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Poor Peter was, at six years old, A martyr to the common cold. It stopped him going, many a time, To party or to pantomime, For when the longed-for morning broke Poor Peter would begin to croak, To sneeze and snuffle, cough and sniff And use his pocket handkerchief In vain they dosed the wretched child With physics strong and physics mild; For though he took them as he should They did him not the faintest good. At last his parents in despair Consulted Doctor Debonnaire. "Haliver-oil!" the great man cries. "Yes, that's the cure that I'd advise: For halibut–I grant it's odd– Contains more vitamins than cod." But wayward Peter did not like The stuff, and straightway went on strike. He fought and scratched and kicked and swore And stamped upon the nursery floor. In vain they coaxed him and cajoled him; "Open your mouth!" his parents told him: But Peter kept it firmly shut Against the oil of halibut. That night (a trifle feverish Perhaps) he saw a monstrous fish Swimming, as though in deep-sea gloom, About his little moonlit room. A drooping mouth the creature had; Its eyes were large and round and sad, And every time it moved its fins The air grew thick with vitamins. "Pray tell me," Peter said (for he Was tender-hearted as could be), "What makes you such a tearful fish? Speak–is there anything you wish?" "Alas!" the halibut replied, "I weep because of wounded pride. In vain for children's sakes I toil– They do not like my liver oil. So here I swim, a gloomy ghost Hated by those I love the most." "Ah, say not so!" the boy exclaimed. "You make me bitterly ashamed. See–I will swallow it with pleasure!" And down his throat it went full measure. The halibut, immensely cheered, Smiled gratefully, then disappeared: And Peter since that day, I'm told, Has never had a single cold.

Pros - they are all in one Cons - they are all in one :-? If you want an instant set-up then they are all set to go and many like the sleek look. If something goes wrong, you are only dealing with one company. There may be some aspects you don't like, or you would prefer a specific brand for some of the equipment. Personally I have never bought an all in one as I do not like the look of any of them. I prefer to order to size from a glazier (they used to be a lot cheaper but I have not had a tank made for years so this may no longer be so) and have a solid wood stand made to fit. The all in ones I have seen seem very flimsy to me and I have seen some shockingly weak joints and lack of adequate support in a number of them. You can get good bargains by buying up the equipment piece by piece too. If something goes wrong though, you need to have noted where each came from so you know where to go to complain.

I went swimming with friends then we all enjoyed a nice lunch. In the meantime, the guys have been doing this to our back yard... No, it isn't a fishroom, just a garage extension. Concrete will be poured Tuesday. :bounce: Double glazing has been finished, painter has finished, loft stairs installed, heatpump and Solartube installed, carpet quote received... all systems GO! :happy1:

In my experience goldfish don't care what the pH is. Mine used to be way over 8 in the concrete pond. Plants didn't like it but the goldfish didn't care.

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Never reply to those things. They on-sell your email address as a valid one and you will be inundated with even more spam

Then it's going to be a very short article after all :gigl:

We have stayed regularly at the Top 10 and recommend it. You may have trouble finding anywhere cheap quite frankly as much is taken up by workers staying to help with the rebuild. Good luck!

You only need a grow out tank if you want to raise the fry. Many don't. I have seen some spectacular nano tanks that have been well looked after and the time that goes into maintenance to keep the water pristine is considered all part of the fun, not as a difficulty.

I actually like that background and think you can blend the plants with it to enhance the whole look. Wait for the plants to grow a bit so you can get an idea of how it's going. They are easy to move later. Welcome to The Fishroom. I also suggest you contact the local fish club for help and advice. Check out the home page as it has a club section which lists all the affiliated clubs and contact details.

But that would be cruelty to fleas!

The clowns are very prone to whitespot and sensitive to the whitespot meds :roll: The angels will enjoy the neons You cycled with 5 striped barbs but have now added what appears to be much a bigger bioload (depending on fish sizes) so keeping a close eye on water parameters is good.

Your scope is too broad John. The answers to all those questions will vary widely depending on a lot of other factors. I suggest you narrow it down or the article will take up several magazines on its own! Check the article we are working on in the fish committee section too as it answers most of the questions you asked in a very basic way. PS. I appreciate your enthusiasm though and am not meaning to put you off! :bounce:

More is definitely better!

How long is a piece of string? Many factors are involved in frequency of water changes. Tank size, plants, species, stocking levels, filtration, feeding regime. Most people do 10% weekly at least, or 20% fortnightly. Some of us do water changes once every few months :roll:

I have a 30L plastic barrel I hose water in full blast and swish around until it runs clear.

I suspect they were the old design as we have not chosen from the few entries we received. Kept hoping for a few more... :roll:

The late, great Misty... with dad... laptops are sooo warm... I'm not looking!

My son likes his Caldina. He can fit both border collies in the back.

. There is also an excellent fish club in your area.

Welcome

Most don't consider the suffer from mts that's why Welcome.

It depends on what you want out of your bird. We have loved our budgies and conure, for different reasons, and are looking for a quaker. Do you want something that talks well? We had to select a species that wasn't as long lived as some too as we are not spring chickens ourselves and did not want to die leaving behind a bird that had bonded to us.

Is your tank heavily planted? Unusual to have 0 nitrates

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