phoenix44

an algae bloom could also be caused due to a high phosphate level - infact in all but 1 tank that i have tested in a commercial environment - it was a high phosphate level that caused the algae to boom. perhaps you could try testing for phosphates... sunlight also causes algae to bloom and send spores all over. the plants on the other hand need a certain duration of light and this is so that they can photosynthesise. a second reaction is the conversion of phytochrome from one for to the other so in the day when you have lights on - for at least 12 hours the chemical gets converted to PFr (Far red). then at night the far red get converted again to the normal form. this also has effects on auxin and cytokynin ratios that lead to plant growth and flower formation. ive also noticed that some plants do not like high temperatures and wither away in my tank which is kept at 30 deg C. what sort ofplants are in your tank? reds need more light and stay a greeny colour if there is lower lighting. greens generally need less light - but that depends from plant to plant. hope this helps. :bounce:

i wish members would use a bit more "tact" while dealing with others on this forum. The outcome of the past few posts is completely off putting for a reader - i could not believe half of the personal attacks - and yes as a complete outsider they do come across as personal attacks whether or not it was meant like that. phil did not hold a gun to your head and force any of you to buy fish off him - and if he chooses not to take your advise on naming the fish then that is entirely his call.... perhaps he has his reasons. isn't that the whole point of an open discussion? i dont know a lot about Africans although i have in the past kept and bred a lot of them. and surely if someone wanted to establish breeding colonies with the intention of breeding then he/she would do research and not just blindly buy what looks like the right fish. its called a hobby for a reason - and the above posts are exactly why I would think twice about posting something about african fish - although i have a lot of q's about them. come on people. this forum is meant for the exchange of ideas, thoughts and experiences. can we please use it for that and not targeting people? please? and if you read the posts above i think you will agree that it does come across as targeting one individual.

im in birkenhead too... (at the moment) will go around hunting for these tomorrow i think.. they look cool.

whoa that's cool! never seen them in birkenhead.. what part of town you in? (lookslike a skink - but have no idea - dont know much about NZ natives).

ghastly

i just think they like the feeling of the stone. mine used to eat my finger, and the stone. i suppose the gritty feeling would be quite nice. perhaps a form of brushing their teeth? lol

lol... that's not exactly how it works. that's why ppl selectively breed- and then they get weak offspring :lol: i see what you mean though.. i wouldn't mind getting starlights personally, lol..... i suppose it would help to know the genotypes and allele combinations that lead to a specific trait. and i don't mean the basic genotype - but the effect of changing (tweaking) certain aspects of the gene by breeding. bit hard to do though considering the fish are worth peanuts and a karyotype costs $1500 plus costs of research etc would be millions.

if the guppies were pretty (fancy like) which i presume they were? I mean why would you want ugly ordinary guppies lol :lol: - then they do tend to be weaker than the normal ones - so water parameters could have affected them.

hmm... my views on genetic modifications are mostly unacceptable judging from the above posts, :lol: lol ha ha... ive read so many books that talk about increasing genetic variation - however if they are not found in the wild together then it is fair to assume crosses do not exist in the wild. BUT if they are found together in any part of the world, then it is fair to assume that some out there will have cross bred thus increasing the gene pool - a good thing for the Darwinists out there. brings me back to another valid point - why so anti crossbreeding? (not trying to start an argument ppl - lol... just want to know more and learn other points of view). we cross breed almost everyother spp known to man (cats, dogs, pigs, cows...veges, fruit etc etc...) oh and yes i think it would be horrible to introduce a hybrid into wild popns if the spp does not already exist in the wild - unless research showed otherwise.

are the bristlenose spp's found in the same areas? (i think ive asked this q somewhere before to no avail).

damn

did you cycle the tank?

snakekid is 12 is he not? :lol:

Samsung. PS nokia is the only way to go. 8) intel or AMD?

I've met lionel in a palmerston north pet shop I think! (you got him in) what a small world! :lol: :bounce:

the local animates should be able to order parts in ... usually takes a week to 10 days for the part to arrive provided it is available.

post a pic of it. this is the longest ive ever heard of a tank taking to set up :lol: :lol: lol

GBA microsoft or logitech?

convert them to png instead.

metal????????? metal is far too heavy. its carbon fibre mate. lol plus there were hardly any models there. except for the honda bike models.

OMG! i touched the koenigsegg ccx! in NZ! first time to do that in the country, it is such a magnificent piece of art! and that engine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I got about 500 odd pics so will post some of them on here when i get back to plamy cause i left the camera cable thing down there. got videos of that and the bike shows too! man i was in heaven. that koenigsegg!!!! i want! and to think it wasn't even the CCXR!!!! damn.......................................

Cepheid

:bounce: :bounce: cute! put some pics up!

get the new finer black gravel! i saw it the other day and was so jealous that it wasn't in my tank.

how is that possible? i just did the other day. and i dont even know how to use photoshop. lol.. i figured i had to learn sometime. piratebay download it. go for the one with the max seeders.