evilknieval69

I wouldn't put him back with the fry until he isn't able to eat them, as now he will probably not recognize them as his own and they will go down well as an entre'

http://www.petfrd.com/forum/articles.ph ... =87&page=1 cool idea Im keen to try make one of those. I have a very small powerhead here, does about 150LPH or so, and would be perfect for a 'nano' tank.... Ive been contemplating making a 6" cube for a while now, just need some glass... Im gunna try make one of these filters

I would have to disagree with everyone here and say that a pair of kribs will be fine in that tank, but you wont be able to put much else with them. You could try 2 or 3 zebra danios, as they will stay near the top, and will be too fast for the kribs anywho. I had my pair in a 200l x 300w x 300high tank and they were happy as larry, and would breed quite readily. Kribs IMO are a perfect fish for a 5 year old as they will most likely form a pair (as long as you have a M & F) and will lay eggs, and eventually you will see the fry start to appear etc etc and your son will be Fascinated! Just give them a pot or something similiar to lay in if they want too

You are amazing!

Yea i usually do water changes on my killie/breeding tanks everyday, but i do more than 10%, just because i think it makes the tanks nicer, and because most of them dont even have a filter...

Nah it didnt blow up, i just would have accidently cracked it last time i was changing the barrel around or something.... Im not sure. Barrie - I often do bigger water changes than 10%, especially on my cichlid tank and stuff, and i prefer to have heated water as it means i have that freedom to do bigger water changes without stress, and i can also fill up a new tank right there and then, put a cycled filter into it, put a heater in then add fish. I have had to do that many a time :lol:

Just had slight spill in the fishroom (okay so i forgot that the hose was filling my aging barrel and it overflowed HEAPS) anyway, to get the mess cleaned up i had to empty the barrel (after id just filled it up) and get it out of the way.... I turned the pump on and started pumping out the window, then unplugged the heater (which id just turned on) and proceeded to pull it up and out of the water..... "WTF!?!?! wheres my heater gone!!!" Half was missing :roll: The rest was still in the bottom of the barrel..... Must of accidently smashed it some time ago (dont know when) and didnt realise....... So yea, thats NOT what a heater should look like

adding to what Caryl said, make sure you do another dose exactly the same as the first 2 weeks later. you could even do a thrid dose. Levamisole is a very gentle medication and wont harm your fish, it will just give them the S**ts. Its better to overdose the tank then underdose, so put a ml or two more in when you dose, just to make sure

That would be perfect for any killie other than the king killies which get a bit bigger and need a 60 x 30 x 30 tank preferably

Malawis require totally different water parameters than your other fish. The malawis should be in a tank with a pH of around 8, whereas the others should be in a pH of 7 or so. They should not be kept together at all!

Yea i was looking at that the other day, and noticed ours wasn't there. I will get someone to forward Cees or Warren the details...

lol yea i know :lol: Yea just PM me your email address if you like, and ill forward the next newsletter on to you so you can find out when our next meeting is etc, and then you can decide if you want to come, then you can decide if you want to join

Yea man, click the banner for more info :lol: It would be cool if you joined!

Nah you can be a member no matter where you are from. Theres me and sharn (shes 18? and im 17) and then theres sharron and paul who act like little kids anyway :lol: , oh and there is another guy who is about 17 i think, plus another young boy and his dad (i think the boys like 14-15 or so, sorry if i got it wrong) Other than that.......

I put the link to their profile because then they can PM them without going to find the, first. I could link straight to a PM message box but i wasnt sure if it would work or not... Lol barrie, its just some random pic i found

Yay it worked, let me know what you think of my crazy idea (i have too much spare time dont i.....)

We meet on the last Saturday of each month, every second month being an outing of some sort. be it a tank crawl, a trip to Rotorua to see the fish shop there, or even a trip to Auckland to check out the multiple fish shops there, we always have a good time! Please feel free to PM any of us to find out more info about the Club Paul freeman (sharronpaul) President Sharn Steadman (Sharn) Vice President Or me (evilknieval69) Im not special Rogan

This is probably the best place for this as they are all FW fish.... We need a photography section! Ohk here we go, just a few pics of some of my fish and/or tanks Senegalus Bichir Firemouths and one Uaru Female fighter Male fighter Neolamprologus Brichardi Medium Bristlenose Albino corys Baby BN in bucket (transferring from one tank to another Glowlight tetra breeding tank-setup today with a cycled filter, got fish this avo My 40cm Cube - Lots of growing in to happen, clipped it today to steal plants for other tanks too And finally our crazy dog who has just discovered she can sit on my bed and watch the fish....lol P.S. these are only some of my fish and some of my tanks... got 11 tanks running at the moment, soon to fill some more that are empty :lol:

Yep, everything Paul_r said is correct. And yes Tim is an awesome guy, with a fishroom that is worth checking out... Simply amazing setup and fish.

Ever tryed google?

Just came accross this on the planted tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/plant ... -tank.html Would be cool for pair of dwarf cichlids or something similiar (the person who made it said they wanted to add some apistos) as you could see them doing their thing in the cave....

Maybe a Boy? Welcome

The more surface area the better; pack em in

I think you are the perfect person for this project, and im sure you will do a great job. Yes us Killie keepers do use Peat, sometimes as a substrate, but more often it is just used in a small margarine container or similiar, for the fish to lay their eggs in, then it is 'collected' and dryed out for 3 months, then wet again and the fish will hatch. this is what happens in the wild.... the fish lay in the peaty substrate, the lake/swamp drys out and the adult fish die, after the dry season of around 3 months the rain comes and turns the place back into a swamp/lake and the fish hatch and the cycle happens all over again. these are known as Annual killies and have a much shorter life span than non-annual killifish. Im not 100% sure but i think that Peat has natural healing remedies aswell, which is an added bonus. It is very soft once it is underwater, so will be easy to burrow into and will not hurt your fish. It will make the water cloudy if it is dug up heaps, but i guess that wont matter too much for you. It will drop the pH significantly, and will stain the water a nice tea colour. I think it would be the perfect substrate for your purpose, and i hope all goes well!

I am soooooo Jealous right now!