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  1. A good document on them https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir 125_The Marine Fauna of New Zealand_Mantis Shrimps.pdf
  2. Yes we have a native mantis shrimp you can collect in most estuarine areas in the upper north island. https://aquariumworld.nz/databases/10-marine/1844-Crustacean-Mantis-Shrimp
  3. livingart

    hello all

    Welcome aboard.
  4. NZ has no native killifish, there are the invasive Gambusia in some waterways that loo like guppies
  5. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/auckland-council-banning-sale-of-highly-invasive-red-eared-slider-turtle-after-many-pet-owners-dump-them-in-wild.html
  6. Yes they can go in that temp no worries but will probably harass the wcmm and eat their fry
  7. IF it looks like a pinecone probably dropsy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropsy_(fish_disease)
  8. Should be okay, if too much flow point it at a wall to deflect the flow
  9. Hi 9 tropical species are on the import list https://aquariumworld.nz/databases/14-Tropical FWFishallowedinNZdatabase/ Some were available from Livin Reef in Christchurch recently but have sold out i think Natives can be kept but not sold without a permit
  10. https://issuu.com/fnzasaw/docs/aw_2021_66_1/s/12038622
  11. An article in here on a build https://issuu.com/fnzasaw/docs/aw_2021_66_1/s/12038622
  12. https://inzectdirect.co.nz/ Trademe haS lots of insects at the moment
  13. As Caryl posted it is a no no on the rays in NZ
  14. You could acclimatise them slowly in a bucket until close to tank temperature or float them in a big bag
  15. Cherry shrimp are an unwanted organism in NZ.
  16. Welcome to the forum, there is a lot of guppy info here https://aquariumworld.nz/forums/forum/12-livebearers/
  17. Get some locusts or crickets for it as they are sight feeders and prefer their food to move
  18. https://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/reptiles-turtles/other/listing-2797805157
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