MGilchrist

Hello Paul welcome to the fishroom (bit late i know) if you want to have a look at a tank about the size you were talking about i have a 4ft by 2 by 2 at home if you want to have a look, not too many fish in it yet, but lots of plants. would be good to meet someone else local. as the others have said bigger is better and once set up is much easier on maintenance. this tank is half again the size of the old tank, bigger filter, more plants and much less maintenance. Mark

Don't know if there are many breeders down here, believe a lot of people go to christchurch for stock, much bigger selection than here. Mark

wow! what a way to get started, sounds like a dream come true welcome to the fishroom Mark

http://www.petworld.co.nz/home.htm also in CHCH Dunedin has almost no marine in the pet stores. welcome to the fish room and the south island

Leaked a bit but came through fine, Culture now going well Thanks Alan

thought it asked you if you did not already have javascript first time you went in, sorry :oops:

There is a link at the top of the page, click on it and follow your nose

Buy another Tank, or two and we are this fish AA, aren't we helpful

Sounds like you have made a good start anyway Best of luck Mark

True they do not need to be in a school, but i think they do and look better in a school. jmo Mark

I think LB means Cardinal Tetras, similar colouring but grow larger As for Discus, they are beautiful fish, but wait till you have some more experience and welcome to the fishroom Mark

Welcome to the fishroom M&M congrats on getting into the hobby, what size tank have you brought only bit of advice, go slowly, hard to do but read lots and take your time, best way to avoid trouble platies are nice easy fish to keep and they breed like rabbits, but need to be kept in a school. Mark

Spot on Alan used to have some sae's, lovely little school of algae eaters used to also have a chinese one, great bully of a fish :evil:

Welcome to the forum Phillz

Have a look back through some of the old topics LB much of what you want to know has been discussed before. gives you a starting point anyway http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=3055 doesn't quite apply to you but gives some ideas

If you are losing fish there is a reason, you just have to find it. do you test the water for nitrates, nitrites ammonia ph, if so what are the levels. how old is the tank, what size is it, any other details you can tell us?? sorry if you have already posted this info, have not looked back Mark

nice pics of your existing tanks like the neon tank

pics when you are done please always like to see what others are doing

caves, lots of caves most fish love them, I have used river rocks siliconed together for good effect.

personally i have always found neons to be quite hardy, do your best, follow pegasus's advice and there is a good chance you will save some.

what type of light is it ? are you doing many water changes?

as i understand it brown algae in low light, and green algae grows in high light. that said there has to be an imbalance in the tank causing the algae growth, eg high phosphate levels (having this problem myself with resulting green water)

Organism is my favorite, shows how good a small shop can be. Also petworld and redwoods are good for a look, redwoods particularly for marine.

Welcome to the fishroom sounds like the hobby is developing well for you, a great assortment of fish, lets have some photos if you can. Mark

Welcome to the fishroom ac2 guppies down here are $9.something