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  1. mike os

    How To Tell Which Angelfish To Keep?

    as long as they are happy just leave them... they will breed when they are ready...some just never do. all cichlids bicker constantly
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    Shall I Remove The Dither Fish?

    kribs are serial spawners, you can end up with batches 2-4 weeks apart and will all be happy together until the juvi's reach breeding size...then they will need seperating unless the tank is big enough
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    Common Names?

    learn... its no harder and will at least get you the fish you are after btw it is now microgeophagus ramarezi.... reclassified a good while ago
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    Recommended Tropical Fish Flakes?

    best i can find are Tropical... not many places have it tho...
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    Non De-Chlorinated Water In Filter

    normally chlorinated tapwater is OK for small (less than 50%) WC's....heavily chlorinated may be more of an issue... not that I have found though..... i used to do up to 100gal at a time on the ray tank, straight off the garden tap. I would avoid cleaning the filter in tap water though...
  6. mike os

    My Son Has Fed The Fish

    just keep changing water... & add an airstone if you have one
  7. mike os

    Latin Drives Me Crazy!

    not to worry... but once you have learned all the proper names someone will be around to change them again :rolleyes:
  8. mike os

    Rock Climbing

    not been for several years now, getting old and too busy :crazy: .... used to be every weekend from march-october, some days and evenings too :rolleyes: Got to be real rock tho.... quarrys & walls just dont do it for me.
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    Avatar

    good film, well worth going to see, 3d is very well done, did not feel long at all
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    Is Sending Fish Via Mail/Courier Ok In Your Eyes?

    in the UK it is illegal to use a carrier ( including royal mail) to transport livestock unless they have a valid animal welfare licence for the animals being moved. there are only one or two courier firms ( & a few independents) that have this. It is your responsibility to ensure the carrier...
  11. mike os

    Lord Of The Rings

    lets just hope they do a better job of it than LOTR (OK but had potential to be far better than it was IMO). That said I have yet to see a book-film conversion that I preferred the film version of........ Now.... What has it got in its pocketsssssss???
  12. mike os

    Help Id This Beautiful Cory!

    brochis splendens, sex from above like corys
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    not many at the mo... been clearing out for a move

    not many at the mo... been clearing out for a move
  14. mike os

    How Long Have You Been Fishkeeping?

    37 years on & off... I must be mad
  15. mike os

    The Amazon Rainforest

    lets get some things straight, as this is the "Scientific section" there is no proof or evidence than man is in any way responsible for "global warming", there is plenty of theory, conjecture and argument but no proof in a scientific sense. ("consensus" does not equal proof) And there is an...
  16. mike os

    British Discus Show 2009

    well, Its this weekend.... if you go be sure to look me up :drool:
  17. mike os

    Rays

    retic, hysrix & most small rays are difficult to correctly identify. retic will be smaller than motoro tho when adult. personally he sounds like a dick
  18. mike os

    42 Degrees Celsius In The Shade!

    skinny dipping never hurt anyone.... :rolleyes: just the weather for sitting on the stoep & sipping a cold one ( windhoek for me please boetie) :drool: :drool:
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    Using Acrylic Sheet For Diy Tank...

    Acrylic generally needs to be thicker than the glass equivalent fort he size as it lacks the rigidity of glass for 75cm deep glass would need to be 10-12mm minimum, suggesting 15mm acrylic as a starting point, ( but please don't take my word for it) top needs to be a sheet with cut outs rather...
  20. mike os

    Red Tail Giant Gouramis? Anyone Keep Em?

    used to have one... great fish, but you need a big tank...6'+ for one
  21. mike os

    British Discus Show 2009

    emailed... but waiting for reply..... :rolleyes:
  22. mike os

    My New Discus Anyone Know What Sort It Is ? Pics

    possibly a snow white or white butterfly
  23. mike os

    F3 P14

    nice one T1
  24. mike os

    British Discus Show 2009

    BIDKA are proud to announce following the success of last years show, the 2009 British Discus Show. This year the show is being held at the prestigious venue, Haydock Park Racecourse on the weekend of 28/29th of November. The British Discus Show is the largest independent Discus show in the UK...
  25. mike os

    Croydora Id Help Please

    sterbai???? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: sodalis for the two and I think an adult panda.....head shot would help
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    2nd Large Clearout - Wood/tank/foods Etc Etc

    bump? :blush:
  27. mike os

    Drivers Needed For...

    tried the intel website for generic drivers? intel 810 seriously old board there...
  28. mike os

    I Bought Some Julii Cories Today :)

    true julii are rarer than rocking horse droppings.....
  29. mike os

    Drivers Needed For...

    what is the chipset?
  30. mike os

    Drivers Needed For...

    try the NT drivers, they usually work
  31. mike os

    2nd Large Clearout - Wood/tank/foods Etc Etc

    pics please.. & Pm me what you would like for it
  32. mike os

    Bad Idea To Put A Fresh Water Sting Ray In My Tropical Fish Tank ?

    all freshwater rays are venomous and a 6x2x2 is a minimum size for even the smaller rays. everything in your tank is on the menu as nothing is big enough to escape at night
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    2nd Large Clearout - Wood/tank/foods Etc Etc

    HI MArk tell me about the wood.....& £££ inc postage ta
  34. mike os

    Keeping Adult Severums Together

    ime sev's are ok in a group... still bicker, but thats cichlids
  35. mike os

    Siamese Tiger Fish

    Datnioides undecimradiatus
  36. mike os

    Help With Discus

    the ph wont bother the discus...... Ive had it down to less than 3 before now...... ammonia is another problem entirely... no food until it is sorted no more than 20% water change at a time & no more than 2 a day untill it gets back to about normal... wherever that si for you.
  37. mike os

    What Type Catfish Is This?

    hope you are planning a very very big tank
  38. mike os

    Awesome Shot Of My Mystery Plec

    the striped hypan♦... are very hard to tell apart because of the variation in patterns. If you can get a pic with fins erect & dentition there is a better chance of correct ID
  39. mike os

    Strange Issue With Discus Slime Coating

    new fish or from multiple suppliers?
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