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Datnoids will be perfect! But they grow a bit slower than the clown knives, so try get a couple of larger ones if possible.
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Mark's new 350L Tank (4-Foot) - Updated FTS - Page 4!
David R replied to markoshark's topic in Freshwater
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IMO "messing around with drilling" is far easire than messing around cleaning canister filters! I don't know why anyone would use anything other than a sump for any big tank.
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Are you building the tank yourself? Usually drilling the hole and making an overflow doesn't cost much more.
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Mines getting there, pushing 18" now! I'd say a clown knife would get to 3' a lot quicker than an eel tho.
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Perhaps you just need to let the eel get bigger. 8)
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Sure is, feeding it won't be when it gets to 2' tho!!
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DATS!!! As coelacanth said, there's a big difference between preaditory and aggressive. I wouldn't try keeping it with any CA cichlids, maybe sevrums, uaru, some geophagus. Big silver dollers, arowana, fire eel, bichir, could all work. My pick would be a group of 4-5 datnoides, and some big syno's for clean up.
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I'll be there! If no one wants the plants I'm sure my uaru's will love them... :lol:
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I shouldn't have that problem, the dat or ornate bichir would probably get them first!
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Cool, now I've just got to convince my GF that the big forehead is a good look!!
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They had/have $160 on it at HFF. I suppose they're not very common, but a fish of that size has limited appeal. I've been thinking about making a cheeky offer Afrikan; how aggressive are they at that size? I suppose a pair would be quite different to a single male.
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We have hundreds of aussie skinks running around at work, any laws about keeping them without a permit??
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Looks like the same fish to me. I've been eyeing it up, but my GF thinks he's ugly!!
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The info I found regarding this said you could keep the common skink without a permit, and one of the conditions of obtaining a permit was that you had done so and proved you could keep them sucessfully for one year. Not sure how old/valid that info was tho...
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Ok. How do you work out the volume of the bucket?
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Exactly, eaten or uneaten, there's still going to be more high protein waste in the water. Kinda OT (and kinda gross!) but you should see my dat's poo after a huge feed of beefheart!!! :lol:
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where can I get Geopargus surinimensis
David R replied to MrsCatalyst's topic in Rare and unusual fish
Jansens tanks looked pretty full, altho I was more interested in their beardies, as theyre the brothers/sisters of our three. -
Meaty foods, shrimp, beef heart, bloodworms etc. as much as they'll eat morning and night!
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where can I get Geopargus surinimensis
David R replied to MrsCatalyst's topic in Rare and unusual fish
You can't have been looking, I was at Mt Roskill HFF and Jansens today and they both had some. -
Depends ont he fish really. Discus and some amazon fish like/prefer higher temps, and I keep mine around 26C to help prevent the CL's getting whitespot. Just remember, warmer water holds less oxygen.
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http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/handfe ... 21926.html I think someone hit 'New Topic' instead of 'Reply'.
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Isnt it amazing what you can find with a quick google... http://www.firsttankguide.net/calculator.php
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where can I get Geopargus surinimensis
David R replied to MrsCatalyst's topic in Rare and unusual fish
Not really rare, nearly every shop here in Auckland has them. They should be 'on the list' and any LFS should be able to order them in. -
Hand feeding is a good idea if you're feeding large fish with meaty foods that easily pollute the water if left uneaten. I hand-feed my dat and fire eel, and I'm slowly getting the ornate bichir used to it.