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Colin! You're back! Broke out of the oubliette, I see - excellent! I've missed your cynical comments.

Personally I wouldn't keep adding new fish if the others were mysteriously dying! And if fish are "disappearing" - could they be jumping out of the tank? I've had corys do this and the gap they got through wouldn't (I thought) have accommodated a guppy. Check behind your tank.

It does help, thank you! TBH there are few things which do not benefit from an appropriate banana comparison :lol: :lol: :lol: (You are a credit to the forum, Emma . . . ;) )

Probably about 12 - 14 litres, then.

You can annoy a lot of alligators very quickly with a 12-bore, and it ruins a wedding service

That seems very small. 18.5 cm is only about 7 inches. Your bio-orb wouldn't hold much more than a litre. Are you sure you aren't measuring in inches?

Yes - your sensible, non-judgemental comments are totally inappropriate. Just think about where you are! Do you even know us? Sheesh! :<

That we NEVER mention them again . . . They have become like THAT uncle who caused all of the trouble at the wedding, and even though he hasn't been ostracised from the family (because that would upset Great-Aunt Evangeline) he is NEVER spoken of, and nobody invites him anywhere that there is...

There are worse things to be obsessed with, My Preciousssssssssssss . . . :lol:

They are gorgeous!

Same here - I am so shallow!

Actually - shouldn't that be "skin"? "Skin" is only skin deep? That makes more sense . . . .

Those fish are beautiful! I love them - it's like seeing a working type of a dog compared to a show type of the same breed. The worker is much more business-like and (to my mind) attractive, without all of the nasty traits we breed into them when we're getting them the shape we want. I...

WHAT! Mucky little pups! I'm SHOCKED!!! o_Oo_Oo_O And so disillusioned . . . . :mad::mad::mad:

I had no idea that places were the hamsters of the fish tank! We had one - so I knew they were would-be aquatic dragons, growing ever bigger and uglier with every passing day (common place - roughly 15 feet long :lol: hahaha)

I would agree-sometimes what benefits the plants isn't necessarily particularly good for the fish. Those Fluvial Flexes are lovely looking tanks, though - and this one is beautifully set up. Kudos, Wells - nice set-up!

Congratulations Wells - beautiful tank and lovely looking fish. It's always a hard choice to make when casting my vote - you had stiff competition. Well done.

Just had a look at that link - they look really nice! So - I also had a look at the livestock. There is a Red Nerite snail! It has a "GO FASTER" stripe on it! IT IS MY DREAM SNAIL! :wub::wub::wub:

Thank you for asking - saved me from publicly admitting my ignorance. :lol:

I'm sorry Ally, but I'm too busy sniggering (I have a very bad mind) d:D Can you grow bonsai underwater? I had a lovely non-aquatic one, but it just suddenly died andI don't know why.

I honestly don't know, but I would be worried that is was some sort of fungus. Has anything happened that might have stressed them lately? I don't know why it's just them, unless they are more susceptible than other fish varieties and show it sooner. Have you got another tank you could...

Cutest thing I've seen in a long time! <dripping sound of heart melting>

I love monochrome portraits - they are so atmospheric. (You're punching well above your weight, there, kidder! ;) :lol:)

<touches forelock> <bobs a curtsey> (I would also have doffed my cap but we ate it during the winter famine.)

BOOM BOOM!

About time they filled the vacancy then. There'll loads of paperwork to catch up on. I expect the tea bags will be past their best by now, too, and the biscuits will be a bit soft. If you appoint me as your assistant Whistling, I will bring fresh comestibles, and will walk the elephant twice...

It does sound like uninteresting job . . .do you get a badge? I think you should at least get a badge.

They are LOVELY! Are they mouth-brooders? I know nothing about discus.

I'll do it. I'm frightened of speed and never go faster than 20 mph, but I look so innocent (li'l ole granny type) that no-one would suspect me. If the police stop me I'll just say. "Oh dear! There was a young man with a fish in a jam jar just passed me a moment ago, officer. If only I'd...

I don't know - you already have a better record than the present incumbent . . . d:D

Just as well - I don't think he was thinking through what the word "oven" might do to his army of shrimpy supporters . . .

If anyone managed to get a picture of Norman on his recent campaign tour, zip-lining down a wire with flag in one hand and a kipper in the other, wearing a covid mask and a crash helmet I for one would love to see it. He was shouting (IIRC) "This deal is oven-ready" and "Herd immunity - that's...

This is another Norman Norman the Glowlight has retreated from public life following the unexplained deaths of three of his five wives. Nine neon tetras were in a line-up for the culprit, but unfortunately a reliable identification could not be made. DSI Bob (Detective Snail Inspector) and...

Norman is preparing an acceptance speech. He will be a wise and just ruler. A true enlightened despot with a fanatical army at his command.

Niblet is so gorgeous . . . and looks so innocent . . . Of course, murderers look just like everyone else, don't they? That's how they manage to walk among us . . .

How very dare you! Glowlight tetras are a DELIGHT!

Remember "A Fish Called Wanda"? "Don't eat the green ones -they aren't ripe".

I think that's a bit harsh - they aren't my sort of fish, but <thinks :look:> - actually you are right. They're ugly.B-)

If a job's worth doing, it's worth bodging - this has always been my motto. d:D Interesting info re;the bracer bars-I'd always though it was just to put a condensation tray on. But now I know better. Thank heavens you asked about them though, XXamy - you could have had a disaster!

This is my Great Fear - that after aeons of wanton netting, they will form an invincible shrimp army and breach the oceans in their millions to wreak their many-legged, goggle-eyed revenge on humankind . . . . I'm okay, though. Norman will protect me, won't you Norman? Norman? Norman...