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Hi Peter Count me in as well. Regards /Bruce

Hi Everyone Just to let everyone know, Fish Display and Auction on the Saturday of Labour Weekend is all go :lol: Does anyone know where the container of tanks etc the FNZAS had a while back is, Somebody mentioned Jan Payne so will start looking there, any other hints would be greatly appreciated A letter will go out to all clubs over the next couple of weeks outlining the weekend Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions or require more information Best Regards /Bruce

Any suggestions how how to get my Glossolepis incisis (Red Rainbows) to spawn, I am feeding them on Flake, Pellets and Bloodworms, I have 3 females and 1 male in a bare bottom tank with 4 mops in the tank Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated Thanks /Bruce

Link to the fish below, if that what it is of course, these fish get a very large fatty deposit on the front of thier heads as they get older, also a very bad attitude as well http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... fenestrata http://images.google.com/images?as_q=Vi ... ata&num=20 Cheers /Bruce

I have seen them at the Aquarium here in Napier Also a friend of mine had some a few years back, will let you know when I find out Cheers /Bruce

Hi Nicky Welcome to the forums I agree with Andrew, I dont like using chemicals in tanks, for a start a good filtration system will make them ineffective within hours. The cloudiness could be from the stones, did you wash them first? Stones will have very fine particles of dust with them which need to be removed before putting them into your tank. Patient is the main thing when it comes to aquariums Where are you from Nicky?, as Andrew suggested attend a local club and there will be someone there that can assist you in the hobby. Regards /Bruce

WOW, What a response already NO Dutch Auctions :oops: Those wanting to come up for the weekend will need to start booking accomodation NOW. Labour Weekend is a busy time in the Bay, if you need any information on this please let me know and I will help you out where I can Cheers Bruce Who Mentioned Red Wine????

What will be auctioned will be decided on close to the time, depends alot on what has been bred by FNZAS members. Will also include plants as well. /Bruce

Yes it will be a uncompetitive show. Will keep everyone advised as things take shape Thanks for the feedback Andrew Cheers /Bruce

The Hawkes Bay Club is looking at putting on a Fish Display on the Saturday of Labour Weekend (19th October), This will be open to the public. We are also considering (Depending on interest from other clubs) The possibility of running a auction on the saturday night. (Open to all FNZAS affiliated club members) We would like to auction off a minimum of 200 lots (ideally more) and this is where we need the support of other clubs to boost the number of lots to be auction off. We as a club could possibly manage 100-150 lots. If you are interested or know someone who might be pleae pass this on at your next club night (A letter to all clubs will go out in the near future to guage interest). Normally our auctions have "No Reserve" but if you would like to put a reserve on any of the lots then this is acceptable as well. We normally take a 20% commission on all fish sold to cover costs (Venue Hire etc). If you have any comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to post a message here or email me. Thank You Regards /Bruce Also a great opportunity to have a look at the National Aquarium Of New Zealand while you are in Sunny Hawkes Bay http://www.nationalaquarium.co.nz

Well I dont know about specialist fish But I do breed Guppys (Well they do it themselves really, dont take too much encouragement do they.....) Maybee a monthly report from Kelly's Database would be a good start with new breeds and re breeds and who has bred them MTCW anyway

Expensive arent they :lol: Who was that price from???

Hi Cees Can you email me the info please, so I can take it to our next comittee meeting Thanks /Bruce

What are you feding them?? I also have 3 so keep us posted Good Luck /Bruce

Classic Plastics Napier make acrylic tanks. They made the seahorse display tanks for the National Aquarium if I remember correctly /Bruce

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Hi Karen I kept 6 Discus in a 4 ft tank with U/g Filtration with no problems at all They were all brought as young ones and put into a fairly established tank Just have fun with them they are a beautiful fish that will fight occasionally so just make sure they can hide somewhere if they have to We kept ours in the lounge and they absolutely love the company Hope this helps a little bit /Bruce

There should be a warranty on the heater, 12 months from memory Take it back to the store you purchased it from, if you dont have any luck there send Brooklands an Email... The should stand by what is reputed to be THE BEST heater on the market today Cheers /Bruce

oops. my mistake or is that misteak??? Spell chequer didnt pick it up /Bruce

Hi Benny Warrens Tiger seems to go for earth worms, will take beef strips if he is really hungry but only once, as he will not be fooled again Warren please correct me if I am wrong :-) Cheers /Bruce

HI Cees What would you like to know :-) How about I write something up for you and email it to you to be posted? Cheers /Bruce

Thought it was about time I wrote something as well :lol: My name is Bruce, live in Napier with my wife Julie and 2 teenage boys..I work for Ericsson Communications in the Cellular and Data fields My interests are F1 GP, Superbikes, Riding my own bike as well as Tropical Fish I have 1 x 4ft tank , this has 5 x Silver Dollars ( Lawn Mowers From Hell.. so no plant at all) 3 x Boesemani Rainbows, 4 xRed Rainbows, 6 x Cory's, 4 x Keyhole Cichlids, 5 x Curviceps and 1 x Botia Striata... 1 x 1ft tank full of Male Guppys I am also in the process of moving Kelly's fish room to my place this week which will increase the tanks to around 30 (I think) sizes ranging from 10 litres to 540 litres. Really loking forward to be able to do somme serious breeding in the near future I am a member of the Hawkes Bay Aquarium Society so if any one from the Hawkes Bay reads this and is interested in joining the society please do not hesitate to contact me Cheers /Bruce

Hi Virgil Have a look at the link below These guys ahve only been registered once in NZ, could have been spawned more often however http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/kpr/Hsp.HTML Also check out this link below http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... elrodi.htm Cheers /Bruce

So are mine

Hi Rob Now that wouldnt be a mystery then would it :lol: