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Anyone want some Java moss? It posts well in a ziplog bag within an envelope so you would get however much I could fit in a business envelope. It squishes well so you can get a good handful. $5.00

Yeah ive looked at the mpi lists - but do you know anything about the anenome hermit crabs?

Hi, you can find lists of tropical marine flora available to be imported to NZ. You can use animals from local rockpools but most won't survive long in constant temperatures over 20 degrees centigrade and also have the potential to carry parasites.

Hi, this is my first post on here but I have been lurking for a while. Does anyone know any cuc/clean up crew that we are allowed here in nz/ can collect for reef tanks that eat algae apart from the turbo snail? I know we can have the longspine urchin but im reluctant because of their sting - my tank is 130x68x35cm. Also I know there are tangs and stuff but I don't really want any in my aquarium for feeding and size reasons. Does anyone know if Dardanus Gemmatus/Jeweled anenome hermit crab eats algae?? Needs to be reef safe and good with 24 degree water

sometimes also the stem plants we buy are grown emersed and they sometimes melt back and come back with submerged growth - also if your running c02 or adding a nutrient to help with that it could be causing it to melt

This is a common problem with stem plants like this and ambulia is good at it. Most likely lack of light as the bushy tops cut off the light to the bottom half. Try thinning it out a bit, if it is too thick.

I've had this problem for a few months now my ambulia keeps turning black I tried to cut off the area which was black but it came back, maybe i missed a spot or soemthing is wrong with the entire plant. If anyone knows how to fix this please tell me 🙂

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glad to see you found a new betta - hope this one does betta ... hehehe

Here's hoping you have more luck with Raindrop.

After Bubbles died I went to a store 20 minute drive away from the one I got Bubbles from and saw this fish who I now have in my tank and named him Raindrop. He looks exactly like Bubbles I think they were siblings maybe and got put into different stores but finding him looking exactly like Bubbles made me tear up in happiness.

Thank you, that makes a lot more sense. My (in progress) tank is based on one ecosystem where a few compatible aquarium fish live, so it should be easy for me to start with a couple of easier species and then look into more difficult ones later down the track.

hello thanks for posting on this forum - can you please update this to ensure it follows the forum rules for "FS / swapping" fish - this then allows us to share your post onto the Facebook page without any retribution from the algorithm. Thanks heaps

well to be honest as someone who is not a trout fisher - I have no idea but now you have me making a face while I also ponder this! - intriguing indeed!

Fish are opportunist feeders so would eat anything that came their way. NZ brown trout feed on all sorts of arthropods like koura (native crayfish) as well as small fish, frogs and even mice if the opportunity arises.

thanks in advance for any help

Hey everyone, I've been pondering an interesting question lately: Do trout eat frogs? It's a topic that seems to stir up some debate among anglers and nature enthusiasts. While trout are well-known for their voracious appetites and diverse diets, including insects, crustaceans, and smaller fish, the idea of them preying on amphibians like frogs seems plausible yet intriguing. Some argue that trout may indeed consume frogs opportunistically, especially in habitats where both species coexist. Others suggest that due to differences in habitat preference and behavior, such interactions might be rare. I'd love to hear your thoughts and any experiences you've had regarding this curious topic!

Does anyone know who has any chaetomorpha for sale of if anyone knows if there’s a pet shop that sell this?

If you have successfully kept your current fish alive and healthy for 12 months and you haven't got an algae outbreak, and your water test results are excellent, then you are ready to try a more difficult species. Difficult doesn't always mean hard though as it may mean something like the fish has specific requirements not able to be given in a community aquarium.

Hi again. Does anyone here know if there is good way to figure out if you are ready to keep a more sensitive species than you've kept before? Some of the 'intermediate difficulty' fish out there look really interesting, but there's not much out there on what intermediate actually looks like.

Duck weed and Guppies for swap or sale. Kerikeri i will ship.

hi you still whant guppies?

hi how big how old will you ship?

When I had Java fern the leaves were often edged in black.

Hi found out its not black beard