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Hollywood have emailed me back and said that they haven't had any for a while and are unsure when they will get anymore through Does anyone know how much they retailed for in the past?
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Any idea on who in the Auckland region may sell these fish? Rang Hollywood Fish farm in Albany and was told they had not heard of them. I know they are available in NZ and am quite keen to get one for my african based tank.
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They can be good at turning over the substrate with their burrowing and preventing deadspots in there. Do you want rid of the lot or just some? If keeping number down is your goal you can leave the room dark for about half an hour or so and then turn on the lights and the snails will be all over the glass and are quite easy to remove. I've introduced them into my planted 130ltr tank and have never had them eating the live plants, only the dead or dying parts of them.
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Can be a good idea to add it anyway. I always add it when doing a change, or if your worried about using it you can let the water sit for 12-24 hours and the chlorine will evaporate. Some large amounts of chlorine may have an adverse effect of you filters bacteria.
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My albino poly likes sinking shrimp pellets, whitebait(frozen), raw shrimp/prawns, bloodworm, earthworms and cichlid carnivore pellets. Vary the diet so they don't get used to just one type of food type though. Haven't really bothered with feeders though, as is time consuming and in the long run it is a lot easier to feed prepared foods.
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You get the impression the seller knows how big the fish is likely to get and doesn't want to admit it.
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Selleys glass is the best one to use as its rated for aquarium use, but miake sure it doesn't make contact with the water for at least 7 days as it gives off acetic acid as it cures.
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I have given my fish plenty of slters, they love them! For my smaller fish I have had to pull them in half (yuk). Larger cichlids should have no problems with them. Have also noticed they seem to be able to survive up to 8-9 hours under water before drowning, apparently this is because of the way they breathe, some type of gills.
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How big is your tank? Kribs can get feisty if you have a breeding pair and may cause problems.
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The angel fish you already have is going to get to a decent size. Being a cichlid it will likely have some personality but may eat some of your neon as it gets bigger.
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Think you are going to need at least a four footer as silver sharks can get about 13inchs and some of the shark species can get a bit tetchy as they get bigger.
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You are best of researching each species you want to put in there as to how they they will get on with others. As far as I know there is no one site which will list the compatability of evry fish out there (I stand to be corrected on this though). http://www.fishprofiles.com - Handy site.
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How many would be suitable for my tank? Would a pair be sufficient or two pairs?
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How much are the Buffalo heads? I have yet to see them up here in either of our lfs. Ive read that purchasing them young is a good idea due to the way they pair up.
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Yeah, have seen the primer, had some good info. I am probably leaning towards the ctenopoma /congo tetra route, but was keen to consider a few other possibilities as well.
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Other than Kribensis and Jewel cichlids, what other river dwelling african cichlids are available in NZ? Have a (currently cycling) 1.2m / 250ltr tank and am looking at getting a Senegal bichir and would like to find a medium - medium/large cichlid to live with him.
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I've gone with an Aqua One cf1200 - decided to stick with the devil I know. Thanks for all the advice everyone Now just have to get tank cycled so I can get the Polypterus I've been eyeing up at my lfs!
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My tank hits 28.5 during the day and my dwarf flags are breeding and laying eggs and raising fry, so I don't think high temps are too much of a worry. In their natural habitat I think it gets a lot hotter and more humid than we get to, so can probably stand it for short periods.
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I would flag it, you never know what the parrot fish is going to be like when its older, some of them can get quite tempermental, and discus prefer quiet tank mates.
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I've found a good soak in very hot water in the bath (10-15minutes) or a large bucket and then pouring boiling water over it 2-3 times seems to do the trick! It makes any remaining algae a bit easier to scrub off as well.
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Some good info & opinions - thanks heaps everyone.
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I am looking to buy a canister filter for a 250ltr tank and am trying to decide between getting either a JBL Cristal Profi 250 or an Aqua One Cf1200. Ihave got another tank running a Cf700 and its given me no trouble, should I stick with Aqua One or not?.
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Birchir's (polypterus spp) are quite different - very pre-historic looking fish which get to approx 30cm long.
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I got an Aqua One pipe cleaning kit form my lfs for about $10, it is a semi-flexible spring about one meter long with a couple of brushes on either end, it works brilliantly!
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Make sure the water is not to acidic, it buggers up there shells and the don't grow properly (ramshorns). In saying that, I seem to find that malayan livebearing snails seem to do quite well in my fairly acidic tetra tank.