David R

balzani? heckelii? Lookg good, how big is the tank?

Hey how did you attach the poly to the tank?? Obviously glueing it would be the best option as there wouldn't be any gaps, but I don't really want to glue it to the ends as I'll remove them during summer.

LOL would you have even seen it?? :lol:

Yeah, the only good thing about it is that its coming from a renewable resource (although not so good for the price of food!), I just hate people who get on their high horse and think they're saving the planet by using ethanol. [not anyone in this thread btw!]

The petrol they're selling now might have been cheaper, but what they're buying now to replace it with is at the higher cost. Its standard business practice. At my work when the courier company puts up its fuel surcharge to increase the cost of courier tickets we don't do a stocktake of what tickets we had bought at the old price and charge them out accordingly, it would be impossible to keep track of. Also, I'm skeptical of just how 'green' ethanol really is. What does the tractor that ploughs the field, sows the seeds and harvests the grain run on? And the big trains that take the grain to the processing plants, then the ethanol to where-ever its going?

I've got 13. (and probably more coming!!)

My sentiments exactly. Career politician vs. businessman who's proved himself and made it in the real world. I know who I'd rather have running the country...

BRING ME THE BLACK ARO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They can be a bit rough with plants when they get bigger. I think you'd better sell them to me. :lol:

I agree with Luke. Chances are you'll get more for it in bits. It won't be a well established planted tank by the time you've pulled it to bits and moved it!!

Cool!! The Catfish forums on MFK have some pretty knowledgeable people that should be able to ID it. How big are they??

Yeah I'm not having a go or anything, just curious to see what it roughly is...

So a fish that I pay $15 for costs the LFS around $6.67. Thanks

Does anyone know roughly how much mark up (percent) is placed on live fish in an LFS??

The best solution would be living closer to your work.

My biggest ones (around 15cm) make some pretty loud clicking noises! Afrikan whats a 'peru black cat'??

:evil: :evil: :evil: Poor whale shark, I wonder if they served it with a side of tiger, and had giant panda for desert...

Obviously the gubberment don't set the price (although I agree that the way some people complain you'd think they did), but by increasing the tax on petrol and diesel at a time when the consumer is already struggling with high prices is absurd, selfish and just downright stupid. Its not like they're short of money (here's a good example), perhaps they should try to trim some fat out of their own departments before stealing more off the people they're supposed to be governing. My theory is that they know a move like this just before an election is going to create huge anti-labour sentiments, so they're sure to be voted out. They've intentionally run the country down to a point where its going to take a hell of a lot to turn things around (more than any party could do in one term), but because of the fickle nature of the average NZ voter when petrol doesnt got back to $1 per litre and houses in Auckland are still expensive after nationals first term everyone will demand a change again and switch back to labour.... :roll:

There's a good article by Emma Turner in this months Practical Fish Keeping magazine. 8)

Yeah our prices are cheaper than the UK/EU but our wages are also a lot lower and we have a useless public transport network in comparrison. I am disgusted by the recent increase in RUC and the 2c/L ACC levy on petrol, right when people are struggling with a massive price rise. Its completely unnecessary IMO and is driven purely by greedy out-of-control spenders with no idea on how to budget... :evil:

They can eventually get to 18", but very slowly. Should be alright with those tankmates, they can get a bit grumpy, but not super aggressive or territorial like a big jag.

Chlamydia capital of NZ.

Haha if I could get my hands on that fish any plans I had would go out the window! I pestered the staff at Jansens Silverdale to sell it to me for years. Cool dat, you don't want a big one to go with it do you?

Kribs are from africa.

Both will probably get big enough to love with the ornate, but right now they're snack size. The ornate is around 14" and I'm guessing putting him in a bigger tank will probably result in a growth spurt. The sajicas are still only about 2-3cm and the balzanis are around 5cm.