[Tank background + pics]

Awesome!

There's quite a bit of old polystyrene blocks up the road in the in-organic rubbish. They're over 50mm thick. Worth getting some for a background?

[What are the fish called.?]

I thought they were around $35-$40 a pair :-? Seeing as they need to be in a school of 6 or more, 10 would be better that'd be $105-$120 (6) or $175-$200 (10).

That's pretty expensive to me.

[whats the difference between a common guppy and a fancy]

I'd like to split a tank into three and breed a strain selectively. Males on the right, females on the left and unsexable fry in the middle. *Tilts head upwards and starts to dream* :lol:

[What are the fish called.?]

They're quite expensive. Grow to 10cm long and need to be in groups of 6 or more, single fish don't live long. Big tank with lots of plants to rest on. Definately not a newbie fish.

[Bottom Feeders]

Waste issue? I've had snails almost since I started and they've been no problem. You'll get them anyways if you have plants.

[New to the website, Manager of Petpac, Takanini]

Welcome to the forums.

Yes, it would be nice to have I.D'd plants locally. Otherwise, great selection of fish products.

[Algae removal products & your experience]

how do you get around the Manukau chlorinated water? do you let it sit overnight?

I let it sit for an hour. Does the trick.

I do add PMDD to my tanks sometimes but that's the only chemical.

[How to identify]

Can we get Dragons over here? They look super wicked! (the above pic that Twinkles gave)

This one is awesome too: http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php ... 41098&st=0

[Algae removal products & your experience]

Never touched any algae chemicals, I don't even use water conditioner. The only method I've used is cutting the lights and blacking out the tank. No light what so ever for several days, just remember to remove the CO2 line so your fish don't suffocate.

HTH

[Tips on breeding Mountain minnows]

Why is this in Anabantoids? Maybe the mods could move it to General Breeding?

Just look through some threads Sherbet, there's been quite a few on breeding WCMM recently.

[How to identify]

I reckon half suns look neat as!

Too bad we don't have a bigger variety of fighters over here.

[Feeding Fighters]

My fighter was feed on a diet of pellets but I didn't have any. He didn't eat for a day or two but soon came around and ate flakes. If they get hungry, then they'll eat.

HTH

[How to identify]

And their's roundtail, halfsun, full moon, combtail, the list goes on.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/bettafi ... nforms.php

[3 foot tank]

Ammonia test is getting low, need to buy another kit soon. Was at 1ppm this morning so dosed another 5mls as it took ages to fall last time. This is how I'd like to run the CO2, all off a little shelf above the tanks. I'm going run regular DIY CO2 in a 3L juice bottle with one line to a purifier, from there to a gang valve with 1/3 going into the 35cm and 2/3 into the 3 footer H.O.B. May adjust over time or to suit my needs, probably won't turn off over night though.

How should I attach the shelf to the wall?

Does anyone see any problems?

Thanks

[Congratulation David-lw]

Awww!

[Hello from Matt'n Coby]

Welcome! I like fighters too.

[How to identify]

PK= Plakat (Short finned)

You can combine the above with each other. For example, a fish with short fins with crowning can be a CTPK.

There's also double tail but I don't know what the abreviation is for that.

[New planted Nano Project]

Are you going for the Iwagumi concpet?

Is that hairgrass at the front?

[what Silicone?]

There's tubes of 100% silicone at the 1 2 3 Dollar shop. Is that okay? It's only $3.00

[Breeding trap suction cups are useless - any hints]

Did you wet the suction cups and are the under water? You can pick up some cheap ones from dollar stores and modify them for your use.

BTW, You can make "Battering Rocks my world your signature so you don't have to write it every time. Just go to the top right corner, click on User Control Panel>Edit profile>Edit signature.

HTH

[Who or what did this?]

I put him in another smaller container and biffed his 1 day old water, it was a yellowy colour and had bits of fin in it . Replaced the water in his container and he seems fine. Going to add some more rocksalt now.

[New planted Nano Project]

I'd stock it lightly, if at all. A Betta would look nice and be happy. Not sure about the cichlids though. Maybe cardinals?

[Who or what did this?]

Is that before or after?

[is 1 50w heater in a 2ft by 1 ft tank ok]

54L (60x30x30). If it is the tank described to the left, I have the exact same size. I'm running a 100w aquaone heater, because my house can get quite cold.

[ahhh! just bought an iPod nano - only to find out...]

Is it unopened? If so, try list it on TM