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have a go, just be gentle take your time give her a chance to breath again and have another go. If you catch her just use a meat skewer open her mouth and have a look inside you'll see the babies in there. Another give away sign is her throat will be fuller than usual. If your squemish its not a very nice job, because you know its not fun for the poor fish but on the other hand if you strip her quickly get her back into the colony she can begin to put weight back on. ive stripped dems a couple of times with my class and now they the children are getting really good at identifying females that are holding.

'them' i think its one long as tank!!!

interesting as. Thats why i love forums, you get to pick up on so much more than you otherwise would.

Definitely not animates!!!!! and Christchurch is too close to the south pole for my liking. actually from tm. The blood stock i think originates from david4187 i think he is on this forum.

great!!! thanks, im sure she blew a great big bubble nest, and flares something chronic at her brother so i was getting all confused. Appreciate it, now how do i get that male making bubble nests??? He spends his whole life sitting right on the side of the separator just watching her.

Time for something new. Typical paid for something then decided to learn about it. All help much appreciated. What gender please?

hope you've got long arms cause 700 high is a bit of a stretch unless your tall as.

don't put anything in there that you don't want to get beatn up.

for two hundy its value for money not 2000. but i couldn't figure out where the plumbing is? it could be cut into the tank some how which is cool if it doesn't leak. The guys got a good eye for it and has taken some cool pics, but i doubt he's spent on it what the reserve is set at.

i think Evil Elmo (sp) answers this question quite well.

hey im using twin 54watt t5 18000k power Glos with a highly polished reflector. Question is and i know its been discussed but some direct communication here would be great! Is this too much light for my tank? it is 700mm high. Would this amount of light be the cause of sword leaves turning brown?

hey im using twin 54watt t5 18000k power Glos with a highly polished reflector. Question is and i know its been discussed but some direct communication here would be great! Is this too much light for my tank? it is 700mm high. Would this amount of light be the cause of sword leaves turning brown?

the wheels turn slower the further south you travel lol...

welcome, i love the planted aquarium. Got any pics??? i have a couple of tanks that are planted perhaps we could do some swaps come prunning time???

well done, great to see a home made stand. Looks mint as!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u3au59ixsc On holiday, bored as and found this video. Not sure if been featured on this forum, Enjoy.

Hi Mark, sorry to hear about your difficulty. THe good news is you have an awesome fish store right on your back yard. What i would recommend is keep the tank. Buy a small heater, and stock your tank with a couple of easy to grow plants, and a couple of real easy fish to keep like Guppies of Platties- both these fish can be very rewarding to keep especially for a beginner. This is a great way to start out as you get the enjoyment of watching your investment increase (plant growth and breeding fish) in value instead of decrease (dead fish). What ever you go for in the way of fish make sure they are small fish that get no bigger than 5cm when fully grown. The hardest thing about this hobby is dead fish. Joining this forum is a real good idea though as you will be able to get info from a great source of experienced fish keepers. All the best, post pics and let us know how it goes.

yeah im not holding my breath.

Really great thread. Its one of those hurdles we have too jump over when we begin to think about taking our hobby seriously. The hobby would be nothing without the investment of committed breeders in this country to have gone to great expense for their passion. What is required is a strong trust relationship between the retailers/importers and the hobbyist. (made all the harder by the selling tactics of some lfs) So we can all move along together. It is also true about what Simian said, he will spend mega -offer them cheaply to hobbyist-and struggle to sell them. Thats one thing that seems to keep reoccurring. Hopefully an importer who is browsing this conversation will notice that there is genuine interest in improving the Zebra Pleco's plight in New Zealand. Question- i know that it is against site guidelines for forum members to try to form some sort of group to collectively get together and put their money where there mouth is. Does this rule apply to commercial users who can get a group of these fish here to petition a group hobbyist to perhaps cough up some sort of deposit to ensure genuine interest? possibly a prospect more flawed than realistic?

Corydoras??? but not albino

Nice to hear of a responsible store in Gisborne.

without sounding like a complete and utter nancy. Thats such a pretty flower!!! you must be stocked.

crumbed jbl novo, just crunch it up first

I know an 8 year old that would let that thing run all over his face, even in his mouth. one day he had a pockets full of live cockroaches and crickets!!! He has given himself the name 'Nature Boy'. He is a regular bug Steve Irwin. When he talks about his pet centipede other children are spell bound, they love it. Im his teacher so im trying to encourage him to learn as much about his passion as i can.

Sounds real good to me What he said apart from Marilyn, Kings of Leon would have to be right up there, as well as Dave Dobyn