Adrienne

Well done, congratulations

I solemnly swear, that although I have hundreds of fighting fish, and live right by Newmarket, it was NOT ME!!!!!

try as I might I can not get those links to open and I've tried a lot of different ways. :roll:

I put a bit of fishing line around my wood and just used a fishing sinker to hold it down in place. Worked well and you couldn't see it.

I had no idea they were banned. You learn something new every day!

Of the two choices you have down there I would go to the beach first as the wood there is more likely to be suitable - probably cleaner to start with. Try somewhere like the Normanby coast line. Then you could try the Temuka or Pareora river beds. The wood from them is more likely to be pine though - if its washed down the river - which I understand is not good for tanks. Take it home and either boil it for a bit or use a water blaster to get rid of any gunk in it.

Only started with discus this year but the new ones coming will be 10 - 12cm in size i would imagine. If this is the case I would keep both lots seperate if you have the room until the others grow a bit larger otherwise I would think that the smaller ones will have trouble getting to the food. It would pay to keep the newbies seperate for a few weeks any way until they have been checked for worms etc.

Cesarz is up here at the moment, saw him today Don't know if he has internet access where he is staying.

Pupuke and Hollywoods for sure, Jansens/Animates Botany or Henderson probably worth a look as well but not their Mt Eden Branch imo.

Quite a few on here run systems like this. The only thing that has prevented me doing it is the chance of cross contamination from another tank i.e. if one tank gets white spot chances are they will all get it as they are running off the same filter system. You can use a uv steriliser which will help but won't stop everything. The only other thing I would go for is multiple heaters instead of a single heater in case of failure. I run a sump on my 450 litre tank and by running two heaters only one is usually on at any one time.

first off - how old are these babies?

I'm running a sump on a tank that size - I know its not hooked up correctly but it works really well. Runs around 2500 litres an hour.

Right, I'm nearly rich enough to finally do something about my tank lighting. The tanks a planted discus tank 1500LX45Dx60 high. I want to put T5 lighting on it to help my plant growth. I can not use anything that has to be hung from the ceiling. The tank has a wooden frame around the top although it is not currently closed in. There is also a tunze overflow box hanging in one corner which will slightly restrict the size of the unit. What do you suggest and where are the best places to go? I have emailed several places and are awaiting their replies so I have done some research myself but a lot of you will have better recommendations for sure.

Have a read up of the following sites - www.bcbetta.com & www.bettatalk.com. They are pretty good or just good breeding betta splendens. The guidelines are pretty similar and seem to be accurate. You can contact me and come over for a look at what I do if you wish. Just pm me. I am in Epsom near Market Rd.

Gross weather hear - thunderstorms, huge wind gusts and spent an hour out of work today looking for our dog who took off during the thunder this morning Found her tied up on a building site

if this is not too late and you only have the fighter in the tank i would add 1grm rock salt available from supermarkets next to the table salt) per litre of water. It won't hurt her but may help. The mucus may be the natural scale protection coming off. Its not dropsy.

Try adding 1grm rock salt per litre of water (assuming that there are no other fish in there and take your plants out first - or move the fish) and see how she gets on.

can you take a pic from the top looking down?

Once a male fighter colours up in theory they don't show these stripes again while a female will lose colour if scared and the stripes will show.

Now 12 weeks - not the best pics though

are these imports or have you added an import to the tank?

I have been fighting bba for quite a while - using flourish excel at 1 1/2 x the recommended rate daily and also have some SAE. While its not gone its reducing slowly. I also pick it off when I do water changers with a pair of tweezers.

excellent - great Cam. I thought she meant that if a mix was made was it the fermentation process that caused the worms to develop.

If you are meaning is the above how microworms begin I think the answer is no. You will need a small amount of microworm culture from someone - can anyone help out. I'm not feeding microworms so don't have any to send.

is that one of those brine shrimp hatcheries that they are waiting by?