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Ooo.. I'm jealous! I think I need a bigger tank... Looks great Antwan. Ps, how would you go about pruning the Twisted Val when it gets taller so that it doesn't look like you've just hacked the tops off?

Sorry to hear that Caper.. I agree with MCT, his health may not have been the best before you got him. And we are certain that you did your best for him, and he can't ask for more than that.

How we going with this order Plantman?

Were you talking about the puffer on the counter, or the one in the tank on the back wall? The one on the counter is cute (my daughter hasn't seen that one yet) and is a Green Spotted. The incy wincy one I was talking about is the one on the back wall, it's a Freshwater Puffer, and apparently only grows to about 50mm incl tail.

What about pumice?

Wasp, take a look at the subject line of this post.. It's pretty small, you may need your glasses to see it..

Here you go Taniwha, I found the other thread: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/1-vt10 ... sc&start=0

Yeah, they were the first ones she saw, but the ones at Wet Pets are about 70mm long and a nice green colour, and look more puffer-like than the incy wincy skinny one in Hastings.

Well, if you're worried about the credit card, wait until you get to Wet Pets.. In fact, chop it up before you go there, it is a nasty place, with way too many nice fishies and things to tempt you into overdraft!! The Spotted Green Puffers would have my daughter pleading incessantly.. but they're cute.. I want one.. pleeeese mummy.. (she never calls me Mummy unless she wants something). Oh dear, I see a brackish tank on the horizon...

So.. does that mean I have to dive into the messy storage garage and actually find the skillsaw, now?

Hmmm.. now that's a novel idea!

You may be waiting for a wee while!

Yay.. pics at last.. Why not put the real plants you're after in now? Waterplantz on TradeMe does mixed selections for a good price.

Pegasus may be refering to pixel width, rather than file size. I am not too fond of images that require me to scroll along the horizontal plane to view it in its entirety, but that's just my opinion.

from: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=2406

You could check out Mitre10 Mega in Hastings, they may have something similar. We have a circular saw (somewhere in our packed up mess in the garage) if you need it, and I should probably lend you Kevin as well, seeing as I can't cut straight!

When should BenAKL biff out the carbon and add more noodles?

Beer crates? (sorry, couldn't resist it) If you are going for the door thing, make sure they are solid timber, not the cardboard stuffed thin walled internal doors, which I do not think would take the weight. Do you want them all at one height, or stacked? You could look at the steel shelving that you can build up yourself with a screwdriver and adjustable spanner (and a lot of patience). We can lend you the tools if you get stuck. But you will have to check the weight these things will hold, and you may have to put something under the feet to make sure they don't damage the carpet. Oh dear, I think I may have given you some bad ideas on maximising how many tanks you can get into a room!

If this happens, do we get a pic of this?

Have to start building the house first! The plans are up in Auckland being certified by the engineer (we hope) at the moment. If you are stuck for ideas as to where you could possibly place a tank, have a look here: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/1-vt29 ... sc&start=0 It's a long thread, but really interesting, this is for a reef tank, but I'm sure a freshwater tank would look just as good in a similar situation. In fact there is one here somewhere for a large tank in a shop, I think, but I can't find it at the moment. Will post the link when I find it.

Thanks, wasn't thinking of going through the Hutt, but may have to change plans! Will definately check out Wetpets in Palmy, will have to see what else we can 'drive past' on the way up.

We will be travelling from Wellywood and on to Palmerston North early next week on our way home. Which LFS would be worth visiting, as our time will be limited, and I don't want to spend the morning running around looking for them out of the phone book? Many thanks.

We got two Black Phantom Tetras, two Yellow Phantoms and three Green Fire Tetras, they used to hang around the back of the tank, and hide. I called them my 'chicken fish' and we hardly got to see them, which didn't impress the kids much. After a while we got half a dozen Neons for my daughter's birthday and put them in the tank. These guys were pretty fearless from the word go, even the cat sitting in front of the tank playing patsy on the glass didn't bother them. Anyway, now the other fish come out more since we put them in, and they hang around out the front of the tank - except for the Black Phantoms - whom I think are up to noo good in the corner of the tank!

Isn't that the stuff with the black bits in it that look like bunny poo?

Wow, neat pics, what a wee fellow.