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Hands give me or warren a call or pm and we will point you in the right direction. I do hope that they weren't gumbusia as i would think especially retailers would know what a risk they are to our waterways

Look forward to seeing a few of you Saltwater guys at the next meeting Next meeting is the 2nd of july we are having and auction on fishy stuff so if you have anything that you would like to bring feel free to do so also i am sure that there would be items of interest for everyone

We have a couple of club members that have saltwater aquariums Pm or phone andi can give you there contact details

Just a quick note that wehave a club meeting this Sunday at the New venue 2 Dawson st , Hamilton East at 6pm. We are having a quiz night but also like club membersto think about something that they would like to know about a something to do with our hobby. Eg how to breed a fish , keeping a certian type of fish or how to treat a sick fish. Don't know ifwe will have the answers but as a group we will certianlly give it a good shot. There will also be a raffle, Table show any fish and most importanlya chance to catch up with fellow fishkeepers. We also ask that we all bring a plate of finger food for supper Dave

Thanks Luke Yep the meeting is Sunday the 11th of June

What a awsome confece . It is alway really good to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Thank you Janeey, Chris , Kevin,Lynand the rest of th Kapimana club for the effort involded in making the 2006 confence such a successfull event Dave

Welcome Land Lubber The waikato club have a meeting this Sunday 6pm , Link house hich is at 2 Dawson St , Hamilton east. There are a few memberthat keep and breed discus here n Hamilton so come along and a meet a few others in the hobby Dave

Hi Loopy I am coming down to christchruch next tuesday . I am the current president of the waikato club if you would like to catch up and have a chat about what seems to be working here and things that could work. Itis not hard to get members but you also need to keep people interested. Anyway pm me if you would like to catch up while i am down there I will beat the fnzas confence this weekend wil be back on monday

Just found out today that link house has moved therefore we have a new venue for this weekends meeting . The new address for link House is now 2 Dawson St , Hamilton East. Dawson st is on the hamilton east side of the dip on grey st between Te Aroha st and Bridge st. It is the first on your right you will see the link house sign on the fence. Start time etc is still 6pm Hope to see you there

Our next meeting is on Sunday the 7th of May. It is our AGM so it is really important that as many members as possible can be there. We are going to start at 6pm instead of 7pm as the nights are getting cooler Can you please also bring a plate for supper preferably finger food less dishes that way New members are always welecome Dave

We have a good day trip happenning on the 19th of March. It is as follows Leaving my place at 8am . Visting tropical Blues in Tirau , then down to Rotorua to visit wonderworld aquariums across to tauranga to living waters, carrinne garden centre, brookfield pets and a couple of others. Should be back in Hamilton by 7:30pmish. We have a mini van aviable and invite others that may want to jion us for a very fishy day are welecome . We are also wanting to make contact with hobbyist in rotorua and Tauranga to possibly visit. Feel free to PM myself if you woud like to jion us for this trip Dave

Can only add to what has already been said. Carol she wasa very kind hearted person that was always deciated to whatever task that needed to be done. She will be saddly missed by those who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends Rest in peaceCarol Dave

Next meeting in march we have Warren joining us. Still thinking of going ahead with Bop trip on the 11th and 12th of march. April meeting will be a back to basic evening then the tank crawl will be held on the 3rd weekend in april. May is AGM time

weather looks okay for tommorrow

Daniel Well done on your first newsletter . I have spoken to derek and he can convert the newsletter to pdf for your . just email it to him first . I am sure that we can sort it out . Looking forward to catching up with Waikato members on Sunday at the bow st jetty in Raglan . We will be crossing the otherside of the harbour by boat to have a look at the limestone rocks , hopefully some rockpools , and Then going for about a 45 minute crusie around the harbour . This is a great oppinunity to have a good look at a harbour in our own backyard If wet we will meet at link house at 7pm will inform if this happens See you there Dave

The meeting is on the 12th due to the long weekend this week

Hi Cherie The first meeting of the year will be next sunday. We are meeting out at Raglan at 3pm the going on a cruise around raglan Habour .You are most welecome to come along for an enjoyable day. If it is wet we will meet at link house at 7pm For the Waikato members Daniel is sending the newsletter in the next couple of days Feel free to pm myself , hands or Kribkrazy for any questions about the club etc Dave

Hi Everyone Just got back from northland last night . Look forward to catching up with everyone at tommorrows night meeting . Alan is a very knowledgable fishkeeper and is certinaly worth coming to listening to . Paerticulartily if you are interested in kilifish but has bred plenty of other spieces aswell. There will be a nightly raffle for a CO2 system . The other event we have is our weekend BOP trip on the 19th & 20th of november. We will be visting breeders and shops in Rotorua , whankatane and tauranga. Dave

Our mid year Tank crawl is this Sunday 18/09/05 starting at 7 Mt Batten place in Dinsdale. Fishkeepers in the area are welecome to come along . PM myself or Hands for further info Dave

I am glad everyone enjoyed the auction only wish i had more time to catch up with members duing the evening. Anyway look forward to the tank crawl on the 18/09/05 . We will vist KK and most likely finsh at Tropical Blues .

Thanks guys for you response so far. Thinking about something simple maybe a clownfish and a anemone and a couple of bits of coral.Do realise due to the size of tank i am going to be fairly limted to what i can stock . Has anyone got a ar380 already set up if so what are the stocking levels like . Protien skimmer deafeanily sounds good any recomendations on type or brand for smaller tanks

Well this is my first posting in the marine section. Marines are something that i have thought about keeping but usually as far as it goes. Well that i hope might change . I have a AR380 38 litre tank with the built in filter and light . I have seen that Jansens and Hollywoods in Auckland do sell these as marine tanks. Can it really be done as i have always thought especically with marines that you really need a large tank. If so as i have never set up a marine tank Where do i Start ??? Advice would be apreciated as i will rather do things right rather than go into it completly green . Thanks Dave

The Waikato Aquarium Socitey is planning a weekend trip around the BOP region in October . Looking at the weekend of 15th & 16 or 22nd & 23rd of October. On the Saturday we are going to travel from Hamilton to Rotorua then though to Whakatane. We are going to spend the night at Awakeri hot pools in Whakatane . Then on the Sunday go though Tauranga then back to Hamilton . At this stage we are mainly looking at shops but i see this as an oppinunity to meet others that are interested in the hooby of fishkeeping. So basically what i am asking is Two things . Firstly any suggestions of places that are worth visting while we are in the area???? . Secondly as i said we are always keen to meet others interested in the hobby so if there are breeders or other fishy people in the bay of plenty area can we come for a vist . Any ideas for this trip are appreciated Feel free to PM myself , Rob , Hands , or Pologara Dave

We have an auction at this months club meeting Our mid year tank crawl is on sunday 18/09/05