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We appreciate that it will take a very long time for this forum to regain any of its former esteem and will totally rely on the co-operation and support we get from our loyal member base. For this reason, it was decided to restructure in collaboration with our members and to adopt a policy of...

Hello and welcome Princess...... You're off to a great start and your innitial homework was obviously done..... You've come to the right place and lots of knowledgeable people here to take you through the steps.... lol.... why do people always say bad things about MIL's..... you've got a...

Anything up to 2 weeks should not be a problem..... They will be fine for 6 days and do not feed more than usual before departure....They'll be fine.

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our August 2012 competition. The poll to decide the winner is currently running and will be active until 30th of August 2012. The winner will then be announced. Meantime, please start posting entries and nominations for the September 2012 competition...

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Aug 2012 competition. The poll to decide the winner is currently running and will be active until 30th of August 2012. The winner will then be announced. Meantime, please start posting entries and nominations for the September 2012 competition...

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our Aug 2012 competition. The poll to decide the winner is currently running and will be active until 30th of Aug 2012. The winner will then be announced. Meantime, please start posting entries and nominations for the September 2012 competition here...

The potential for more fry is greater in a bigger fish, but not the norm..... What I'm saying is that when you look at statistical averages, a swordtail would (or is capable of) delivering more fry than a Guppy, but on average..... the average grown Sword will (at times) deliver 55 (or so) and...

Here are the contenders for the Aug 2012 Fish of the month Competition..... Some tough choices to make so!!! Good luck to all!.... Thanks for entering and also thanks for voting. Competition closes on 30th of August 2012 when the winner will be announced. THANKS TO ALL OUR FISH OF THE MONTH...

Thanks Matt.... I have editted.......

Here are the contenders for the Aug 2012 Pet of the month Competition..... Some tough choices to make so!!! Good luck to all!.... Thanks for entering and also thanks for voting. Competition closes on 30th of August 2012 when the winner will be announced. THANKS TO ALL OUR PET OF THE MONTH...

Here are the contenders for the Aug 2012 Tank of the month Competition..... Some tough choices to make so!!! Good luck to all!.... Thanks for entering and also thanks for voting. Competition closes on 30th of August 2012 when the winner will be announced. THANKS TO ALL OUR TOTM ENTRANTS…...

I have seen it before in Guppies, but mostly in red eye tetras and neons..... It very much resembles saddleback causing a fibroses of the infected parts.... I have not been able to cure it once started....

In Opalines (AKA... Blue or 3 spot Gouramies) the male/female difference in the dorsals are very pronounced.... no mistaking as specified above.... you have 2 females.....

Hello en welkom hier by ons..... van waar is jy??.... geniet ons forum.

Oops!.... I'm a day late with this weeks' topic, but have good reason.... I am on annual leave so appropriately,.... this week we will talk about that perfect holliday.... Given the option ....and any of the following hollidays will cost you only $10 each,(traveling included) but you have to...

I am sceptical..... were the scales protruding and all???..... if dropsy cured.... it'll be the first account I hear of in 40 years.....

I just tried it on 2 guppies randomly caught from my pond.... here are the results....

Some time ago, I built this small tank specifically for photographing fish..... I have never used it, but found opportunity yesterday to show my new Mollies...... It is made from perspex and has a tight fitting lid as well: Ordinary pen in the tank to show the relevant size of it.... Here...

OK..... here we are back on topic..... I'm so glad someone asked for pics.... gives me the opportunity to testdrive (if that is the correct word) my home-made photograph tank.....: Here is a picture of the male I purchaced: This is the "Expired" pregnancy (note the term) and here are a...

Ouch!!.... now you also imply that it was incorrectly used..... I maintain..... IT CAN BE USED IN THIS CONTEXT!.... I'm not shouting :lol: .... just saying.... A dumb Afrikaner trying to teach the English their own language.... :teacher: :teacher:

What may look like a heated arguement over here (to the outsider) is in fact a very healthy discussion and waaaaaaayyy off the topic... (but what the heck!!.... it is my thread and I have my permission to deviate a little)...... To continue just a little more on "Thoroughbreds"..... I have...

Herewith Quoted from "Webster's Home University Dictionary".... (1,300 pages) Thoroughbred:n. 1 An animal descended from the purest stock. 2 A person of fine background with courage and aristocratic ways. Thoroughbred: adj.1Descended from the finest stock. 2 Courageous and elegant Which...

Look at the synonyms for Thoroughbred....... = Pedigree, Purebred, Pure-bred, Pure...... It is mostly applicable to Horses but will also refer to any purebred bloodlines and with my involvement with the SPCA, I've often been a judge in the Rottweillers' thoroughbred shows (or basically any...

have to say so meself.... I applied my skills in judging "Ready to drop" female.....

I used to love my Midnight Black Lyretail Mollies and it's been many years since I've seen any thoroughbreds..... Today I had the rare opportunity to get out of my domain (taking the car for a service)...... and this foreign town just happened to have a little pet shop as well. (unlike my own...

Fishblast..... if you read the notification sign (post no. 9).... it states that these are White Lions and not Albinos...

The JULY 2012 PET OF THE MONTH winner is: ---------------------crazyforcordoras-------------------------- Drawing 36% of the 42 votes …..…… Well done and congratulations!!!!........ Great win.... Thanks to all who entered and also to everyone who voted

The JULY 2012 FISH OF THE MONTH winner is: ---------------------catfishblues-------------------------- Drawing 23% of the 82 votes …..…… Well done and congratulations!!!!........ Great win.... Thanks to all who entered and also to everyone who voted

The JULY 2012 TANK OF THE MONTH winner is: ---------------------RossC-------------------------- Drawing 30% of the 94 votes …..…… Well done and congratulations!!!!........ Great win.... Thanks to all who entered and also to everyone who voted….

In South Africa, the freedom of smokers is progressively being restricted (no smoking allowed in restaurants, pubs, the workplace and in shopping centres) and is now being threatened with a total ban.... I believe this is practiced and implemented in many countries..... Considering the...

This will answer your question..... I think this is he largest white Lion collection (in private ownership) in the world.... ver rare.

Oops!!... and I forgot to post my pet animal..... My favourite Rugby team is the Cheetahs..... Here we are:

So it is me and my photos again...... My Sunday was a little less boring than my Saturday.... we went to the Predators park this morning to watch the feeding of the Lions..... Here are some pics.... (I was actually attacked by the Bengall.... thank goodness for the fence between us, but I almost...

Hah!..... congratulations the_lock_man..... You are the first one to have noticed my deliberate spelling bait out there :good: :lol: .... YES!!... "appauling" should in fact be "Appalling" :nod: .... but then.... have you noticed that "Ludwig" is not spelt "Ludders" :no:

... or more like moving to 50 posts..... Here's a little something I found..... appropriate:

Only in Pet of the Month fanatic.....

mmmm!!???..... your entry is almost awsome, but lacks a little pce of paper to qualify as fantabulous..... I trust you will verify appropriately... lots of time left..... no rush.... but he is gorgeous and I'd like to see him in the competition.

It would appear that the English are pretty serious about the use of their language, as in all of my previous "weekly off topic topics".... this subject went to "hot" topic within 2 hours of being posted and is also the first one to exceed the 40 reply mark..... Thanks to all the regular...

You have provided me with many, many hours of Great Entertainment..... RIP Sherman Hensley

Mostly,... it is not what you said which offends people.... it is what they perceive which offends them....