black worms on water feaure
New problem or maybe not. On the water feature I have black worms 'growing'. At first I thought they were blood worms but it is as if they have pods that they come out of - also on the water feature. Many thousands. After I accidentally killed almost all

Quality of Municipal water
The quality of Municipal water in Cape Town still some of the best in the country: CITY OF CAPE TOWN MEDIA RELEASE 09 JUNE 2010 City’s waste water treatment plants earn eight ‘Green Drop’ Awards The National Department

blood sugar levels
I'm wondering what people do for blood sugar levels,I know the people on the other forums have a supplement (the name escapes me) but what do we use here in South Africa?

barley straw
hi Chris i read in one of your responses that you had great success with the use of barley straw. i have tried it for about 8 months and it did not work for me.maybe the way i used it was incorrect. i piled some loosely into pantihose ( lol new ) and kep

Djuma Waterhole ~ Sabi Sand, South Africa
Info from this live web cam site. This camera is located on Djuma Private Game Reserve (www.djuma.com) inside the Sabi Sand and part of the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa. It overlooks Gowrie Dam which is located right in front of Djuma's

South African Staffy at Crufts
Thanks to more lenient rules for dogs entering the UK a South African Staffy called Scarlett will be competing in Kennel Club Crufts International Freestyle Competition at Crufts on the Saturday. A whole contingent from our training club will be going

Best Koi Pond in South Africa - competition
The South African Koi Keepers Society in conjunction with The Gardener magazine is looking for the best Koi pond in SA. Prizes: Subcription to The Gardener and SAKKS, Koi food, Equipment, Living Jewels Koi book, DVD players and more. Closing date ha

Online Petition - stop canned hunting in South Africa
I have not posted the youtube video - it is too upsetting but here is a petition that is well worth supporting to stop lions in captivity being hunted in South Africa. https://www.secureconnect.at/4pfoten.org/petition/100427/ Lai

rock scape question
is there any type of rock that you can not put into your aquarium for canes or shelve type rock scaping im curious i just bought some river edge rock almost looks like river rock the same type of granule look i did the vinegar test and sizzled so it will

Some South African Snakes
Hey. Thought I would share some of the beautiful snakes we have here in S.A. Hope you enjoy. Bitis arietans Dendroaspis polylepis Naja annulifera Hemachatus haemachatus I am incredibly privilidged to have captured it

Green water / blanket weed
GREEN WATER Green water is not bad for Koi, as a matter of fact, it is very good for them and breeders often prefer to keep their water green, because the fish thrive on algae and ensure a good skin quality to the koi and enhance the colours. However,

Asian money leads to S.Africa rhino poaching rise
Quoted from Reuters Asian money leads to S.Africa rhino poaching rise By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Reuters) - Booming demand from increasingly rich Asian markets has led to a spike in rhino poaching in South Africa this year, officials

Water conditioners / additives etc?
On a weekly basis I add Vital Pond, distrbuted by Sandon Aquatics to my water. any comments? Is there something better on the market etc? Any comments would be nice....

Tiger on the loose in South Africa
from Reuters: By Xola Potelwa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A tiger escaped from the back of a truck in South Africa on Tuesday and remained on the run as police used helicopters to hunt it down. The 17-month-old tiger called Panjo escaped while it wa

Bitis cornuta South Africa..
Very nice weekend to collect this animal from the airport , a friend of mine breed this cornuta last year , the second animal in this pictures is from him cb07 , the first animal is from the springbok area.