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livingart

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  1. HHF might be worth asking or any store that stock blue planet
  2. so is the formula only made from babies called nutricia?
  3. cold or tropical? cold just stick it in tropical will need diluting with RODI water and adding a bit of calcium and magnesium
  4. 3 weeks is not a problem
  5. you could add this to the mix
  6. just let it cool naturally or do small changes then do water changes once at right temp once fish have gone through an extreme of water parameters adjustments need to be slow to avoid adding further stress you will always lose some as alan said, natural selection takes over
  7. the high heat may also have contributed to a lack of oxygen in the tank which in turn may have caused some die off in gill membrane there are many variables that will have come into play but shock to the fishes system will be the biggest you will just have to wait it out one consolation could be what is left may be hardy
  8. when is a fry not a fry when its growded :smln:
  9. http://www.oscarfish.com/article-home/oscars/58-what-are-albino-and-lutinos.html
  10. if the black barring on the tail and fins is the background showing through then yes but if black is pigment then probably not leucistic leucistic is a reduction of all pigmentation
  11. i think a lot of the medical fittings in nz are still Din477
  12. no they have little gauges that if the prey item doesn't fit in they can't eat it sounds like thats whats being advocated
  13. it looks undersized i hope you put it back :rotf: found this one in the return pipe from the sump wondered why the flow had reduced :facepalm:
  14. it can take awhile for the water to get into any unsealed areas where the concrete is i found changing water every 3 days for a few weeks was best way of reducing the effect the lime was having on ph while it is high cycling process will be harder
  15. livingart

    piranhas

    Candiruphobic? :rotf: :rotf:
  16. walked in turned all the lights on and checked the tank inhabitants one of the crayfish lying on its back, DAMN gotta do a water change if it killed a cray, 1300 litres :roll: so reached in and grabbed it out heavy, pulled it out of tank and water was flowing every where HAHAHAHA NEVER STOP GETTING FOOLED WHEN A CRUSTACEAN DOES A SHELL CHANGE :oops:
  17. be afraid very afraid
  18. http://www.societies.govt.nz/cms/charitable-trusts process is fairly easy 4 - 5 people, maybe one from the council included once set up you can apply for funding etc look for other trusts doing same work and enquire with them, most will be only too happy to provide info
  19. added royal whiptails 4 more discus sterbai corydoras a few types of sword plants having trouble catching out platties and swords though with all the new plants in there
  20. yes golden barbs too many birds in the background :slfg: added royal whiptails 4 more discus sterbai corydoras a few types of sword plants having trouble catching out platties and swords though with all the new plants in there
  21. placing them on the glass should be fun then
  22. that is what i use in both marine and fresh for stand pipes 2 coats usually have used spray enamel in the past as well
  23. black house paint once dry is safe
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