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like awful knawful (lol) said if you wait and are prepared to let a lot of people know what you want you can get some good deals, local trade magazines and free papers are another option new means you have a guarantee on the equipment good luck

he also has 2 of my asian spiny turtles ( cog wheels ) as well

was still in the trusting stage, and thought it was best for the turtles breeding in nz, he had all males. the photos of setup he had looked good lost contact details I still trust and still get done occassionally but we all create our own karma

the one we had about 11 years ago was a florida softshell approx 30 cm long in shell, gave to a guy nth of auckland for breeding never heard from him again

there are softshells in nz and your close with the price

awesome looking fish!!

as has been stated on the mudfish topic, keeping things that are endangered will probably get you a smacked hand, the commoner stuff will be ok. natives harder to find in lake taupo have to compete with the introduced predators catfish and trout. try the feeder streams the further up you go and the smaller the stream the better your chances, especially the farm drains in farmland or reclaimed swamp areas

local doc officer said technically all whitebait species adults as well fall under the can catch only during whitebait season the odd person taking for keeping in their own tank would be tolerated but wholesale taking of fish, gets a smacked hand one of the giant kokopu in our streams on the property is over 28cms long, quite a few giants, heaps of banded all sizes bullies are exempt koura need a licence to sell but can be taken and kept none to be released in a different waterway hope this helps

Most fishkeepers cant afford to experiment, losing a fish can be expensive and disheartening, sometimes it takes a while and good testing equipment to find out what went wrong. living by the sea with access to plentiful fresh water and test subjects might be the key. the process of elimination and a good start system that had been running well and supporting life for many months allowed me to experiment for a long time i was running local marines then when they had settled down would heat and convert to tropical marines using rockpool fish i have also bred and raised seahorses for a number of years but other things have taken over at the moment

The squid we kept were out of local harbour about 10 -25 cm avoided"butt burn" by having floating polystyrene or wood raft, they used as shelter, took longer to "tame" than octopus but put that down to living in open water - flight reflex - they go fast and straight when scared, kept tank darker for a few days in time they hand fed easily, all were started on live food young sprats and sweep, also shrimp ammonia levels seemed to be critical to there survival, even slight spikes put them off colour cant wait for summer so we can try some in the big pool

The longest i have maintained a squid for was just under 6 months high flow rate, chiller and lots of oxygenation in the water, good filtration. seem to only like very clean water, did partial water changes every week. before this i had kept squid for varying lengths of time. They eat all your fish as well. beautiful to watch with the lights out, look like an exploding galaxy. the red was a warning or angry colour

The FISH is certainly with you fihyT

I am currently using a 2nd hand water cooler and running the water from sump through it, working for 10 months now, took a while to cool it properly about 2 days but maintained an even temp ever since. cost me $40 keep rock pool stuff, triplefins, crested blenny, parore, spotty, seahorses. and a young leather jacket.

Hi hope this helps this from a 2006 department of conversation pdf The rainbow skink is an introduced species that is now well established in parts of the North Island. It may pose a threat to native skinks through competition. At present it is not listed on any schedule making it absolutely protected. Adding this species to Schedule 5 would make removal of rainbow skinks from undesired locations easier and allow regional councils to specify the rainbow skink as a pest in regional pest management strategies. It would also make it legal to gather this species from the wild (currently illegal). What are your views? - Being smaller and an egg layer would probably be a food source, this from this doc pdf http://www.reptiles.org.nz/Permitsandanimals.pdf Lampropholis Skink delicata Australian Rainbow - permit category A

watch the fingers when grating go hard or don't bother at all!! go hard or get out of my way!!!

yo rogan we cut ours up before freezing remove all the fat and tough stuff cut into meal size cubes then freeflo in the freezer take out cube partially defrost then dice up with knife bor thin strips (looks like worms) or cut off fat etc. then freeze then grate as you said for smaller fishes the turtles go through 1 oxheart per day and 1 cup of soaked cat biscats Teenage mutant oxheart munchers

have had the odd one handed in from the wild, nearly all have been underweight, we have never had an egg hatch in the ground yet after 18 years of keeping them outside, ground temp is not warm enough for long enough. so i also think it would be highly unlikely that they could "establish" in this country. google turtle traps - the indians used to trap them for food.

Is the new list a closed one ? I have helped in a small way with an ERMA application to have palms brought into the country. the process requires someone dedicated, who likes research and has some hours and money to waste. what makes it easier is if you can prove the animal has been recorded here before. an environmental impact report needs to be done, will it survive in the wild, what will it eat etc. so we have to be happy with what they allow us to keep. cheers mark

well said david Hi peter you write english very well, are you swedish or have you moved there from another country ? back to topic there are different grades of licence in new zealand for keeping native species after a long period of time and good breeding and record keeping you can climb the ladder. all native reptiles require a permit to keep, this was brought in as our native skinks were being sold in the pet trade, animals from the south island were being sold in auckland. Some from localised areas that were discovered to be seperate sub species. Many of our species are localised in very small areas and very small numbers, some so in short supply 1 rat in the wrong place could wipe them out. skinks brought in nth island shops were being let go by lazy owners possibly mixing genetics who knows. I agree that it should be easier to get your permit to keep native animals as in the right hands species have been saved by the hobbyist before - Princess of wales parakeets in aussie for one. I also believe that laws have to be in place to protect the animals and their genetic diversity from exploitation by anyone who doesnt have the animals welfare at heart. we also need to make more captive breeding programs to ensure some species survival, passionate hobbyists are one way the government could save spending their valuable taxes on their non funding of conservation groundwork. like davids post a percentage could be sold by breeder and a percentage into wild release programs, all could be dna tested as a control measure to ensure honesty. some could even be sold overseas with the money coming back to new zealand conservation projects to be put into predator control programs or other species conservation projects. i for one would be happy to follow regulations to keep and breed our natives to help ensure they are still around for future generations enjoyment, your average kiwi doesnt realise the fauna on his doorstep present forum excepted what is swedish for BIG BROTHER Cheers mark

Hi Iwould suggest a minimum of 3 foot long and as wide as possible for a saltwater tank, others on this forum are more knowledgable though cheers mark

Welcome

one of the lionheads is lucky to be 2cms but he darts from rock to rack and swipes some grub at feeding time. Some fish feel more comfortable in a busy tank, i think they hope to be unnoticed in the subway traffic

It usually takes two to tango, but there are recently recorded cases of reptiles laying fertile eggs without a male present. So you never know.

exactly the same senario here, though only twice out of 40 plus rescues, good advice reptoman

My post did read a rescued turtle - Turtles kept in a too small an environment develop very misshapen shells that may never recover properly We now have 51 "RESCUED" red ears housed out side all year round, our turtles lay over well over 300 eggs each year but we only hatch approx 60 so we can assure that the red ears we breed all get a good home. No sales through pet shops and all new owners vetted to ensure the young find a home wher the owners understand the requirements of keeping a turtle. Our largest female is called Truck, she was run over by a truck on the main highway near TePuke. this split her shell with an oval piece 40mm across displaced, we fibreglassed her shell with the segment in place. 8 years later she is one of our bigger layers with the damage now hard to see. We currently have a rescue penguin munching the fish in our 2.1 metre local marine tank