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Yep, I don't stir, but I push the vac deep. As above, don't want no poos in the drinking water!

Golden Black-Eyed Ancistrus Ancistrus sp. L144 Awesome pictures fishtv! Love the apistogramma shot.

I'd suggest getting rid of him, and getting another.

haha posted the same thing 1 minute apart!

You could start with 4, or maybe even a few more. As they grow up you'll need to get rid of some. Personalities, size, and sex all have an affect on how things will go. Angels (like many cichlids) can be rather unpredictable.

Normally caused by somebody putting something in the tank they shouldn't have, like half a container of flakes, or similar. Also think about what you've done to/with the tank in the last day or two. If the filter has been off or cleaned recently this could knock back the nitrifying bacteria which may lead to a problem like this in severe cases. I guarantee both the cloudy water and ammonia rise will be caused by the same thing.

I got a baby convict from fishy-t's feeding supply, grew him up, gave him a girl, and within a week he had eggs! While it is easy, it's still a LOT of fun, they'll try and go you if you get close. I always wind them up. No idea what I"m going to do with all those convicts now I've sold my Jaguar but still an awesome fish. The parents should look after the young very well.

Ammonia and Nitrite removal via chemical means is a bad idea. What happens when it runs out? (which it will)

Whoops :oops: Sorry, re-read post, I jumped to conclusions. Billaney is correct as usual

If they're all females they haven't hit maturity yet. You'll get a 50/50 split. The males anal fin will slowly turn in to a gonopodium.

The fish needs to be destroyed as per MAF requests. <-- wrong

The Wellington club meets in Ngaio too. Enjoy club meets are always a good social event.

Welcome aboard

There is three http://www.fnzas.org.nz/clubs/ I go to the Upper Hutt meetings, Kapi-Mana is another Welly area based club that meets in Tawa/Porirua (nice people), and the Wellington Aquarium and Water Garden Society (haven't been to see them yet)

Check Ammonia,Nitrite and pH levels (if you have a kit). Kits are like 50 bucks but worth it because they last for ever. I'm still on my first ever kit.

Will get one tonight I promise

Rather stoked to see my guy likes shrimp meat. He'll come out of his cave when he smells it, rips it off the cichlids, and swallows it hole. If its too big, he swallows it anyway, and does the 'spit then chew' thing for the next hour or so until its all done. One big guts. When he's chewing oversized bits, I notice he keeps going to the surface, not sure what he's doing but he only does it when his mouth is completely gagged with food.

Whereever possible I apply all treatments to sick fish outside of the aquarium. Sometimes making hospital tanks out of buckets. I never risk my good bacteria, because I've lost too many fish to nitrite spikes before. I've had mostly good experiences with Furan2, but I set up hospital tanks each time, so couldn't guarantee their nitrogen cycle claims. For serious 'save the fish' campaigns for bacterial problems, I thourougly recommend getting anti-biotics from your vet. For non-bacterial stuff I tend to just use salt baths, but Furan2 would be my second choice. Thankfully it has been a long time since I've had to treat a sick fish, but I think this is mostly because I'm very careful with the good bacteria in the first place (now anyway).

Hutt Pet Centre has one here last time I was there. Can't answer your question for sure, just reporting the spotting

Cheers for the advice, always welcomed! PracticalFishkeeping recommends a 48 x 18 x 18 for a single, which is what he's in now, BUT I had certainly planned for him to be in a much bigger tank later. At least double that (capacity not dimensions). For the meantime he is only tiny, and the 4 footer seems like overkill at the moment. We've made two oversized caves, big enough for him to feel safe and shettlered while still letting us see him. He's allocated himself a territory underneath a 2ft long piece of bark. If the severums get to close he turns perpindicular to them and does a small dance to persuade them to think again, and he just snaps at the Geo (who is a serious bully). When he's elsewhere in the tank he's polite and not a bully at all. I will move the bristlenose with the severums when I do the change around, but can't until the Jaguar is moved on to a new home. Hutt Pets have agreed to take him on, so that's the plan at the moment. He's not as full of personality as I'd hoped, and if I use him as a way of getting rid of excess fish, he wont eat his pellets for two weeks or so (he is now). I think he'd be much better for an owner who feed live fish, which he gets very very very excited over. If anybody wants a grumpy Jaguar let me know Good way to keep convict populations under control. Also a fantastic digger.

No pics at the moment, but next time I'm at home I'll certainly take some. For those not familiar with the Clown Knife, check out http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... icle_id=43 Very curious fish I've found as well.

Was out with the girl on the weekend, shopping for some Blue Rams for her tank (which she totally loves now) down at Animates Melling. Was looking around the tank and the cutest thing comes out, a baby clown knife. Kind of odd seeing it in with dwarf cichlids and baby angel fish, but it was small enough to not be a bother. Sure enough the little animates badge was there, and it did say it grows to 100cm. Still shocked/suprised to see a clown knife at animates. Needless to say I couldn't help myself and took him home ($50 later). So now I have to plan for when he is a metre long! Fun fun. He's about 10-12cm long. Awesome fish though. He's settled in to his tank with a small Geo, a triplet of teenage gold severums, and some bristlenose. Due to their shape I always worried that they'd get beaten up when small, but definately not the case. When bothered he snaps, and the cichlids know already not to take him on, but unlike the Geo, he doesn't unnessecarily bully the other fish. So I'm very happy with my purchase, despite the fact I'm going to need big tanks again. Did anyone else get any of these? I'm guessing there must have been a batch bought in by the importers.

Putting something like Java Moss in the container is a good idea, as this will decrease any fungus growth. The air stone will prevent anything from settling on the eggs (hopefully) and provide good water flow (oxygen). Some people go as far as adding meth blue, but I don't as it stains everything.

Feeding them once every other day is sufficent, but thats very light on food. I personally feed at least once daily. If you're growing fish from young you need to feed as often as possible. Most fish do best when fed small amounts regularly. I consider 'too much' food when there is food still sitting on the bottom after 2 minutes. NB: I'm talking in a mature tank, not sure if you have cycled your new tank or not

In my personal opinnion yes I'd go the CF1200. The ECCO will be more energy efficent, but the CF1200 will flow more. If it's not an urgent decision, might want to wait for some other opinnions too