Navarre

Welcome and long may it continue Zev (ducks pointy stick)

and it woudl be a pair of? I thought I had found my pair once but then my ex took them

talk to him and get a quote. cant hurt and he will have it all set up for you a complete system or not your choice just would be where I would go in christchurch for a marine jewul

Talk to Bob at Redwood he builds Jewul marine tanks and they look stunning They have sumps tho as he drills them and sets this all up for you if you want. Also see his latest shipment of Corals etc Stunning Navarre

yes Reef you make good points except that some of the work done on the saltwater stuff was at Genus and sub genus level not species level which is where we are at with the fresh water list There are also mis spelling and mis labeling of fish in the fresh water list that needs to be addressed first I know that work has been undertaken by a number of people to address this and gain credibility with a number of departments you mention This reputation building researching and correcting of the many many mistakes on the current list is taking time. Something which as an industry person you will understand I am sure, especially if your claims to adding some of these fish to the existing list are correct As we are all have fulltime jobs elsewhere it is true that this is being done ad hoc but not incompetently and rest assured it is being done. Maybe not as fast as you and other industry individuals would like but it is being done. I understand that you rarely if at all bring freshwater fish into the country so I am not sure of why you have been so disruptive to this process rather than adding value to those who are working hard ...all be it behind the sences ...to improve the freshwater fish importation list and availability of fish in NZ especially as it must be remebered that many changes have been made of late. It is also MAF who have decided which fish are high risk and therefore imposed limitations on what can be brought in on industry players in NZ it is their choice to bring in high risk fish or not. Our choice to pay what it will cost us. You are right money does talk. We are building credibility, we are working towards a workable list and we are doing so for the passion and future of the hobby and we are doing it at personal cost. So give us a hand. Even if you dont want to, suggest to your mates or customers to join, to partake, to inform us of what they want. We can only act on your behalf with time, patience and information. And we are doing our best so give us a break. It is a work in progress and we are working hard and making some progress...if this is not fast enough then lend a hand or undertake some of this work yourself . Navarre

imported jags down here...babies tho I have a pair of chocs that woudl work...only I wouldnt ship them that far hmmm Nics might be better as more easily shipped agree with David...wouldnt go for the big bad and bite as would deffinately end up in fish filets I think good luck

chocolates?

how broken is suitable? and what size ?

I got nothing no presents no chocs no cards not even anything in the mail thank god :happy2:

My room has a mix of heaters and air heated by a dehumidifer and a 2 kw fan heater room has mix of filtration...in tank and sump best of both worlds running 60 + tanks

use decap and hatched brine shrimp a 16 oz tin lasts about 3 months

I would and have in the past "stumped up" to get fish here as have others would do so again even at 200 a fish consider buying an entire shipment of something like comps or trophs etc because I can house feed and distribute them no issues my end none at all of course I have to be offerd fish and then the shipment has to be "untampered" and not all can say that happens

yeeeessssss

Does anyone have quality photos of... jack dempseys chocolate cichlids oscars discus angels severums and dwarfs kribs dems or electric yellos fronts shellies hap brownae can you pm me if you do and are happy to have included inan AW article with right of proof and acknowledgements Many Thanks Nav

As I have said to HFF in past contact happy to pre order and pre pay but never seem to get anywhere have more than spent my monies with them thru pick ups and on line deliveries etc so would wait and see even orgainised a flying visit when I was up once and HFF bent over backwards to make sure fish I wanted were available Cant see why it wouldnt hurt to let some of us die hards know what is where ...why tank it when you can bank it...lol

then put me on teh list now then please HFF sick of missing out becuase I am so far away

you have my list ink fins lufubu chilumba as for $$4 how long is a piece of string look at what I paid for those kribs...was worth it just to get them here and the same with the D filamentosa...ohhh you could add them to list Ryan along with cyps and paracyps Not sure different strains of Fronts are worth it but certainly any comp/calvus astis and haps and aulos neo and alto and lampro...lines all good just put my name slightly above where you sign the cheque...lamo

PM Flosty

i thought these guys were cave breeders

Once in your tank a snail eater or removing them with a trap or a piece of veggie is best if you use a chemical to rid a tank of these guys be aware you may get a resulting spike as they decompose and you will still have shells in the tank Nav

I will second that Caryl. Got all excited after reading all this and upon opening letter box to find a magaizine all nicely wrapped same size and shape as AW...only to find out it was rubbish mail what a let down

Cant you do the same by having a coil of long thin tubing with tank water flowing very very slowly thru it? That way you dont have duck weed everywhere

I have heard that as well Hasnt been my experience so far but i am still experimenting Nav

Kinda bad great for turning over substrate and preventing anaerobic pockets of mulm that can harm your tank are a good indicator of appropriate feeding and water quality very hard to get rid of very hard to find fish to eat them so may need several doses of copper to kill them and babies-but that can hurt fish and plants and filter very unsightly oh and i think they are live bearers so eggs are not that big an issue HTH Navarre

holding breath waiting for the mag....and thinking about Ivans poor 'wee" man lmao Nav