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I am setting up a new plant tank, would like to get some Glosso.
I live in East Auckland, work in Greenlane.
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The typical aquarium freshwater shrimp such as Red Cherries and the like aren't on the import list. There is a native species that you can catch in slow moving creeks, often near where they empty out into the ocean. You will also be surprised what you can find in small creeks around wherever you live, simply shine a flashlight into the water and look for their shiny eyes peeking back out at you.
Unfortunately as they're a native species, it's illegal for anyone to sell them to you. So your best bet is to do a forum search for freshwater shrimp for previous member posts about where to find them in your area! As you're in Auckland, I can tell you from previous posts on this subject that the creek running behind the Auckland Zoo seems to be a popular place to catch them!
Maybe if any0one wants to give some to me that will be great.
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Thanks, I heard about that long time ago... I just hope people dun mistake me for eel catching there.
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I want to start a new tank with fresh water shrimps only, number from 4 to 9 shrimps.
Please contact me if you got some for sale.
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Sorry to be a kill joy, both of my Eheim Air Pump got very loud, and one of them died. Used both for a deep tank, 70cm~80cm.
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ok, I'll try that, cos the buffer is running out soon
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I put the buffer into the bucket not the tank... so the pH maintain stable.
I do water change is not for pH obviously, but for get rid of NO2, NO3, NH3, NH4.
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but 2nd thought, if it is fluke, shall i keep the praiz treatment with that TLC thing?
most place i read says fish rubbing their gills cos it has fluke, but mine didnt gasping for air on the surface.
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that sounds great
I will get that. cheers, I'll keep updates next week. :happy2: -
I think I know what you are saying, cos my filter is still new to grow bateria, therefore its not converting ammonia properly.
I remember I test ammonia with this filter before (before water change), always 0 I think....
But I'll test the water when I get home.
I remember the pH from tab was around 7.4 or something.
and for the TLC thing for pond, wont it be too much?
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My ex breed the fish, after I moved to my current place, I upgrade the old sponge filter to the Aqua one AQUIS 700 for the young ones bought in May I think, the adult was using Elite crysto flo 40, but I broke the cap, and could not find the part for months, so I've been using the filter that comes with the Blue Planet 140 (since mid April, it is alright, it has all filter medias.
I don't think I can look at the hot water cylinder, the discus buffer is for the pH for the water.
I changed water on Friday morning, 2 deaths happened on early Sunday Morning. I noticed the cloudy water on saturday night, and realised I forgot to turn the valve on, so I turn it back on the same night.
the cycle is to kick start yes, someone told me the bateria is good for sick fish.
the young discus did seen more vivid today, but ate less. maybe they are sad the ones we lost?
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the young ones are 1 years old, was 10, 2 died on saturday as I forgot to turn the filter valve back on after water change, then I had 90 % water change, than follow by 60% water change that night. average size around 5-6cm to tail.
110 L for young discus, 4 adults average 10cm, had them for more than 2 years in 140L tank. No adult discus has died.
I used buckets to change water, approx 8L per bucket with 1mL of aqua plus + discs buffer. I did put cycle in too.
adult tank has worse water quality due to didn't treat the driftwood (tested first few weeks at the flat with new drift wood), but there are not much shit, cos other fish ate it lol.
I am renting a room, so I don't think I can have aged tab water, I have stay at this flat since April, and only fish died of me accidentally overdoz of tea tree oil, and forgot to turn the valve back on.
If they have survive this long, I don't really think my method has any problem. and I do have about 5 years fish keeping experience. I just test the pH, its 6.6.
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P.S the Prazi I have I bought it last year, but it shouldn't be any bad right?
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Hi,
My young discus has been breathing fast 2 breath per second. I have treated them with praziquantel last month or so, dozed after another, nth changed. I have Aqua One AQUIS700, there is only noodles and bio ball, no carbon. I do 90% water change per week for young discus.
now my adult discus are breathing fast than usual too..(for 4 days now I think) but never seen them scratch themselves to object. But I saw some young one did last night, so I hae treated the young one with praziquantel last night with lots aquarium salt.
They still seen breathing quite fast.
Is it gill fluke?
Or stress?? cos my tanks are in my room, I go to bed after midnight, but cover the tank with something blocking 80% of my table lamp light.
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That's useful, thanks
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for breeding tank.
I am not too sure their up and downs, but i heard they kills alge and bad bateria and virus?
Will that be ideal for a discus baby tank (6 month old)?
mean while, still using a sponge filter, don't want to spend too much money.
thanks
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Our tank has perfect water parameters, im totally at a loss to what's causing this.
So for now, i just want to know if its fish tuberculosis.
Two of our baby discus are under the sponge filter, gone dark colour, and have bent spine, with extreme
difficulty swimming. Sometimes they dark around in a panic. Their dorsal fins and anal fins are clamped.
Is this Fish Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium)? Its pretty important i find this out fast as it is transferable to humans.
Our tank conditions are perfect.
pH: 6.8
Temp: 30 deg
Ammonia : 0
Nitrite : 0
Nitrate : 0
110L tank.
20 Juvenal discus max 5cm
90% water change every single day without fail.
Water is exact parameters of tank before put into tank.
I have looked around a few websites, and these do seem like the symptoms of fish TB.
thanks for your time
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Yep they are dark.
Ive done 2 treatments of parzi so far, and they look like they are getting alot better.
Will do a 3rd treatment tomorrow.
None have died yet.
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ive dosed with prazi in case it is flukes, i use aqua plus in every water change, but i dont have a chlorine tester. Might add some more Aqua plus in just to be sure
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Came home today to find a bunch of the babies laying on their side on the bottom of the tank breathing rather rapid (but small gill movements).
Their back fins are clamped and they are huddling together on the bottom of the tank. They where fine this morning! Whats happened!!
The only thing i know that attacks this fast is flukes, but this doesnt look like flukes because they are on the bottom not the top
Anyone got any ideas?
Water parameters:
110L tank
90% water change per day
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
5-10 nitrate
30 degrees temp
extremely clean tank
Fed 6 times a day (they do not look overfed)
4.5 months old 5cm largest
For now ive done a 90% water change and dosed with parzi
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one of them looks like a white butterfly to me
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oooo i hope so!
Will be keeping that beaut!
Rest will be for sale soon!
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i was about to say that, maybe another discus got in on it :love:
Defiantly not possible, completely separate tanks on other side of the room
I think these babies might go more blue as they get older.
However looks like there's snakeskin, tirq, cobalt, maybe even one white discus!
Funky genes!
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wow thats really strange??? :-?
Maybe our orange discus jumped into the breeding tank from across the room
and "stole the moment". LOL
WTB glosso
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Resetting up my tank from scratch would like some glosso or something similar.