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Thanks Ryan....they have grown sooo quickly and very happy....So far so good (touch wood) as far as aggression goes too . I was a little concerned about the red algae on the rocks but fish seem to love it so all good

Updated Photo's :happy1:

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Grrrr...what a nuisance &c:ry :an!gry :roll: :facepalm: Hope all goes well rewriting the articles Can I help at all? :dunno:

Hope you enjoy this as much as I did :happy2: ...how this was put together is written at bottom of viewing screen http://gizmodo.com/#!5231112/best-video ... -you-smile

:bounce: :bounce: Congrats and all the very best..Devin's a real cutie :bounce: :bounce:

Congrats Caryl and the Foxy Morons :happy2: Awesome idea donating to local schools and am sure the kids will enjoy the bus trip .

Congrats on the Mac fry :happy1:

Had this sent to me by a friend and just had to share it with you http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=x3Bf0WhvsNk

I opted to get babies and grow them out but am happy to share and compare notes...all I can say at the moment is they are awesome and very hungry little suckers lol

Thanks cichlidman, so far so good ...Good Luck setting up your tank

Hi Sophia The "blue stripey ones" are Demasoni (Pseudotropheus demasoni) The yellow ones are Electric Yellows (Labidochromis caeruleus) The brown spotty ones are Giraffes (Nimbochromis venustus) The black and white ones are Juli's (Julidochromis Marlieri) Cichlids tend to move the sand round quite a lot so I've stopped rearranging the plants and they're growing...thanks for the tip though

Upper Hutt Aquarium Society will meet on Wednesday 13 April 2011 :happy2: , 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 . Everyone is welcome!!..See You There!! This month Vinnie has kindly offered to bring along fish related clips off You Tube for everyone to view. Plus it is time for the AGM

Thanks Mel...Really enjoyed my visit and seeing your aweome collection of fish, one of the best set up fishrooms I've visited

As the Giraffes grow out I plan to reduce numbers and if not then, as ryanjury so kindly pointed out, knowing me I'll probably end up getting a bigger tank...with the internet searches and gazillions of questions I asked and prior to setting up this tank hopefully I've covered every "eventuality".

After thinking about it for 18 months I finally set up my first African Cichlid Tank :happy1: :happy2: . A huge THANK YOU to all those who offered advice and patiently answered my gazillion questions ...you know who you are . Also a huge THANK YOU to Navarre, ryanjury and Mel for the fishies which I'm going to enjoy watching grow out and hopefully breed . Here's a few photo's:

:oops: Thanks...Brain fart lol..... but perhaps you could put it on your profile. Bit far away for getting replacements to you sorry

Where do you live as I may be able to help with replacements

Upper Hutt Aquarium Society will meet on Wednesday 9th March 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 Kevin Rowe will give a talk on keeping and breeding Guppies and, if time permits, other livebearers.

Awesome! Look out Wanga's here we come

Thank Ymir...will PM you

I was asking about the sands in my original posting as it's going to be far easier to get what I need down here even if I do have to pay for it. P44 & Ryanjury - With regards the Wanganui Sand....are any of the sands I mentioned in my posting similar to it as getting the amount of sand I want from Wanganui to Lower Hutt when I don't have a car would be quite a roadtrip for those involved.

P44 - DOH!! :facepalm: I wasn't asking about Wanganui sand...did you actually read the posting Myfishybusiness - Thanks!!

I'm about to set up my first African Tank so visited the local Garden/Landscape places in search of sand, gravel and rocks and now want to make sure the following types of sand are safe to use in a fish tank: Mortar Sand Dune Sand Plaster Sand Paving Sand Lime Sand I was advised by the people who served me that they were completly safe but just making sure (better to be safe than sorry)

My thoughts are with you all down in Christchurch...hope you, family, friends and animals are all safe and well