Wok

Another thing is that you could join us in the chatrooms from around 9.00pm and ask questions then as well and we could answer them in real time. Not to mention get to know us as well.

if you want hiding places for your clown loaches I can then recommend taht you put in either a bamboo tube or a plastic one as my 2 clown loaches like to hide in a plastic tube which I have put into my tank. (just bige enough for them to go into) hope this helps

Guess I was wrong But it did work to get rid of Algae in my pond (bath tub) with no adverse effect on anything else :-?

Funkytown is on the right track. If you are a complete novice and wish to spend as little as possible then I would recommend that you start off with 'coldwater' goldfish' and some live plants. looks better and don't have to worry much about them getting dirty Step one Cycle the Tank This involves filling your fishtank with water and placing a couple hardy fish (comets, fantails, white cloud mountain minnows etc...cheaper the better) in it to get the good bacteria growing. this would take about a week. be patient and don't put in too many fish or they could all die. Step two Add fish Go to your local fish shop: Decor Pets - Civic Court, Napier Opposite the Library Animalz - Taradale Rd, Onekawa Taradale Pets - Taradale With your size tank I would recommend that you have ony around 6 fishes. Have a look a the different types of coldwater fishes to see what you like and purchase only a few at a time (ie 2-3 per week) Take your purchase home and float the whole bag on top of the water for around 1/2 hour and then release into your fish tank step 3 Maintenance Most of us would suggest that you change around 20% of water on a weekly basis just to get things like amonia, nitrites and phosphates to an acceptable level. another time to change water is when the fish look a bit sick. Equipment required. Filter cheap ones are air driven filters Medium priced internal filters more expensive ones are hang on backs and canister filters. Gravel Enough to cover the bottom of the tank 1inch thick if you want to grow live plants. Plants Optional. anything you like the look of will do. Lights Optional. If you wan to see it in the evening then get one otherwise you dont need it. Placement of tank Away from direct sunlight or you will have problems with algae growth. No doubt others will also provide good advice or correct me where I have gone wrong. either way the most important thing is to have fun and enjoy the challenge of keeping fish. If you have questions just ask them and we will help the best we can. Cheers Wok

I've had an hair algae problem in my pond and to fix it I chucked in a tablet of Augmentin (Antibiotic) and that killed off the hair algae really well and it didn't harm my orandas one bit. Worth a try if you have either erythromycin or Augmentin in your medicine cabinet. For your small tank you should only use a 1/4 of a tablet. Others may disagree.

Welcome to the forums Lynzz As Pegusus has said earlier come join us in the chatroom from around 9.00pm onwards. On occasions we even talk about fish too :lol: Post any questions you may have and I'm sure it will be answered.

Unfortunately Alan we are not as skilled as you. (don't I recall you had problems with your first few attempts? :lol: ) It would be great if I was taught how to though

Green Eggs? or do i need to adjust the colour balance on my monitor? Either way congrats Kyle

Bilbo you don't happen to live in the Paekakariki area do you? All that water that caused the slip wasn't from you tank was it? :lol:

Welcome to the Site Brendan ask many questions and we will help as best we can. subjectively of course :roll:

Another way you could get the mag is to join a local fish club, and you will get the mag and also get to actually meet like minded people. Auckland Fishkeepers meets every 2nd tuesday of the month at the Green Bay Community Hall. If you are interested.

Congratulations Dawn on the new additions to the family

[it's not in the phone book or yellow pages but there is another Fins Fish Care Ltd in Grey Lynn so it might be a new branch of theirs. ] It is the same company. they moved from Grey Lynn to Kelston

Good work Dogmatix. Keep it up. Hope to get some more off you soon.

I know a freight forwarder who used to handle corals from the islands and they are International Distribution Systems, located out at Mangere. PM me and I will give you contact details.

congratulations CG. Well done

The two items i use the most are: AquaPlus for water changes. used at least once a week. depending on which tank needs changing Tonic Salt. for cold water tank. seems to keep the fish healthy for some reason and no outbreaks. (touch wood)

Nice bathtub Caryl. I have 5 similar looking ones with fish in them. It is so easy to breed fish when you don't intentionaly mean to. Take the adults out and put them in another tub or the fry will be eaten (speaking from experience here) have fun.

Welcome to the Site KM We are all here to help each other out where we can. come and join us in the chatroom from 9.00pm every evening. (we even talk about fish sometimes) Hope to hear from you more. have fun Wok

Thanks for that ira. Looks Like i will need to move to a larger container than a Icecream container cause I don't have enough soil to tip out. lol.

Very Nice Ira. how do you remove the soil from them andd what size container do you have to have so much white worms?

Condolences on you loss Ira. I will gift you virtual dollars which I will put forward for a New Fish Fund for you

Congratulations Caryl Lets hope these children wont eat u out of home and house. At least they won't be asking for pocket money. :lol:

Port Hoplo Catfish are very gentle and handle both cool and tropical waters. I have 2 in with my orandas and they are doing really well, better than my orandas and they are also very hardy so when you bring the temp up in your cool tank there won't be any problems.

Alan has got some very nice suggestions with regards to fish. danios are cool. andthen you can also add in guppies as well. guppies are good breederes so a few will end up as a lot. have fun