smidey
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e yellow fryeri red empress baenschi peacocks red zebra tropheus duboisi
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as LA has stated it will need to be kept shaded. direct sunlight for extended periods will play havoc with temp & algae growth. as for the natives, a challenge may be keeping the temp down to what they need.
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i saw a cobalt blue go like that after eating a BN catfish tablet of some sort high in spirulina, it took a week or so to fade out but after that it looked normal again.
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ypu are supposed to be some sort of official or rep to help this site
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don't have much yet but getting more each week as i shoot them.
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take into account things like how easily i will become mobile & end up in your filter. i have never had a solely sand substrate, i did have it as a base course in a planted tank & it still ended up in the filter with the stone being over an inch thick. depending on what fish you have may also determine how successful it will be.
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will there be any fry for sale soon?
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i know it sells to the trade & i will sell it to the traders if no one here wants first dibs on it. 8)
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anyone here want possum fur? I have some & will be getting more as i catch & pluck the possums. Hand plucked back fur only, no bellie fur.
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a huge vote for GAE's from me. they grow quickly so it won't be a possible dinner for long. I have only had my first one for around 8 weeks & there is no way it will fit in the mouth of my 20cm red empress & man does it do a great job. I am getting one for every tank i have this week.
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i cant think of any people that do the same
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nice work, very original. 8)
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possibly the fault of a good spell checker
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things run the risk of becoming extinct if they don't adapt.....
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how do you know we aren't, maybe we would like to share our hard work with users here as well for their benefit.
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this is where i get this from i'd use the rainbow tropheus as an example, no shops or suppliers currently offer them but if a gropu of us could discuss importing as a group such an item on here then we could band together & import it, whether that be direct or through an importer. To me the point is not by passing the LFS & suppliers rather discussing what each of us would be prepared to, as a group to make it viable to get something new in.
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from what i understand KP is saying its for unique items perhaps rather than shortcutting them altogether.
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here are some links to info on them: moliro http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... f=31&t=654 ikola http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... f=31&t=653 duboisi http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... f=31&t=652
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yeah, bulu points & ikola are also available. none of them are cheap & combining that with having to get a dozen at a time they are tough on the pocket to set up. if you get 6 you will quickly start loosing them. i made that mistake in the beginning & when i got another 6 i have ad no further losses in a year or so.
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alot more than that, they don't get to big as adults. I would go for 2 types, moliro & duboisi & get a dozen of each ($ allowing). They may grow up to 5 inches or so but IME take a while to get to that. the bigger the group the better as they are very conspecific aggressive. Its best to get a dozen or more of each type.
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trademe rates for tiny fish
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it wouldn't shake it off but the rocking back & forwards may tip it over is what i was thinking. I have a factory made tank/stand that in a quake may tip over forwards if it was bad enough.
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it would be easy to fix the stand but what about the tank itself? a tie down strap or similar around it & fixed to the wall?
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no way will you fit that tank in a civic