Dougstark

They breed almost year round here.

Some if not all the filters that hang off the back of the tank have a Knob that can control the intake flow.

Happy to take your word on that. A bit hard to tell from photo.

Top edge of first photo.

Not totally sure but looks like what I call net weed ( my name for it) that I see in ponds ands streams regularly. As far as I know its not toxic but quite invasive. It does not seem to like shade. When it gets thick and weather is sunny it produces oxygen which gets trapped in it and makes it float. High nutrients is probably the cause. Easy to remove but can grow back quite quick. Looks like some in this pond as well. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/water- ... 33729.html

Welcome. Unfortunately you need a permit to keep many of the native lizards. But someone else will be able to advise you better. http://www.reptiles.org.nz/ May help to give aditional info. However we do have bearded dragons,blue tongue lizards and water dragons available here.

Mine love blowflies (maybe flies seeing as how small they are) and cockroaches as well. They didnt go for greens till about 6 months.

Big ponds with lots of fish are always great especially on a sunny spring day.

I think I saw one shed its skin when I was young. It appeared to eat it. But so long ago I cant be sure. This is where you put an emoticon with walkingstick.

Sounds like you need a few more tropical tanks in your room to warm it up.

Mine are kept out side on a roofed over veranah with no heat and only sun in summer. I shade them then so they dont get too hot. I would not recommend a bright light, minimal lighting is all that you may want so you can see them.

Hothouse, while you are on this thread could you answer a question that was on another thread a few days ago. The question was the sex of Reeves turtle sold on to the market - were they all or mostly male? I posted a denial to this using a comment sent to me from Kerry Hewitt from the National aquarium in Napier. Good to see you getting involved here.

Patience.

Thanks for that Hothouse. Goodluck with your breeding project. As to price that comes down to demand and supply. Have no problem with that. Sorry to hear that there seems to be any males in country. Because of Maf restrictions we must make the most of what is available.

Sounds like the breeder has made some progress in that he has been able to get a river Cooter to breed even if it is a cross breed. According to Hothouse turtles they have not been bred in this country. If there is still one alive it is possible there are more. At least we can hope.

Wondering if anyone has opinion on hybrid turtles. I see them offered for sale. Not sure I like the idea personally. Especially if some of the breeds are rare in NZ. River Cooter X red ear turtle.

Could be lyretail or hifin lyretail depending on size of top fin.

This is a quote from Kerry Hewitt from the National aquarium in Napier in reference to the breeding of Reeves Turtles in reply to an email I sent. " You are correct in thinking temperature can affect the sex determination in reptiles but there are a few reptiles which this does not apply and the sex determination is more genetic than environmental, the reeves turtles are one of these so you will find a mix of sexes from one clutch of eggs. For sexing the males have a longer tail and the cloaca is sited further from the body. The reeves being supplied from the breeder in Napier are actually from a small population of semi related reeves he has, but is unable to determine the actual genealogy of the babies being sent out, He does have several reeves which are of unrepresented gene stock which he is keeping separate and using for breeding in conjunction with the aquarium and others to maintain a strong and healthy gene pool to work with, there is a stud book being kept to ensure the right animals are being breed together. If this gene pool was introduced in to the public area we would lose the ability to maintain an accurate record and risk breeding related problems."

Nah I suspect I have female and two males. Two have darker stripes and one of them is also larger than the lighter one which has the more zigzag stripes. Will have to do some research on the water conditions of wild loaches so that maybe oneday I will breed them. Not sure it has been done before. Can always dream :bounce: :bounce:

Photo may help. I have a pair of pearl gouramis, the male is quite slim but the female has a fat stomach. It is normal for female to be fatter. Mine are a couple of years old.

I have 3 Golden zebra loaches about 13cm. They are very active and hang around at the front of my tank with my pictus catfish and 3 bristtlenose catfish. Their pattern changes as they grow.

Probably from the photos of Kribensis which have stripes along the length of their bodies :lol:

Maybe a photo or two would help to make sure we have disease correctly identified.

The black bit on the front edge of the top fin is taller than the rest of the fin on the male

I have kept these fish in an outdoor pond for about 3 years wth no problems. Started of with 3 pair and have been able to sell 200-300 since then.