jaimec

hey peter missed out on this message of yours... i've put the tank on hold for now until we come back from our holiday. but yeah would be keen to check out some spots in the hutt some time. cheers jaime

hey thanks for the suggestion guys. i've put my new tank on hold for the mean time- we're going away for a month and so i'll start when we get back from our holiday.

hi, since joining, i've been real keen on setting up a tropical planted aquarium. but i've stumbled upon NZ natives and am now quite interested in having a freshwater shrimp aquarium. anyone in the wellington area that can point me to where i can get a few freshwater shrimps to start my tank? i've just been in the khandallah area with the wife and read about koura in the stream but i really would like shrimps to keep. help.

don't worry phoenix44- we won't. :lol:

thanks for the warm welcome guys. @ samH | yip it's the night crew for me- kids are fast asleep and having some alone time. 8) @ caryl | yes it is frustrating and quite expensive. i had a thing for carnivores growing up and it became a father and son thing between myself and my dad. he'd always come home with a bag of frogs or carps to feed the fish. and if they outgrew their tanks we'd just set them loose in the lagoon by our farm. i'm looking at starting a planted tank with my 100L one- always been fascinated by them but was too costly back then. i hope to learn and pick up things from you guys here. cheers

hi all relatively still new here to NZ and quite new FNZAS- i like reading the posted stuff to familiarise myself with fish keeping here in NZ. i've got myself two tanks- a 38L one for the kids and a 100L which i envision to be a planted tank. prior to our moving here, i'm pleased to share that i've had my fair share of exotic fishes growing up and i doubt i can share that experience with my kids here as MAF will not allow the importation of such fish into NZ and setting up a tank here is quite expensive. thankfully because of FNZAS i've managed to pick up a few pointers and save a bit of money. i hope to one day share photos of our tanks here. cheers jaime To name the fishes I've kept: Aba Aba Knifefish Alligator Garfish Tiger Shovelnosed Catfish Silver Arowanas Birchirs Oscars Siamese Tiger Fish