Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
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Kev.
The Glass is always greener on the other side.
It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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and the girlfriend wants some freshwater stingray

i like this idea for a start
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The ball is rolling looks like i be doing a south american tank quicker than i taught
and the girlfriend wants some freshwater stingray
i like this idea for a start
I am really looking forward to seeing yours set up, I think my 7 x2 x 2 is sold but trying to get into my House would have been a nightmare!
Kev.
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It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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The ball is rolling looks like i be doing a south american tank quicker than i taught
and the girlfriend wants some freshwater stingray
i like this idea for a start
I am really looking forward to seeing yours set up, I think my 7 x2 x 2 is sold but trying to get into my House would have been a nightmare!
Kev.
Great news you found a buyer Kev...beautiful tank and hopefully it can be reset up to its firmer glory....lucky person whoever bought it!
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An Ozzie living up north, said he'd been looking for one in the UK but the carriage here was close to the price of the Tank itself.
Kev.
The Glass is always greener on the other side.
It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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Cheers Brian,
An Ozzie living up north, said he'd been looking for one in the UK but the carriage here was close to the price of the Tank itself.
Kev.
Super Kev. If you need a hand with it let me know, happy to help. brian
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Cheers Brian,
An Ozzie living up north, said he'd been looking for one in the UK but the carriage here was close to the price of the Tank itself.
Kev.
Super Kev. If you need a hand with it let me know, happy to help. brian
Thanks a million Brian!!
Kev.
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Kev.
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It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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Both windows have gone at the seals, in other words, the units have failed and need replacing.
Kev.
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It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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Should ask your man flip flop he would definitely knowwow nice tank............how is it classed as a south american tank?The wood and plants are anubias and bogwood are african some of the fish are indonesian....ie clown loach....barbs are from western ghats near india..........just wondering............

Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
But it takes real skill to be a fish keeper,
And it's spongeBob,
SpongeBob lives in a pineapple under the sea
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Should ask your man flip flop he would definitely knowwow nice tank............how is it classed as a south american tank?The wood and plants are anubias and bogwood are african some of the fish are indonesian....ie clown loach....barbs are from western ghats near india..........just wondering............
Maybe he would but then again, maybe he won't but then again....
Kevin
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It's NOT "Chee lick", NOT "Chee Chee Licks"!!! Cichlids is pronounced as "Sick Lids"!!!!!
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Should ask your man flip flop he would definitely knowwow nice tank............how is it classed as a south american tank?The wood and plants are anubias and bogwood are african some of the fish are indonesian....ie clown loach....barbs are from western ghats near india..........just wondering............
Good one Angle.....

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Maybe this is why half the fish keepers i know say they don't post up on the forum because of all the grief.......I on the other hand think this forum is well run and managed by our finest..........
IAn
Nice Arowana though...
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Anyone with a aquarium can keep fish,
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