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Name: Sarah Sex: Female Age: 32

Hi kd123. Do you have any photos of your firemouths? How many do you have? Have they bred? Also how do you have your tank set up? I bought one firemouth a couple of weeks back. It doesn't seem the best colour but is quite a character - it charges along the front glass of the tank looking at me. Wanting food I suppose. It's only about 6m so seems small. There was one at the shop that had good colour but of course as soon as you try to catch one they all go grey so it's hard to pick the right one. It's ignoring the other fish in the tank at the moment. The tank is a jungle so it's hard to remove the other fish already in there. Aquatopia - I assume fish colouring is genetic so even with the best food and care the colouring won't get any better. But I could be wrong. I noticed HFF Roskill have some firemouths with nice colouring and fins so I'd like to get some more but I'm worried they'll pick on the existing one now. I should have bought a whole bunch at once.

I've been to the Oratia nursery before and it's cool. That was before I got into fish keeping though so I didn't notice if they had aquatic plants. I bought some glosso the other month from Kings Plant Barn. They have it in their pond plant section. It seems to be doing ok in my pond outside (submersed) and semi-okay in my tank inside :-?

wow - awesome photos and fish!

Have you tested ammonia (NH4)?

Congrats!

Thanks, those are good ideas Problem is Barrie that I can't find the wrigglers, only the flying ones. The minnows seem to be taking care of the ones in the pond. I may need to do a more thorough check of my property for standing water. Though it could also be the neighbours. Luckily it's got colder here this week so hopefully that will deal to them also. Frogs sound like a nice idea for next year! :bounce:

Nice tank Whetu

sounds nice - you should post a pic! good idea to set up a temporary tank.

yeah mine managed to survive even with a hungry apisto. I only had 3 survive but it was awesome. I was feeding the other fish microworms at the time which might have helped. what other fish do you have in there?

Hi Whetu, I was worried about my cherry barbs as the males seemed really aggressive, but the other fish seem to cope. If your tank is heavily planted enough then you might get some fry - I had a few cherry barb babies in my tank last year when it was a bit of a jungle. They are so cute!

Indian fern grows pretty well in my tanks and doesn't seem to need too much light

Could it be "willow leaf" hygro?

Are you saying I stink? Yeah adodge I think I'm going to have to cut back the plants in my garden. I'm going for the jungle look but I suppose that means mozzies too. It's just a courtyard garden so if I have the door open all the mozzies flock inside :-?

Anyone got any tips for reducing the number of mosquitoes in my garden? They seem to be worse this year than other years. Granted, I did set up a pond this year, but I put some white cloud mountain minnows in there and I haven't seen any larvae in the pond lately. I'm thinking I may have to get rid of my bromeliads since they're good mosquito breeding grounds

Wow you don't muck around! Looks good so far. It looks like you have a handy alcove to fit it in

Any update on your project?

I'd be keen on some too - anyone know a source in Auckland?

Sorry, this is off topic slightly but could they be kept in an outside pond with a handful of white cloud mountain minnows? I've got a 90L tub outside and think it would be cool to have some leopard fish.

yeah I saw those ones in Glenfield, they're pretty big eh. I'd quite like to get them smaller so I can watch them grow.

I second that Caryl.

Hey Phoenix, yeah I've seen that website - it's an awesome setup. Were you asking Ryan if he wanted some or me? I've seen some nice ones in Auckland, by "nice" do you mean more red colouring? I'd be keen to get some fry so I guess a bristlenose is out. Would any other bottom feeders be ok or would they all eat any eggs? I'd be keen on some julii cory. And is it right that they prefer a neutral ph? Sorry for all these questions... :oops:

Hi, I'm keen on setting up a tank for some firemouth cichlids. I've had a few dwarf cichlids and would like something bigger. I have a 90cm x 38cm x 38cm tank. Would this be okay for a pair of firemouths? I'd like to have a sand substrate but also would like to grow plants like swords. Would it work having a fertilizer layer under the sand or would the firemouths just dig it up? Could I keep a bristlenose in there with them or do you think there would be conflict? Cheers, Sarah

congrats :bounce: baby cherry barbs are cute aren't they?

I think that's probably the Madagascar one - they're pretty cool.