Aqua

by East Auckland, what suburb are you meaning?

As far as I've read on them, they'll only eat live food, and only if it drifts right in front of their nose!

Maybe it's stress? How long were the fish in transit for, what were they stored in etc I'd recommend AquaPlus water conditioner, it has a And it's not too expensive!

meh, floating plants are floating plants in this tank ;-) :lol:

pics! I know they're nasty, but they move too fast to take any good pics... I'll keep trying!

failing that, NIWA might be able to help out...

I don't suppose you'd be inclined to send some up this way? :lol: I could reimburse you for the trouble... I'd love some floating Indian Fern again... I'll need it for at least SOME of my guppies to survive!!!

Have you done water checks? What're the results? What's the temperature?

it's a reasonable size... This is the only website I've found so far with enough information on AquaOne tanks! Link Here 69L = 51cmL x 34cmW x 55cmH

Hey guys, just thought I'd share the joy! I bought my AR-510 from Hollywood's on Saturday, spent at least an hour with my flatmate puzzling out the instruction sheet for the kitset stand (MAN I hope that we did it right!!!!), set everything up, and away she went! So far, I've got 3 female guppies and some assorted plants, there's a couple Vallisneria, a red plant & what looks like some giant Bacopa... I'll get some proper pics up later tonight Waiting for next payday, and buying gravel (the one thing I forgot! :lol:), and maybe the Corydoras' or the Ancistrus'.. Then the next pay cycle will be the Betta's, and then finally the Black Ghost Knifefish! I find it amusing that because I get paid fortnightly (at the moment), my tank should be well on the way to being cycled by the time I can afford more fish & supplies! I promise I'll get pics up tonight!

I'd recommend Indian Fern, I had some in my 4' tank, and I had to take handfuls of it out at least once a week! Mind you, I had CO2 happening in that tank as well, but even before that, the plant grew really well... Fry love it, as when there's a good sized clump, they can hide from the big scary ( :evil: ) Adults :lol:

towel? As in, a paper towel surely? If anybody quotes Airplane now, I'll be dissappointed...

Sump? In a freshwater tank? I thought that was a redundant concept... Or is it just for people that want a challenge?? :lol:

How do you collect Daphnia? I'm guessing you'd need a small amount of live ones to start them off? Or do Daphnia have an adult form that can fly, and therefore finds pools of water to breed in?

The boiling water tends to help kill off any nasties... :lol:

Give us all your moneys.... *cackles*

hah and of course, I'm a member of Poecilia, so I suppose that also covers the membership of a club requirement! Thanks all

The Skeptical Aquarist has a great article on cyanobacteria, as does The Krib. Hope this helps! *edit* Just a quick warning RE using erythromycin, taken from the Skeptical Aquarist: Sorry about the long post

Well I wouldn't mind learning more about killies!

Hurrah!

For those that haven't got the address, the Livebearer's Association is hosted at: http://poecilia.net.nz/

Hi all, I'm not looking to become a member of a club, but I'd like to join FNZAS... Is this possible? Who do I contact, how much do I pay?

If you need someone to maintain a BB on poecilia for you Cees, I'm happy to shoulder that I'm off home now, so I won't be able to answer anything until 07:30 tomorrow.. *sigh*

heh yeah I've just noticed that site... It took a little searching through this forum to find the link though!! All good - If I'm needed for web-based help (spell-checking, BB etc) just chuck me an email!

If you want, I've got plenty of webspace available, and can chuck up a forum practically identical to this one (using phpBB if that means anything to anyone !!)