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Hey it hasnt rained here to two whole days. Must be a drought! There could be a chance my webbed feet will disappear in time to wear sandals in Perth in a few weeks! :lol: Good luck with the tank sculpting by the way. We are just setting another tank up so looking forward to coming to Wellington tomorrow on a plant expedition.

I used to use a longish piece of air hose and a piece of straight wire a little less than the water depth. Wrap the airhose around the wire a few times to make it semi rigid. I made a little circle in the wire at the bottom and put the air hose through it. This makes it almost straight and easy to use. Then suck on the air hose and slowly move it across the bottom. Gets a lot of stuff up without a lot of water loss and easier to see where the babies are. I did put a little bit of old stocking over the end but found it just as easy without. I did suck up the occasional babies but I just scooped them out of the bucket and put them back in the tank. Good luck.

They are such a pretty fish. We have one too and its starting to stay out and about more now.

Hey dan If you need any replacement guppies let me know. We have hundreds and have not had any loses as stated (fingers crossed). I used to buy my water too but when we got too many tanks I went and bought a water filter and have never had any problems with the water quality since. Best of luck with your fish. Cat

Hi all Just going through some of the topics and found this. we use a spa pool filter with a special filter in it that removes some much down to a minute amount. We have tested the water before and after and the difference is amazing. We dont add anything else to the water apart from the occasional dose of salt.

Thanks for all those people that made it such a great weekend. We could all see the hard work that went into organising such an event and I guess a lot more work that we wouldnt see! Hubby was very pleased to get the trophy for the Best Catfish as this one fish is his 'baby'. :lol: For a guy that has only been into fish keeping for two years I am very proud of his effort and the work he puts into the fish. If we all work hard then we will get rewards ah? Once again congrats to all involved and the other winners.

Hi Dan .. I am not sure what our secretary is up to at the moment or if he has been on this website for awhile so if you PM your details I can send you a membership form. I am the Treasurer of the Palmerston North club. I work in Palmy everyday so we could meet and I could give you the details personally if you like. Just let me know. Would be great to have another fishy member.

Thanks Rob ... I found some info on planetcatfish and this fish we have called a Snowball is what they call a Baryancistrus (photos seem to match). Should I enter it as that or Hypancistrus? It also has the Angelicus as a Syndodontis Angelicus. Is that what I should enter it as or is there another specific name for that? Thanks for the info on the cold water stuff as well. I will put the entries in as soon as I have the correct details Warren. Really really want to get them entered correctly. Thans

Hey Warren ... we want to enter some of our fish but cannot find the correct name for them. One is an Angelicus cat and the other is a Snowball. I have asked around and no one can help us and neither of them are in any of the books I have. Can we enter cold water fish as well? I would like to bring up some Leopards (again dont know there technical name) and some WCMM - both of which will then go to the auction. There will also be two of us for the meal while I think of it. Thanks heaps. If anyone else has any suggestions then please feel free to comment. I am sick of searching stuff and still not being 100% sure. I dont want to enter them wrong and be disqualified after risking bringing them.

Hi there ... I doubt anyone would sell you one as they aren't exactly the most common of fish. Your LFS in Chch are the best place to start making enquiries. We looked into it while down there and may yet be tempted. Extremely helpful and great variety to choose from. Hubby is very hooked on exotic type catfish! Best of luck in your search for a bargain!

Hi Warren I want to enter but each time I click on the link it brings me back to this topic. Where do I find an actual entry form? Cheers

Thanks Warren Sort of answers my question. If I am not using undergravel filters would it still go stale? What else can be used then as I dont like the look of the gravel I have so was looking for something much finer. Cheers

Hi all I am wondering if I could use filter sand in my tank. This tank has got large Hoplos which tend to like uprotting everything I try to put in there. I am just a little worried about putting the sand in as these fish like sucking up the stones that are currently in the tank and spitting them out their gills (after a good roll around the mouth for any tasty bits). :lol: Could I put the stones back on top of the filter sand? Though I feel that they would end up getting pretty mixed up in the sand when I clean the gravel. I have an external filter with a UV sterilizer going continuously so I am not too worried about it packing down. I would rake through it to keep the top reasonably loose. I am not really concerned about plants either as I could happily leave the tank without anything apart from Java Fern tied to the logs that are in there. Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Or maybe any other suggestions as to what I could use. Thanks.

I got the pics through no problems. I do like these fish lot. They are so colourful. i had no luck with a pair I bought but they didnt like the tank too much. My fault for not checking first. Ignorance on my part and I wont make the same mistake again. poor fish! Best of luck with keeping them alive in a community tank. Maybe put a divider in the tank with them on one side and the other fish on the other side. I used this system once and it worked great. I didnt have too many fry go through the gaps and it didnt take long for them to grown up beyond eating size. Helps the other fish from getting hassled as well.

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