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hi sharron & paul good to meet you yesterday what kind of fish are you breeding? maybe i could come and see u 1 day, always needing a couple of new fish :roll: anyways welcome to the forums

Hi Joel, I am also from Tauranga and I keep mostly south american fish also good to see more taurangians

oonly just seen this thread! congrats antwan hope u have sucess raising them! hey ive got 1 spare tank at the moment if u want to use? its not very big but would do a cockatoo or 3 it s prob 30 - 40 litres at a guess

hi mark, i had the same thing last weekend with my cockatoos and still dont really know what happened to em. but as sharn said it could be aggresion? if u are going to replace her id get 2 females instead of just havin a pair as the male will probably spawn with both, just have seperate caves at each end of the tank. good luck and i hope u find your problem

hi caper, as far as iknow stress coat removes chlorine and makes tap water safe, but hasve none at the moment so cant check the bottle. if anyone knows let us know. cheers, duncan

aaaaaaaaarrrgh woke up this mornin g to find 2 dead!! another discus and my big male cockatoo done tests againthis morn ph6.4, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 nitrates 5. been doin waterchanges everyday lately so dont really know what to do?? im just about ready to take all fish out and scrub it all out and new water, wood etc although this will probably stress the fish bigtime. any input will be appreciated, cheers

sweet got any pics?

hey guys, i didnt see any white stringy stuff coming out? all other fish seem fine so hopefully there will be no more death thanks for your replies

hey paul welcome to the forums. i live out papamoa.

hey everyone no more deaths in the weekend, and everyone else seems fine. i do 30% water changes every 2 days but the last 4 days have been everyday. already have heaps of plants in there(anyone want some val??)thanks blueandkim for your advice and also bk. what kind of problems does tubifex cause??

sorry to hear about your cockatoo mate. hey if you want your water tested bring some over if you want. duncan

found my female cockatoo dead this morning :-? hopefully there will be no more casualties. anyone have any suggestions?? have been doin water changes daily and nitrates r down 2 5 or less thanks, duncan

hey sharn & bk, thanks for your replies. ok heres the answers 2 your questions: didnt see any white stringy poos and i usually use rainwater for water changes not straight tap water if i have to use tap water i use stress coat. however i havent used tap water in the last 2-3 weeks anyway. dont feed any beef heart, just tropical flakes, color bits & tubifex occasaionallythe other 3 discus seem fine, bright colours, eating heaps. cockatoo still alive but lookin sad is still in the same place as when i left 4 work. :-?

hi all, last night i got home 2 find 1 of my juvenile discus dead it had been looking a bit dark the last week but has been eating as normal and seemed to be ok. obviously not. now this moning my female cockatoo is lookin pretty sad. does anyone have any ideas about what could b wrong in there?? i did tests last night b4 a 30% waterchange: ammonia-0 nitrites-0 nitrates-10 ph-6.6 :-? thanks for your help, duncan

hi and welcome benakl i also started with an ar380 and theyre a good little tank. probably wouldnt put any more than youre sayin at this stage. but hey, im sure youll have a couple more tanks before long anyway . (i now have 4 tanks)

thats awesome aaron! hey remember to pm me when u want to get rid f a few!!! maybe we can do a swap or something my cockatoos are guarding eggs again, hopefully with no b/n in there this time they will do better :roll:

sweet aaron, hope they dont dissapear this time ay?

right on suphew, they leak alright . id definately spend a bit more on quality fittings

:lol: ha thats only the beginning welcome to the forums

hey matt ive got 2 females and 1 male which id be keen 2 swap but cant catch them im the guy who sold u the angels a while ago off trademe. i tried to catch 4 about an hour but they way 2 quick :evil: . if i have any luck ill let ya know. they annoying the hell out of my cockatoos who are guarding eggs

how long have they been in there? i wouldnt do anything at this stage if theyre new to the tank, this sounds likepretty normal cichlid behaviour to me, theres allways a pecking order, but after a while they usually become a bit more tolerant(and i say usually) with all the cichlids ive had this has been the case. anyways good luck theyre cool fish 8)

sounds cool evil, hey my cockatoos have eggs at the mo so with any luck ill be able to help you out mate

sweet mate , u dont muck round eh :bounce:

i think the stars are for how many posts u make. good luck with your sterbais hoping for an update soon

hey sharn, i just put a new bulb in my lighthood and my plants are cranking now!! before i had 1 biolux tube and 1 blue 1 for effect but plants wernt doin that well so got one called fluora from rexel 4 10$ and its made a HUGE difference u can almost see them growin! anyway sounds like uve got a busy weekend ahead . ive got sum frere tank space at the mo so if ya need any fish sitting let me know- rebuilding your tank is a big job and almost never goes according to plan(for me anyway )