[Tiger Lotus bulb And Flower Photos. It's Flowering! Seeds]

stunning photo(s) mate!

I had a flower bud at the base of my tiger lotus, but it didnt grow towards the surface & eventually died. I'm still trying to work out what went wrong

[Perfect substrate for growing plants?]

I used Daltons aquatic Mix for my bottom layer, and used another Daltons sand for the top (only had 2 layers).

Has worked well thus far.

by the way - If you need any help moving your tanks or anything fishy related when you do move, let me know i'd be glad to help out.

[getting rid of trumpet snails]

Ya dont wanna bring some into store to sell?

[Game --- Last two letters]

decry

[Auckland & North Severe Weather warning]

died down here, though tbh there wasnt alot to die down!

Not complainin though, our shadecloth makes the whole house shake when the wind catches it!

Still don't think we'll be able to go outside for my birthday party tonight though

[Is this a sign of Angel fish fighting?]

They should be fine. If anything, I would move the fighter to another tank (unless of course you want to keep the bubs!).

Not sure about the females getting bigger, both my pairs the male is bigger!

[Is this a sign of Angel fish fighting?]

how big is the tank?

[Is this a sign of Angel fish fighting?]

They often do this as part of the mating process - they can have some quite impressive battle scars sometimes!

Keep an eye on them, and you may see there fishy "bits" just below the anal fin which will help identify if you have a pair or not!

[Wow filter technolodgy is changing fast.]

I wonder how long it is before they make a filter that can give you information on water paramaters such as pH, KH, ammonia, nitrate/nitrite levels etc.

Would actually be handy to log onto your laptop and see all that info, including when your last filterclean & waterchange was, what your flowrates are etc.

you could go one further and make software that can cover more things like how many hours old your bulbs are, but this would require human input.

I know alot of people will argue that its unnecessary, but personally I like the idea of being able to see 90% of your tank paramaters at a glance. I'm sure there are others out there that don't record when different maintenence is done, then can't remember when its due!

[Auckland & North Severe Weather warning]

Hey all,

You probably already know, but there is a high chance of power cuts over the next 24 hours if you live in Auckland or north of Auckland.

Could be a chance for everyone to test out their new generators hehe.

[Word Association]

footpath

[Feeding slaters to fish?]

why don't ya write an article for the main page?

[wierd things your pets eat]

There's a dog that comes down to our footy training that seems to eat an amazing amount of rabbit poo. Not sure if thats normal :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Snorkel Sets]

lol Wok

[Breeding Angels]

In my experience (somewhat limited mind you) Females guard the eggs very aggresively and often won't let the male anywhere near them.

[Silly "blonde" moments]

I opened my car door and tried to get out and couldnt.

after what seemed like a very long time I realised I still had my safety belt on.

True Story

[Feeding slaters to fish?]

I feed my Angels Slaters regularly - They love em!

Don't know how long they last as they either float , wriggle and get chomped, or curl into a ball and fall to the bottom of the tank!

[Hello]

Welcome

[Cloudy water]

This stuff can act in the most bizarre way.

I had cloudy green water from algae a few weeks back, was so cloudy the water was almost opaque but the fish seemed fine, was like it for a week and a half then came home from work one day and the water was crystal clear!

from cloudy to the point of almost being opaque>>>>crystal clear 24 hours later.

Bizzare!

[Battle of the Streets]

Anyone else off to watch the Battle of the Streets at Paeroa this weekend?

BIG fan, know some of the sidecar drivers/swingers and try to get to Wanganui as well every year but not this year unfortunately

[PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY TRIFFID??]

I have a sword but I want it to flower!

maybe I will get a new one for my 4ft tank!

[PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY TRIFFID??]

WOW thats cool!

I want one!

[FISH AND FLYING]

So not the truth comes out Caryl, you really will be smuggling Bud on your trip with you

hehe, smuggling Bud

[What fish could be my 'main' for my SA tank?]

gotta go cichlids mate!

Find some interesting rams and design around them! Theres not many big south americans that wont eat the smallest tetras or gobble up all your plants!

[When does a tank become overheated?]

As has been mentioned in the other post, one of the problems with increased temperature, is decreased Oxygen. This can be somewhat helped with airstones and more surface agitation.