsidedown, sideways etc. Sorry to hear about your fish

I myself prefer an assistant who says "I don't know" and attempts to find out, than one who spouts forth a lot of incorrect information in an authoratative manner - commonly heard in my experience.

Has it been picked on or bullied by the other clown? They are a shoaling species and you should have at least 3. If you have 2, one will become dominant and attack the other one. A lone clown can pine away. Loaches are very sensitive to water conditions and must have good filtration and regular partial water changes although they don't tolerate large changes at all. Be careful if you ever decide to use some medication in the tank as clowns do not tolerate most of them. They can cope with white spot cures though. Sorry I don't have anything more helpful to offer. Hopefully someone else has more ideas. Perhaps our new member Wayne, the almost vet can help

Would I like the same food for months on end? Hmm let's see... chocolate for breakfast, chocolate for lunch, chocolate for tea. Nope, can't see a problem :lol: Of course, I would break it first so all the calories fell out.

Bottom feeders need food too - not just the leftovers that sink from the remains of the upper inhabitants' meal.

Hi there Wayne and welcome to the fishroom. There are a lot of fishkeepers in NZ but they tend to be quiet. Perhaps you can be of help to those with sick fish questions. It is hard to find a vet who knows anything about fish at all as it doesn't seem to be part of their training. I don't see why not, they are animals. Even the basics would do but they don't even know that.

I don't have any fish but will have several bunches of red rotala plant. Minch did you get my email?