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livingart

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  1. used a fridge for 18months kept tank at 18 degrees in summer coiled hose in large plastic container full of water inside the fridge tank ran for 4 years on undergravels and old berlin skimmer i did have access to fresh saltwater all the time though
  2. a fridge with hosng coiled in it maybe easier
  3. my males have grown fast the females are smaller
  4. there have been a few pretty dogfish caught off papamoa beach this year
  5. there have been a few who have said they are keen
  6. yes a good idea a least you will start the ball rolling
  7. at least you don't make hollow threats
  8. as smidey said they are fairly slow growing
  9. kuhli loach in a tank of gravel
  10. 1m wide? would prefer the small blue spotted eagle ray
  11. yes that is OK don't be hard on yourself sam, a common thing done by people my fault for not noticing your request sooner :oops: now you have more knowledge for next time or you can pass that knowledge on when i was a youngster i thought i would give dad a hand to feed his fish so tipped a cup of milk in there :oops:
  12. Any fishermen/women in the Tauranga area? i am looking for small sharks up to 1 metre, stingrays, moray eels, legal sized fish for a large cold water marine tank can pick up from tauranga wharves if needed dogfish types are best as they don't need constant movement just fresh salt water live bait bins are good for transporting
  13. might just be a reference to the fact most others are listing a lot of species bred and they could only list one species the good thing about some species is you just need a male and female and fry can almost be guaranteed
  14. scrub cutting for the bushwhacking bogan
  15. think repto is refering to the fact a lot of people when rescuing birds give them milk and or weetbix they think of "baby" and of course human food is usually tthe first thing they think of the first thing i think of is what the parents would have been feeding it then feed appropriately as phoenix said chewing up worms for a thrush is a bit hard on the taste buds a zebie being primarily a seed eater will need some sort of grain, the health food shop is a good source of crushed grain, then mixed with water, allow to sit for awhile to let the grain swell food must be warm to go through the crop properly milk or sugars can lead to candida infections which can seriously hinder the crops activity google can be your friend in rescue cases
  16. that will work you will need to keep it in a shady spot to keep the temperature and algae down
  17. you have a good eye, it looks very natural
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