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I haven't ever taken any fish myself. But I did inquire about whether I would be allowed to take fish in my carry-on and Air NewZealand said no. They said the fish are not allowed as carry-on and would have to be checked in as a fragile item and it would probably cost about $20 (for some reason).

You've got yourself an AMAZING man there! Don't ever let him go :lol:

Yeah I think its Tony Tan that people in TradeMe auctions reference when refering to where they got their breeding pairs from.

Good to know. I might replace mine then. I haven't noticed any scratches from it but its new and probably hasn't been damaged yet. I bought it to scrape off green spot algae but haven't used it much afterwards.

I also agree about the 'elbow greese'! :lol: But make sure you are not scrubbing too hard with a scouring pad/sponge. Use a razor blade instead as others have recommended. You can easy get those window scrapers from bunnings or mitre 10. Be careful to to cut the silicone with the razor. Vinegar is a good choice from some of the tougher spots, where there is calcium buildup. Rinse well afterwards. I cleaned my 220L by pouring in a couple buckets of water, then siphoning it out, then repeating process until clean. Bleach can be used after you are done scraping as a disinfectant. Be sure to rinse well afterwards...till you can't smell it at all anymore...then rinse some more. Bleach degrades pretty quickly...so even if there are trace amounts of it left in the tank it will be gone within a week so just wait to put any fish in to be safe.

Looks awesome The tank has an autumn theme now with all the colours!

Appart from trying to look revolting, they do it so they can sense vibrations on the web.

Thanks caryl and pheonix! I have never bred rams before so its a new challange to keep me occupied. I absoultely love the fry, you can see their little ram personalities come through almost as soon as they are free swimming. Very inquisitive little things I am still learning myself, and it was a bit of a rough start where i was losing most of my wrigglers but this is what works for me (at least at the moment...technique still needs to be perfected to get a better survival i think): -eggs (on rock) get moved into a ~6L tank with a 25W heater and airtstone situated really really close to eggs (because its not particularly strong) so that there is enough water movement. Quick air exposure during move doesn't seem to affect egg hatching...water in little tank is from parent's tank. Make sure you don't take eggs too soon before the male gets a chance to fertilize them all. -meth blue is added as per instruction on bottle, but for the next 1-3 days after (until wrigglers are a bit more active), i add 1 more drop per day to keep colour strong -temp set at 30C, do not allow to get any higher....32 killed all my wrigglers the first time (30C is also the temp of the parents tank) -once wrigglers hatch, try to just let them be, remove rock and also pipette out any material/egg casings from the bottom that look like they maybe going fungusy, i do not do any water changes yet. i found that my electric blue ram wrigglers are WAY more active then blue ram wrigglers from the moment they hatch... will have to research this further -as wrigglers grow, i start to gently pipette the bottom and remove any that may have died and just create a little movement so fungus doesn't build up anywhere the wrigglers are crowded....really its just me fiddling with them cause they are so cute - i stop adding the 1 drop of meth blue per day at this stage -once free-swimming, i do a little water change (15%) using water from their parents tank and add ALOT of java moss into the tank... -i wait till they are a few days older (a little bit better swimmers) and add a bit of infusoria and also some microworms. Once i think i added the food too early and a lot of fry died the next day...maybe some of the critters attacked them? -when they look like they are big enough to eat decap, a few days later, i start adding that. Remember to pre-soak it! -i don't do water changes every day, but i am also careful not to over-feed too much. I found before when i was trying to keep the water really pristene with daily 30-50% water changes more fry died...they seem to be more sensitive to water change then a bit of debris build up. Plus its hard not to suck them up when cleaning the bottom, and if you do this too often, they can get stunned and die from injury (especially if you do it when they are still wrigglers...yoke sacs can easily rip) - i do a 15-20% water change every ~3 days, siphoning up any gunk. Inevitably i do suck up some fry but that is why i collect the water in a large white bowl so i can see them and pipette them back into the tank. - once they are big enough not to fit through the spaces/net of a breeding trap, i move them into the parents tank, with java moss in the trap and do 50% water changes every 2 days (because i also have juvi discus in this tank). I feed them mostly decap 2-3 times a day with microworms every couple days After this, it is still uncharted waters for me! I hope I can get a lot to survive into juvi stage! Will post pics as soon as i can!

Update: Electric blue rams have laid another batch of eggs last night Their first batch are now free swimming and the fry are eating decap and whiteworms well! Have also found at least 2 longfin leopard danio fry (i think) in with the ram fry...they must have been integrated when i added the java moss from the other tank!

You didn't by any chance list an auction called "Lucky 13x Mixed Discus or is it Discii???" on TradeMe did you? LOL. It's pretty funny! (sorry I can't send the link to it because I'm at work but you can search for it...listed in Auckland)

Awesome!

There is definetly a dent (hole) that occurs naturally called the pneumatophore, through which the air is allowed to enter and come in contact with the 'gill' for respiration to occur. But snails also have a fairly violent mating ritual. The penis acts as a hypodermic needle and actually pierces through the body wall of the other snail and so this could be what you are seeing as well. Sorry that I haven't been able to help you figure out what killed your snail I know with apple snails, they are actually seperate sexes (not hermaphroditic like most snails) and maybe the one male was just too aggressive toward the other?

Sorry for your loss I am not sure what killed him, but snails definately do not mate THROUGH the shell...so if the other snail created a hole it its shell then it was an attack instead.

Oop there he is!! oh now he's gone.... There he is again! Very cool How many megabites does it upload per hour to run this sorta thing? I was looking into setting up a live webcam on my aquarium which i could access by logging onto a site, but my upload usage would go through the roof

Here is the original commercial! I don't know 1 person from N. America who didn't own one at some point in their life

Isn't it livingart's turn? You made the rules! lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: That is so great

I don't know if kiwis know what chia pets are...do they? :oops:

Yup! Well doesn't have to be a cat...lol

:lol: not quite...but almost

lol, nope

nope, but close!

Hehe no worries There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?

You could run for Prime Minister!

Those are the symptoms for hole-in-the-head, which your fish doesn't have. He has an intestinal infection (also believed to be caused by the flagellate hexamita). Some symptons: white stringy poo, emaciation, lethargy, possible disinterest in food (or spitting out). I have a good site bookmarked, but i am at work so i will have to send it to you later. Edit* Read this in the meantime: http://www.mypalhs.com/forums/archive/i ... 91343.html