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Thanks, please PM me a price. Thanks

Please if anyone has any GBR's or electrics let me know. I will also be interested in any Apistos. I will pay shipping etc. CHRISTCHURCH

I do know the names, the marginals are green leafed with yellow flowers, I also have some that are white (you can have heaps) I also have some deep water plants. I'll get some pics tomorrow.

Would like to buy some orandas or minnows. Cash your way or swap for Pond Plants, Snails, Tadpoles or baby axos. I also have Small German Blue Rams (very small at this stage) to swap. Also offer Graphic design, website work.

Just after a trade, I can offer graphic design work, website, computer graphical work in exchange for oranda goldfish. Thanks Dino

Snail for FREE. for tos tropicals that love a snail snack. this is the great pond snail..nice and chunky. Sumner pickup.

the great pond snail, good for keeping your tank.pond clean...FREE. Also good food for those snail eating fish.

Poret works really well highly recommended One section ready for the rams, will add wood java fern and maybe a Bristlenose Each section has water disturbing surface 4 sections, quite spacious when finished I will post more photos

I think I will do a case study here, I am going for the more expensive option as I have 5 breeding ram pairs! I'll keep you posted. It makes sense to use foam, as it can be moved around no silicon. This and part 2 video is great: Saves buying a canister, will be more heat efficient, harbor lots of good bacteria, quieter I can buy two 50x 50cm for $40 each with this I can make 3 dividers. One section will be purely used to keep filter medium.

I know that poret is available and has great advantages, does anyone else know of anything cheaper. Is there any other foam options for a tropical tank. Thanks

Parents and fry doing well:

ok I will try BN's, the guy here in bromley, appears as pauljopnes on trademe, Rodney has them for $5 each I'll see if I can get a couple from him. Thanks

BN's I think its too warm for them. I would clean the tanks myself but the GBR fry are so small and all over the place. It looks like snails. Thanks

I need a fish that can handle temp of 28 not eat fry and clean the bottom of the tank (glass). Apple snails? thanks

Dan, They seem to be feeding on microworms... here is an image: EDIT: maybe not I am sure I saw one eat through the magnifying glass.

Hi Dan, forum members, I have removed the parents to another tank, where they are happy and already showing signs of breeding. Trying to raise the fry artificially, they have just passed the wriggler stage to almost free swimming here is an image: the fish are minute (3mm?), and clinging onto the glass and then swimming, so nearly there, around a 100. At what stage do I try micro worms? do I feed them egg yolks at this stage. I really do not want them to starve but I do not want to pollute the water either. Thanks

hey, I have a new batch of fry, last time the parents ate them when they went from wriggler stage to free swimming. Currently they are into the second day of wriggler, shall I remove the parents now? or leave them, they might have learned. I prefer not to take any chances. The parents are gathering them and leaving them in their mouths and spitting them out in the nest, with out this will the fry die. I have a glass bottom species tank, no predators. Thanks

They look good, with external controller. Does anyone recommend them, or am i best to stick with the old fashioned ones? Thanks

hey what is thtat ring of food in the first image?

The fry's are not the issue. sorry I will rephrase the question, do I feed the parent fish normally, whist they re looking after their fry? I like to feed them worms and BBS etc shall I continue? or would it encourage them to eat the fry? Thanks

when parents are looking after fry at the wriggler stage, do I carry on normal feeding? they seems so busy. I have lots of white worms, silly question: If I feed them live stuff, less pollution, will that encourage them to eat the fry? Also do I leave the light on 24/7/ Thanks

do I feed with microworms when they are free swimming or are they still too small? what food would you recommend? Thanks

I have hundreds of tiny fish fry not older then a few hours. I have microworms at the ready, I have left the fry with the parents, they seem to be ok. This is a species tank so no predators. When should I start feeding, I am hoping to start with microworms. when they are free swimming? Lastly, do I use any medication (Meth blue?) to help with less mortality? Thanks

thanks, great photos soooo clear!!!

Take it easy Anthony, 5 lovely gorgeous fish, you must have spent months and months looking after them and giving them love, you also must be heart broken. Life is precious. I have had a really bad day just found out that my other house has gone red. Oh well! has anyone got any orandas for sale. I have a large 5m x 3x x 1m pond and a 2m x 2m x 1m excellent breeding pond. Your a good honest man, Ant.