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Had this guy for 3 months now he was brought to me from some fisherman who found him in an empty barnacle shell they pulled up from 30 metres just off the coast here. He hasn't grown much so i hope he is an Octopus huttoni as they only grow to approximately 24cm, in the plastic mesh cage ar oysters and the squares in it are 25mm, he has been a bugger to get a pic of as he has been travelling from the tank through the bell siphon and into the sump which is a rockpool. Lost him for three weeks and thought he had been eaten but found him in the rockpool so put him back in the tank.

small arm or wide mouthed rabbit?

yes the only one i received was the news letter one too, and I sent the first round out

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Bugger

https://www.niwa.co.nz/freshwater-and-estuaries/nzffd/NIWA-fish-atlas/fish-species/other

Very nice Adrienne, good to see the young fella on the job

Do you want aprophecy back?

From here https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWpKKXuIDKAhUE56YKHYThAFEQFgguMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshapeauckland.co.nz%2Fmedia%2F1435%2Fdiscussiondoc.pdf&usg=AFQjCNG1Bhi5Qyl2fqN8yv3ThKGJdLqJjg&sig2=Yld7jxoAgQNbgupTmikG2g&bvm=bv.110151844,d.dGY ReptilesReptilesBearded dragon Pogona barbata syn. Amphibolurus barbatus Declared pest across the region when not held in secure containmentBlue-tongued skink Tiliqua scincoides & T. nigrolutea Surveillance throughout regionEastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii Declared pest across the region when not held in secure containmentRed-eared slider turtle Trachemys scripta elegans Declared pest across the region when not held in secure containmentShingleback lizard Trachydosaurus rugosus syn. Declared pest across the region

you need to get the surface of the water moving to allow an exchange of gases produced by the plants a water change will help too

Going by the look of the surface of your tank(bubbles and film) you have no flow in there, so get some water movement going and you can siphon that fungus out also

Will the room be insulated?

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0117723 Cleaner Shrimp Clean Up in CultureThane A. Militz, Kate S. Hutson mail cleanershrimp.0117723.pdf

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848615300995 Nutrient profiles of rotifers (Brachionus sp.) and rotifer diets from four different marine fish hatcheries rotifer nutrient15300995-main.pdf

http://aquariumworld.nz/forums/search/?q=breeding+zebra+danio

That will be a good start, have you researched how to breed them and what the fry need to ensure survival?

Welcome Have you bred fish before?

http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10063/1449/thesis.pdf?sequence=1

They have been getting dumped for years all over NZ,we ended up with 72 turtles at one stage either unwanted pets or found wandering There are some very emotive words used in the article but no actual figures another example of modern journalism

How much bacteria is produced at 3ppm of cloudy ammonia and how many fish of what size and species will that equate to to introduce once tank has cycled using that method.

NSW is cheapest option, you will need RODI unit for top up water from evaporation, Pure Dew 10 litres from the supermarket will do the job. the live rock will need to be kept live so will need water and flow to maintain the bacteria also a food source for bacteria

You are right that the inbuilt filter on the 980 is not sufficient for marine but could be used for phoshphate removers etc, the proskim is not the most efficient skimmer in the market place but will suffice if you keep your bioload low (not too many fish) Some like coral sand and some don't as it can become a detritus trap if not kept clean, just a shallow layer for aesthetics can work well. Beach sand is fine and can compact causing areas of anaerobic bacteria which can release toxins into the tank. .

Very nice

This fella bit me a couple of times.