LYNDYLOO

Welcome to the FNZAS Forums Lots of people here willing to share their knowledge of Fish Keeping :bounce: :bounce:

Good on you Barrie I totally agree with what you are saying Hope all goes well with the Killie Fry you have. I was going to at one stage join the NZKA, but never got round to it, I think they are the most gorgeous little Fish. Good Luck with yours Lynda

Have know idea who this is :-? Good Luck in finding him/her If you have no Luck PM one of the Mods, they should be able to find out who this is for you. Lynda

Think you normally have to join the NZKA before you are allowed to get these from Club Members I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong :-?

I had the same problem after installing 2 x CF1200 External Filters, on 2 different Tanks, one was a AR980 and a AR620T, even though I used the Filter Media that was running on the previous Filters. The Tanks looked as though somebody had poured Milk into them I assume it's doing a mini cycle or something to that effect, I continued doing my water changes twice a week, haven't cleaned the External Filters since they were installed. Your Tank is still a Fairly New Setup, I had mine running for at least 6 months before I added the External Filters and still had a problem with Milkyness. Tanks are all nice and clear now, so all I can suggest is patience and lots of water changes, leave the filter you have running in for awhile before you clean it, so it can slowly build up the bacteria that is needs to run efficiently. Always remember to clean your Filter Media in Tank Water never Tap Water Hope this helps, I know just how frustrating it can be :evil: Good Luck Lynda

Welcome Stretch, Wow thats alot of weight :-? Hope you've got extra Bracing under those Floor Boards :-? or a SOLID Concrete Floor Good Luck with your New Set Up Be good if you could post piks of it as it slowly comes together. Lyndyloo

WOW Amy they look Fantastic Mine are similar sizing to yours, think we got them around about the same time, will post some pics of them when I get a chance

Isn't she just a Little Cutey Pie

The Search Function is at the Top Right Hand Corner of the page, click on that then type in what you want to search, will then come up with all the relevant post's pertaining to Platys giving birth Good Luck :bounce:

I'm sure the Pet Shop here in Levin have them, they remind me of Rummy Nose Tetra's without the Rummy Nose. Only ever seen them in silver with the white'ish tail with Black Spots on it. Google will tell you abit more about them.

Yea, Have to say it was sad losing this Little Fella, I tried all I could to keep him alive but I failed, I guess I did all I could to try and save him. :roll: Cant wait to meet my new ones when they arrive :bounce: :bounce:

I've Pm'ed you Ron

Let me know how much I need to deposit into your Bank Account Ron, and I'll get it sorted Unless you think I'm better to wait untill you have something abit bigger?

How would the Super Melon x Checkerboards go with the ones I already have Ron? Size Wise I mean. I'm sure if I got 2 together they would be fine, Let me know what you think :-) Can I ask what are PE's :oops: I have no idea what these are.

:oops: Well, what a Dummy I am :oops: I'm sure you have all worked out by now, that Ron isn't breeding Discus quite this BIG yet but who knows, give him a few more years and he might surprise us all That measurement was meant to be 6-8cm, counted the Stress Bars on the other Discus and counted around 7, some are more faint than the others. Just done a google search to have a look at some pictures of Discus, I'm thinking I lost the Blue Turk. Will leave it upto you Ron, I would be happy with anything of similar sizing to what I already have in the Tank.

:lol: :lol: phoenix44 :lol: :lol: Thats so true

Hi Ron, The Discus I have range from 80cm to 60cm from head to the beginning of their Tail. Not sure which one it was that died, you sent me a Rose Red, Pigeon Checkerboard, Super Melon, Snakeskin and a Blue Turk. The Snakeskin and Blue Turk both looked very similar, it was one of those that died. Would be fantastic if you could send me 2 of a similar size to the ones I already have.

Thank You Caper

The other 4 Discus are thriving :bounce: Can you tell me Amy where do you get the Prazi Dip from and how often do you use it? I gather this is for Worms? I'm seriously looking at getting some meds for my Discus just in case I need them.

I dont believe it I've just seen my Keyhole that I thought I had lost to Popeye, Took the Tank apart about a week ago looking for Him couldnt find him anywhere, So thought his Body must have been eated by his Tank Mates :oops: His eye looks as though it has burst, but it's actually looking pretty clean, no fungus on the eye, and no sign of any infection. Thought I might try and catch him and pop a drop or two of wonder Tonic on his eye just to be safe, but then again I sort of think if I keep the Water Quality Good then maybe things will be ok with him. Any thoughts would be great

Just got home from Work, News isn't good My Sick Discus is now DEAD :evil: I guess I did all I could for him at the time. Thanks for your help anyway Guys Ron: That would be awesome, Thank you so much :bounce: How about you send me another 2, Anything in the Orange Colourings would be great, I'm thinking I'm probably better to get 2 rather than 1, as they wont be the size of the One's I have in the Tank now, dont wont the new Discus to get picked on, let me know how much I need to deposit into your Bank Account, think I still have your Bank Details here. Look forward to hearing from you

He's not looking good this morning guys I put him in a 50 Ltr Tank last night, I transfered water from the tank he was in, to the Tank that he is now in, raised the Temp to 31, just been out to check on him, he's now floating on his side, not sure there is much more I can do for him. Is it possible for him to recover from whatever the problem is, or would it be kinder for him if I put him out of his misery Ron: Thanks for your reply, You have suggested to treat with Metro Tablets, can you tell me where I can get these from? I'm hapy to give anything ago if it will bring him back to good health. Thanks for your help everyone, will keep you posted as to how he's doing, not sure he is going to still be with us by the time I get home from work this afternoon. :roll:

I bought 5 Discus off Ron about 5 months ago, 4 out of the 5 are doing really well, they have grown so big, but one little fella hasn't seemed to have grown much at all, he is either a Snakeskin or the Blue Turk, not sure which. He just doesn't seem to eat, I feed them ColourBits Granules, but this One Discus seems to go for the Food but never seems very successful at catching any, it's as though he goes to catch the Food but always misses it, I decided to start hand feeding him awhile back with Tubifex Worms, that all the Discus Love, but he still doesn't seem to be growing, he is looking rather thin now :-( He is starting to be picked on by the other Discus, I'm now thinking maybe it would be a good idea to put him in a tank on his own and try and fatten him up, then transfer him back to the Discus Tank that he came from. Will he be ok in a Tank own his own or should I put a few other Fish in with him? Any ideas what I can feed him to encourage him to eat, he seems to have lost interest in Food, I have tried a smaller Granule Fish Food thinking maybe the Granules I was feeding him are to big, but no luck there either. They get feed a combination of ColourBits Granules, Bloodworms and Tubifex Worms Im lost as to what to try next for him. Any help would be great, really hoping I dont loose this Wee Fella.

The only one that should be showing a reading is the Nitrates, all the others should be at 0. I would tell her to do water changes everyday untill the ammonia, and nitrites are sitting at 0. Maybe she is eggbound? Has she laid before? Has your sister tried feeding the Goldspot some zucchini?

They can survive with only one eye, just doesn't look the nicest for us to look at.