shayne

Or maybe how much less the problem would be with an end to prohibition?  Quality control,affordability, less demonisation and forcing into subcultures of vulnerable people, major blow to organised crime and corruption and with less scare mongering and some realism a chance at education. Speed is a special [horrible] case but as a pendulum swings so has the speed problem, we had all these headlines in the 80s and before my memory the 60s, it will swing again. Easing up on pot and having realistic impairment based drug testing in the workplace and on the roads would accelerate this swing. { sorry if im going of topic }

i haven't done much research but i remember that Portugal has decriminalised all drugs (again i only have a vague recollection of an article i read a while ago). seem to remember that crime and overdoses drastically reduced

 Not fully familiar but someone will try to cut you down  i think crime was down but deaths have risen, however lots of people choose to ignore the kill rate of alcohol,tobacco and regular pharmaceutical drugs or to discuss that some people may choose to euthanise/suicide and so skew the figures.

Same with mine tries to swim with his tank mate and annoys the crap out of him.
Still splashes around at night though... got me buggered what he's playing at though.

Only been 3 nights mate but havent had a splash out of him since he went in. he is a love junkie fortunately his tankmates, a couple bigger than him, some smaller are tolerant of it. Am going to bring my tandanus together [different tank ] and see if their behaviour changes.Loving those rainbows to, 3out of 4,1 particularly strong have coloured up, this tank gets early morning sunlight and it makes those colours pop. [ way to go MM not just feeding a mans fish habit. Stoking it!  :)  ]

Sad isnt it, the aquarium industry/serious aquarists might be the last chance for some of these species but we are unable to keep them. Let the habitat destruction continue.  

VERY happy thanks MM, he coloured up almost immediately upon going into the tank[ quite amazed how quick the change was ] finnage seems identical to mine and absolutely no sign of aggression yet, they are playing tag whilst i type.I think this is going to be really interesting when he settles in.cheers mate

aquotix often have grindels, never seen daphnia for sale locally but with the lower temps now and a bit of rainfall you will be able to get wild caught soon and start your own culture,my struggling colonies have kicked off with the lower temps.i got lucky with white worms buying compost worms off gumtree came with heaps but they struggle with high temps.have you tried mossie larvae? easiest to culture and hard to find a fish that wont eat them.often/usually get blood worms at the same time

And get your fresh water fishing licence.

And develop a  thick skin, there is a lot of citizens out their that will think your evil no matter how correct your arguement about noxious species may be.Some councils/rangers take a dim view also.Some 2/3 kilo ones in a lake near me and i dont dare i just know those citizens standing under the dont feed the ducks signs shoveling crap into the lake will give me trouble.

i might be cynical but this seems a little fishy, im betting on a hoax/dodgy pr scam

Yay my 1st desert gobie spawn, but conveniently in 1 of 4 caves supplied? hell no he has excavated under a jumble of little rocks. Believe this spawn is doomed as they are in a community tank whilst they grew up but plan to do a little tank for them and give the breeding a proper go. Charming little fish

gobies love worms grindal,white worms,micro worms,blood worms all taken with great relish.daphnia [ hard to keep a culture going in the current heat ] mossie larvae easy easy and very welcome. I have stopped live bloodworms for the gobies, i attended a pcs lecture on live foods conducted by SYDAD  [ many thanks SYDAD wish we all had more time ] im pretty sure he expressed concerns about bloodworms chewing there way out of some fish i disregarded this but subsequently i think i have witnessed this. Was given 10 desert gobie fry [ thanks MM ]  lost one to suicide [climbed out and died on the table ] lost 2 more watched  1 in great distress with something trying to burst out of its chest; very much like alien, was late at night took a couple of bad phone pics and decided to isolate the fish in the morning, to late died overnight and the snails and small crayfish had destroyed most of the evidence. Had 4 in 1 tank 6 in another lost 1 in the other tank but didnt witness it, stopped the bloodworms and all seems fine. 6 or 7 weeks have gone by and all is good, have 2 little men bouncing all over the place looking for a mate. Does any one else have an opinion on the live bloodworms?  keen to hear 

tough call from that pic but i reckon your in with a good chance. Distance down the back were dorsal fin starts, is a good indicator i believe [ i am a rookie remember ] Lucky you saw it first i would have hip and shouldered you out of the way for another ha ha  i just love the one i have

Alright thanks I may risk a few pieces for myself (Already have taken 2 or 3   , Atm they are really great, only problem is the ones I've got in my main tank (http://www.perthcich...topic=60230&hl=) are so hard it's difficult to attach java fern to)but I probably won't sell them unless I've had them in a tank for ages and they are all good

never mind the legality,you might want to consider the ethics of habitat destruction [ a major problem for all our waterways ] and just keep it to a minimum. If at all

oscar lives,  all seems well the oscar appears to be back to normal am so pleased i didnt kill 2 fish

cheers ice 3x2x2 running since early december, 3 sponge filters, 2 seeded from the start [always a couple of extras in another tank somewhere ] air stream tumbling over a heap of noodles and expanded clay waiting for the 2228 ive been going to put on it [ for 2 months now, SLACK ] only has the oscar,small jag,small supergreen? a small archer and a tandanus with a couple of bn. Did a vacuum water change and test before adding catties. But will test again tonight

have a great day dads!! i got an amazing card from the kids/grandkids, totally fish based, full of fish puns and lovely sentiments, i do wish i had the skills to post it up here but alas i havent learnt yet

Blackwall reach is a BEAUTIFUL area but difficult to fish for newbies. My advice would be to park at point walter and walk/cycle or paddle to the left bank have 1 or 2 of your favourite bevs and soak up the beauty.River and shore based fishing is pretty grim around here without a bit of experience and some degree of luck