Mikey

Looks like you had an awesome time Caryl! Thanks for sharing.... some great pics there :spop:

Did you win? :mbh:

Yeah, that's why I posted his diet... is there anything missing? I thought it was pretty balanced and the fact he moulted so frequently I assumed he was getting enough. I'm going to put some time into the tank this weekend and give it a revamp... I had a closer look and it seems he has excavated down to the glass under some rocks down the back of the tank... maybe one of them slipped onto him. I haven't checked close enough to see if one has slipped significantly or not with the alterations he made In future if I see something like this on a cray, I'll be doing extra water changes and getting some salting going. I think what has happened is that he has gotten injured, I mistook it for a slow moult and his injury has gotten infected and taken him out. I'm feeling guilty that I didn't act sooner... but I have learnt from the experience, so am better prepared for the next time (if it does happen again). Cheers.

OK, so I have fished him out... taken some photos: Please forgive the quality, they are off my phone camera because my normal one is in Germany with wife :rotf: So here is a couple from a few days ago... you can the split in his carapce... that is the white line you can see in the middle of the pics. This is when I went to Stellas book, had a bit of a read, assumed he was just moulting and left him to it... And here he is fished out... the shell was a bit soft and squishy... but that might be because he had to sit in the tank for the day... This one can see the gap that grew over time. Closer up view, bit of gunk in it, and there is the funny white stuff on the left hand side of the cray (top in this photo) And this one is the carapace lifting off very easily, and staying up, underneath there is not really much there. Now that I have fished him out, I'm beginning to think this wasn't a failed moult, but something more that I didn't recognise the signs of. :dunno: He was on a regular diet of peas, worms, shrimp, broccolli, courgette, trout pellets, cockroaches and a few other bits and pieces, water temp never went over 20 degrees, and had a weekly water change. So I'd like to think I did every thing I could in terms of living conditions etc... So theres what I have so far... as said earlier I will try browse through some other sites to see what this might have been. Any theories or help would be appreciated from the experienced on here Cheers.

Checked on Koura this morning. Seems very dead &c:ry The upper carapace looks like it has peeled off overnight. Not really sure what has happened, water parameters were all fine. Not sure if he had a failed moulting or something more sinister occured. I am disheartened right at the moment... everything was going so well, but things change pretty fast I guess. I'll post a pic or two from my phone camera this evening so people might be able to help out? Otherwise I'm going to do a bit of research on the net to see if I can find some extra info as well. Talk again shortly.

What happened to the goldfish that was in the tank if I may ask?

So I measured the space that my 3ft is sitting in at the moment... a 4ft would fit... now I have it stuck in my head that I should get rid of the 3ft and put a 4ft in. Why oh why did I measure the space?!?! :facepalm:

Some do.... the owners of clothes and shoe shops :digH: :slfg:

Fish slaps dog in face with tail :slfg:

I'm Jealous... Really nice set up, and good stock too :nfs: PS: Thanks Stella for helping me guilt him into photos

Agree completely Sophia... Couple of guys here at work walk up 200m and they are out of breath. Keep up the great work

I love this tank! :nfs:

Nice work. Photos of them in tank now they back inside? :gigl:

Hey all, My Koura has been moulting for several days. I can see the split between the upper and lower carapace, and it is slowly getting bigger... is this why they hide? Or is he having trouble wriggling out this time. I have moved him twice, and he has flicked away powerfully, but apart from that he is literally just sitting there. I wasn't too worried when I first noticed because he has moulted 6 times since I had him and normally goes fine, but this has been 4 days since it started. The split has grown from about 2mm up to about 9-10mm now... So, can a Koura get stuck moulting? and is there anything I can do to help, or do I just keep an eye on him and see how it goes? I was going to take some photos.... but wife has camera in Germany with her :facepalm: I've got a couple on my phone camera, but not great quality. PS: $10 says I get home from work and I see he has moulted and running around happy as a larry.

Here's my canine... Havoc, getting close to 8 years old now. Fox Terrier, had him since he was a youngster. After having awesome fun in a muddy puddle in the park: Chasing something with the cat: Chilling at one of our old flats: And him when he was a puppy hanging with some friends (I think they are watching the cat walk past) Cheers.

Two cats for you all. Silmaril, Grey Tortoise Shell.... scratching the welcome mat... thats fine... better than couch! Nenya, Grey Tortoise Shell... saved her from being put down when she was younger... she got bought into vet and vet got told to put her down for no apparent reason, so I took her on.... slightly bonkers but loves laps, and catches mice on a semi regular basis which keeps the neighbourhood tidy What do cats do when a newborn comes along? Why hide in the grass clippings of course! And to generate some cat vs dog debate.... here is cat using dog for hot water bottle: Cheers

That is way to heavy to think about at 4pm on a Friday afternoon Good point though.... something I might consider awesome, someone else will think is rubbish.

That looks pretty awesome! Nice find

Funny discussion... You guys seem to be comparing genres... Nikki Minage(sp?) Lady Gaga, and the rest of the "formula" music gang are a completely different genre from foo fighters, nirvana, which is again different from mumford and sons, liam finn, etc etc. At least compare genres when you are talking about the crap on the radios There is some awesome music out there, and there is a lot more not so awesome music out there.... now days, just buy what you want and ignore radios

Could always try not speeding :digH: :slfg: :slfg:

Depends where you are. Very common in Switzerland/Germany area... they were chucking them around in a Spring festival one year

This is an awesome looking tank... very impressed! The Ottos must be having a field day in there... I've got some in a 60L with cories and Black Neon Tetras, they all get along very well and compliment each other nicely Thanks for posting pics to... always cool to see peoples masterpieces!

:nfs: Some awesome fish in thithis tank...thanks for sharing! Good luck with the move, and I hope the next tank is just as good. No thoughts on moving this tank with you?

They say that 'a dog is a mans best friend', but, I don't have a single enemy that will look me dead in the eye while taking a dump on the carpet....

Generally speaking.... every second release of Windows is good... so Windows 9 should be the next good one