Chris.L

Hey guys, I finally got 'round to uploading the pics of my discus. This is them about 1 and a half months ago, so they have grown quite a bit since then. Sorry about the quality of the pics, i'll try get better ones tonight ! This is the alenquer, what I find cool is that as it is maturing it is developing green blocks (not spots, these are like diamond and square shapes) on it's sides. He/she came from the local breeder.

Anyone got a pic of these shrimp? Chris-

Agreed :lol:

What do people sell at auckland clubs?

The ones found in rockpools?

lol :lol: At Takapuna did you see anything else apart from the black stuff and those 2 fish? Anyone know what those 2 fish are? They camouflage so well with the sand! Chris-

Thanks for all your wonderful help Caryl When I get mine set-up I will be sure to get pictures and post them. Nik - maybe we should go out hunting ! Chris-

Wow Caryl, those Red Beadlet Anemones look lovely. Are they poisonous? Chris-

Must of been nice when it had been fully set-up. About the anemones, are any poisonous? How long did you have the tank set-up with water and shells / gravel / sand before you added anything? Chris-

Do you take the chlroine out of the water? Chris-

Caryl, did the starfish look like this: Chris-

how many water changes do you do? What fish do you have in there?

Did they all last long? did you happen to take any pictures? Sounds like you had a nice selection on fish and things there! I have to wait till I come back from Australia (I leave on the 12th, what a day to choose ). My house doesn't get that hot either, 'cause we don't get much sun (big tree's). Chris-

oh forgot to say, he sell's breeding pairs if the price is right He is no way near what the petshops ask, although she stocks Jansen's , Pupeke (sp) and a few others. He's selling baby angelfish for $1, not sure how big they are. I have pmed his phone number to you and pegasus. Chris-

Wow , wonder how hard it would be to keep an octupus :lol: ? About this cooling, I'm not sure how to go about it. I might ask a few petshops what they would suggest. Chris-

Ill give you his details later on tonight. He breeds lovely round discus, and if they arn't round you get them so cheap. Chris-

mm , down at this beach I remember seeing some nice looking green things and stuff .. also had some shrimp and crabs (hermit and large ones) as well as some fish in one rockpool! Chris-

Yeh Caryl, I think I know what your talking about. How long did everything last? Did you have any starfish? What did you have in the tank? Sorry about the questions I just want to do the right thing and I can't find any information apart from what nik posted and what you have been saying. Chris-

do you mean like the flakes? did you have any crabs in there? mm .. i have a big freezer outside which could hold quite a few bottles, and I live right next to a beach so water wouldn't be a problem. But is any of this illegal? Aqua - what did you see down there? Any anemones? Crabs? I won't be putting the tank in full sunlight .. so it shouldn't heat up as fast .. Chris-

Haha. Do you still have your rockpool tank Caryl? If you do, could you post some pictures? What did you feed them? Do the fish just eat the microscopic organisms in the water? Chris-

Anyone know any good rockpools around Auckland? All I have seen are ones that have if your lucky a crab in them and some shrimp. Chris-

mm now blinky would be cool :lol: Chris-

I know this sounds childish, but man do I love rockpools :lol: And I already have my parents confirmation for a 4ft tank setup! As long as I pay for it of course ... but oh well! Will be exciting It say's on that site you posted Nik that the first 2 weeks, the water needs to be changed 50% every few days and after that, once a week and after 6 months basicly once a month. But you never did this Caryl? And about cooling, did you freeze a bottle of water and place it in the tank? Thanks, Chris

Bl Ira Hope the rest survive. Chris-

mm yeh. I see Jansen's Botany sold the cheapest one, and for the price it included the tank and stand and hood! too bad it was sold :evil: and I see Glenfield has just kept their's as a shop pet with a large white fish and lungfish (gee those lungfishies are so cool :lol:). Chris-