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Awesome...Thanks for the tips Caryl :gpo2:

Thanks Alan :thup:

Thanks Alan Will I kill my lillies by uprooting them while they're flowering?

Hi Everyone I've tried getting rid of the algae in the bathtub in back yard which has White Cloud Mountain Minnows in it but have decided to clean it out completely . I realise this is late to do this as my water lillies are flowering but am wondering if they'll live or die if I carefully take them out, repot and put them in buckets of water until I finish cleaning out the bathtub? Will leave dividing them until early spring next year. Also wondering if the algae will wreck the plants in garden surrounding the bathtub as I was just going to bucket out the water and sludge and use in garden? Apart from water lillies I also have a few other pond/marginal plants which are taking over the bathtub as I just planted these in the substrate when I set up.....would these be ok to plant in plastic pots with holes drilled, lined and small stones for anchors then place them around the bathtub at different heights. Appreciate your help :sage:

No worries Jennifer.....will probably be a next time

Can someone in Christchurch who has had experience in shipping fish please help with packing and shipping to Lower Hutt? :dnc1: Happy to return the favour if you find fish up this way you want shipped to Christchurch :thup:

Oops!! Link attached now :oops: :slfg: :sml1: :sage: :roll: - Does it really matter Ira!!!!

:happy2: :happy2: :happy2: Thought some of you might enjoy this video :thup: http://youtu.be/dDj7DuHVV9E :happy1: :happy1: :happy1: :nfs: :nfs: :nfs:

Yes they did grow rather fast :thup: No aggression at all...have to say the only aggression was the odd spat between the male dems but no deaths and no major injuries. Reckon the trick was adding them all to the tank together and they were all the same size plus I had so many rocks for them to make territories in....I was told to do this by a couple of breeders and it obviously works thank goodness :happy1: :happy2: I was sad to see them go but will probably start another cichlid tank sometime in the future and do the same thing as it was great watching them all grow out. Good luck breeding your Giraffes :nfs:

The tank is 4ft..about 260 litres.

UPDATED PICS Unfortunately I'm shutting down my African Cichlid tank &c:ry ..have had poor health for quite some time so have decided to lighten the load and am only keeping my 4ft tank in lounge. My African Tank has been a labour of love and have to say I'm glad I did my homework and asked so many questions prior to setting up the tank as all the fish have got along and didn't lose one single fish so goes to prove you can have a aggression free cichlid tank . Hope you enjoy the pics below:-

Awesome photo's Nick :thup: Glad you managed to sign up to FNZAS ok and am sure you'll find lots of helpful advice and food supplies from other Beardie owners :happy2:

Upper Hutt Aquarium Society will meet on Wednesday 14 July 2011, at the Citizens Advice Bureau, Logan Street, Upper Hutt. (a Brick house opposite the Cossie Club!) :thup: Meeting starts at 7.30pm. The room will be open from 7.15pm. The club meetings are informal and a great way to meet other fishkeepers . Everyone is welcome!!..See You There !! This month Alistair will be doing a talk on his photo's of fish...with his experience as a photographer this is sure to be interesting :nfs:

Oops!!! :oops: :facepalm: I copy and pasted the notice from last month and forgot to change the date for this months meeting, HUGE apology :oops: . Hopefully current members will know it's the 2nd Wednesday of the month BUT for those who would like to pop along as a guest or join our friendly fish club the meeting is 8 June 2011 Cya There

Upper Hutt Aquarium Society will meet on Wednesday 8 June 2011, at the Citizens Advice Bureau, Logan Street, Upper Hutt. (a Brick house opposite the Cossie Club!) Meeting starts at 7.30pm. The room will be open from 7.15pm. The club meetings are informal and a great way to meet other fishkeepers :thup: . Everyone is welcome!!..See You There !! This month we are lucky to have Megan Banks, a Plant Biosecurity Officer from the Greater Wellington Regional Council, give a talk on undesirable aquatic plants...may also be a chance to find out what plants are ok and what to avoid in your tank :dunno:

Thanks for the info repto....aren't the barn owls cool looking :thup: After watching the video I thought how great it would be if they were in NZ

Another animal clip sent to me this morning that I thought some of you might enjoy :thup: ..... http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/cutestuff/5012783/Real-life-owl-and-pussycat-fast-friends

Sign up to Freecycle http://www.freecycle.org/group/NZ Any items I haven't sold I've listed on Freecycle and I get the daily listings...everything from garden, household (beds, tv's, washing machines, driers, etc), glass, polystyrene, etc, most of it in good working order/condition and it saves it all being dumped at the landfill :digH: :thup:

Upper Hutt Aquarium Society will meet on Wednesday 11 May 2011 , at the Citizens Advice Bureau, Logan Street, Upper Hutt. (a Brick house opposite the Cossie Club!) Meeting starts at 7.30pm. The room will be open from 7.15pm. The club meetings are informal and a great way to meet other fishkeepers :happy2: . Everyone is welcome!!..See You There!! This month we will be holding our AGM which was postponed last month :thup:

Glad most of you have enjoyed it as I did :nfs: Sorry Sophia....I had no idea that Christina Zenato had died but that clip was actually Nina Salerosa and I guess it's personal opinion whether it's unnatural

Congrats Josh..keep the photos coming

Not sure if I could be this brave ...... http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WK2LpUoqX6A&vq=medium

Thanks jckingjc The pH usually sits about 7.9-8. The rocks are from the local beach except for the front couple with rounded holes which I collected from a beach up north..wish I'd got more . Would you like to start a new posting with some photo's of your tank?