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Good on you Radu, your quite right, we do spend our money on things we are passionate about. Good on you for doing it, hope he is happy and well in his/her new home. B

I find that the scotch brite scouring pads( the green synthetic ones) are great for tank cleaning, just make sure when you ge tthem you get the normal ones and not the antibacterial ones. B

Hey Zedd and welcome, Heaps of info to be found here as you have already found out and as mystic has said, look forward to seeing you in chat one night. B

Tis a great idea, but alas you are to slow. My parents had a stopover in japan and on the shelf in a gift store was "Pure Nz Air" yes they will sell anything. Bet we think of the next great idea B

Hi There, I have had a pair of the bolivian rams for a couple of years now and they have always been in a community tank, and still are, with no problems. Great fish and awesome colours, from the looks of it We have a pair, but they have never even looked like spawning, but hope to in the future. B

Hi and Welcome fishgirl, greatcollection of tanks and fish you have there, One problem with this site is ............................ you will find that your tank numbers and fish numbers will increase the more you read about different fish and setups. B

the one you want to get is 202 clear, red and blue tube from your local hardware store, or you can get the silaflex glass rtv which is a blue tube. B

we have b/n's in the tank, one female normal and two golden, but no joy. have had chinese algae eaters in the past before and they were more interested in the bottom feeder pellets. B

Hey All, Quick question to see if anyone has a surefire way or ridding a 660ltre tank of green and black/dark brown algae. it is growing on the rocks we have in the tank and is starting to pop up in the gravel aswell( the balck stuff more so). We are wanting to add, a stack of plants to this tank, but would love to treat it first. it is running two internal filters plus a cannister filter, and we have loaches and eels in this tank. Have tried algae rid before on other tanks with very limited success, and was hoping someone could recommend something other than stripping the tank down and cleaning it all. Cheers in advance B

the only prob you may find is that once the fry are out and swimming round the angels will pick them off, depending on the size of the angels tho. All the Best. B

I did see it thanks Bill, unfortunately it happened after we lost most of ours. We now have 5 guppies from the original stock, they are in a tank by themselves, downstairs in the fishroom, I thought about the water parameters swinging Stu, but it should of affected others in the tank before it affected the guppies, and the thing that stumped us the most was the fact that the "flesh" was rotting for want of a better term, from in between the sinewy bits in the tail. Thanks for all your help guys, but we have learnt our lesson and will purchase off private Breeders only from now on. B

Awesome, congrats Grandaddy Alan, and all the best tpo the new addition

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welcome dodge, plenty of info and nice people here to help you out where abouts are you from? B

Hiya all, We have a mystery Syno, we know that it is a Synondontis of some sort, but can someone tell us what it is please. Cheers

hey snowman, We had something similar, we purchased 6 guppies from animates and over a period of 2-3weeks they died and took out all but 6 of our guppies plus 3 neon, 3 rummy noses and a couple of small hara hara cats. Not sure what it was, but some did the same as you have explained, some were fine one day and dead the next while others had the tail disintergrate, but left the sinewy bits that support the tail. Conclusion, don't buy guppies from your lfs, and since this has happened we got a refund on the 6 we purchased and both animates here in wellington will no longer stock them. no help, but at least you know you are not alone in it. B

Hi and Welcome Candy, You certainly have a good selection of fish and big fish too. Plenty of others here who have big fish passions. Also a group of us meet in chat round 9pm most nights if you would like to join us.( the little button at the top next to the search button ) B

I tend to agree with Jude it looks like a peace lily, and the pointed ends and general shape of the leaf is what makes me think that. how is the plant going at the moment, is it growing or showing signs of die back. B

Looking good clarkeymaster, they all look real nice. However in Future can we all make sure we use the members tank section to post pictures of our tanks for people to see. Cheers B

Have a look at this written by Pegasus on tank stocking. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=1372 Cheers

hadn't thought of the attach to the shower hose idea Bill Must try that one( muttered to himself as he treks down the hall towards the bathroom wqith garden hose in hand) B

we just use a garden hose to syphon out of the tank, and put the outlet end out the closet window, then it rolls up and gets put out of the way till the next one as for filling in comes the garden hose and a couple of buckets of warm water and again the hose gets wound up and stored. Easy B

cos we read alot, we don't go out often therefore our cars last longer :lol:

Hi Todd and welcome, Plenty of info here, and as caryl has said, check the adult size first as there is nothing worse than keeping it and then having to move it on cos it is too big. Of course then you could always just buy a bigger tank. If your free a few of us meet in chat most nights round 9pm, hop in and join us, we chat about fish once in a while. B