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  2. Daphnia...

    in Beginners Corner

    Posted

    Caryl, are you SURE you get daphnia?

    Because they are a fully aquatic creature and i dont see how they would get from a river to a container at your house lol

    They require a vector, the tiny ones stick to bird feathers when they drink from water with daphnia in it, and let go when the feathers next come into contact with water

  5. I'm going Palmerston North - Tauranga - Gisborne

    in The Off Topic Fishroom

    Posted

    I'm going from Palmerston North to Tauranga and then to Gisborne after my exams finish at the end of this month

    I will be in Gis for a week, and then go to Taradale for a week, then back to Palmy

    If anyone needs anything transported that way, let me know

    I also plan to stop in at Livingart :bounce:

    I wont be able to keep fish in Gisborne, so can't take any from BOP to HB, and probably can't keep them in Taradale, will depend on type of fish

  6. Fluval Edge

    in Technical

    Posted

    given that it fills to the top, how do they get around oxygen issues? Or can you only have enough fish for the actual surface area?

    Looks terribly annoying to clean or get anything into ever.

    The light is only on a tiny part of the surface, so it might have issues with being dull, especially if you want to grow plants.

    Apart from looking different, I fail to see any advantages to this compared to other commercial all-in-one aquaria....

    +1

  7. Discus - Small possibly fungal growth on tail

    in Diseases

    Posted

    It depends on the water you have

    I once forgot to put conditioner in a 10L bucket full going into a 150L tank. almost instantly, about 10 guppies were doing this:

    th_DSCF1635.jpg

    This video was taken about an hour after adding the chlorinated water, when they were starting to slow down and die

    I always put water conditioner in, unless its rainwater

    And yet I know people over the other side of Palmy that don't use anything and they are fine

  12. Help what to do heater unplugged

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    the tank is now 23 degrees

    The bristlenose and brown hap are fine

    the male firemouth is swimming around on its side on the bottom, occasionally getting upright

    Everything else is dead - 1 firemouth, 2 angels and 8 cockatoos (and 2 sets of wrigglers they had have died two)

  13. Help what to do heater unplugged

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    I just looked at one of my tanks and the heater has been unplugged all night

    All but two maybe three fish appear to be dead :cry:

    The temp was 12 degrees. I did a warm water change and brought it up to 15

    I have put some extra heaters in the tank too.

    Is there anything else I can do to help my fish survive?

    It was a growout tank for my young fish, it had 8 cockatoos, 2 angels, a bristlenose, a young pair of firemouths and a brown hap in it (tank is divided). the brown hap and the bristlenose are still swimming around, so should be ok. All the other fish are on their sides. One of the firemouths is still slowly breathing and moving his pectoral fin. one of the cockatoos is breathing too. None of the other fish have shown any sign of life yet

    :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

  20. big fish tank for a cafe?

    in Technical

    Posted

    I'm thinking of doing it at bar height, with people sitting on all four sides. Part of that reasoning is that it will be above small kid level... if they want to view it, a parent would have to lift them or sit them on their knee. The bar also provides a buffer between people and the tank, making knocks far less likely. I love little kids (I have two under 4!) but I know they will probably enjoy trying to smack the tank/fish with something hard. Mine have grown up with aquariums, but they still slap the side of it at times.

    I saw a kid in the napier aquarium that was bouncing a golf ball off the tanks :o some people have NO idea - make sure you have a good safety factor

  22. Juwel Vision 180 - Still cycling, but take a look...

    in Freshwater

    Posted

    oh yay. im so happy my angels found a good home. especially my little munted peruvian. (they love hikari, and all of them will steal an entire long stick each :o ). typical of a fish from my tank :lol:

    Doesn't look like a peruvian, Phoenix. The ones I had had little black flecks on their sides, less colour and skinnier but longer fins. I didn't like them so sold them.

    Your one looks EXACTLY like some Robin sold me as altums, but I have since been told are not. One of mine has a crooked back too :-? It's free if anyone wants it - looks exactly like the one in the picture and is a definite female

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