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livingart

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  1. your interpretation of that please? i know what mine is
  2. i really fail to see any of your points,
  3. not my kind of clown more this has been known to scare smal children
  4. wd's seem to do that a lot i put my light and heat source together so they get the benefit of both
  5. the octopus includes the pump
  6. they usually sit on top of it for warmth
  7. not too sure but dog diseases don't transfer to any native animals bats maybe an exception whereas it is unknown at this stage how many fish diseases will readily transfer to our native fish
  8. i think it would be more than a few dollars
  9. well that was a big read and a comprehensive application to compile a document like that you either have to have a lot of free time and passion or an interest in making lots of money from it to make it worthwhile doing
  10. is there no GST on fish and related products?
  11. compliance costs have risen in most businesses for various reasons import of live fish is a small part of everything bio security deals with import or export of any fish or animal anywhere in the world carries a risk of introduction of diseases to countries where the native wildlife has no natural defence to a new disease regulations are being tightened up all over the world as countries have learnt that introduced fish/animals have become major pests in environments that have evolved without them some cycads were imported into the country only a few years ago, it was then found 3 new diseases had come in with them regulations were changed to prevent this happening again which meant more cost which meant those management costs were passed on
  12. i still use my berlin air skimmer on the seahorse tank, 20 odd years old i am trying to to skim too much for the filter feeders though always best to get a bigger skimmer than your tanks capacity allows for that upgrade in the future
  13. yes i have used air driven skimmers and they are alright for a light bioload but don't match pump driven
  14. i call my big fish edible :lol:
  15. yes it was a shame to pull them apart found 7 large white tails in the framing, a giant centipede that was too quick to catch and a nest of partially formed WD eggs :roll:
  16. cold water marines rule :nilly: good post suphew
  17. a couple of the old one while you are waiting
  18. or were they exhibiting their normal behaviour and the list could go on pacu in too small a tank female guppies that eat their fry
  19. nothing in animal welfare specifically on the issue feeding live food would be supported by that but maybe in contravention of this
  20. good nano thread here viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24066 i ran a similar size to yours with live rock HOB skimmer and weekly 20% water changes pair of clowns, a goby, mushrooms, leathers T5 light, 10,000k tube
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