BURN

Try Formalin or Potassium permanganate.

yep should be plenty of recycle solid native timer down your ways to make a very sturdy type stand.

The Wellington breeder sure knows his stuff :thup:

:thup: It sure looks like you can to me judging by some of the latest fish adds hahahaha.

AUCKLAND.

I only wanted to go to look at a fish show. :thup: I have been to poultry shows, dog shows and other types of live shows. But never to a fish show. Yes we could even join the fish club. I am up for a bit of fun.

The local clubs do not hold any shows. Thats what c :thup: lubs do is it not. Organise shows and raise money for paper and stamps etc etc etc and trophies. Tea and bikkies.

I want to check out some fish SHOWS (Guppy) to see who's breeding what strains out their and were they got them from. Are These on often. is good place to see a few breeders of top quality fish.?. Whos the best people to contact about this and their contact details please. PM me if you like.

Nice

Thats some beautifull guppy.

Brimstone Merlin Albino Double Swords & Single Swords. Brimstone H/B Albino Developed by Brimstone a Registered Trade Mark & Brand Name.

I still need 1 gold female & 1 Red female. Any one got a spear female or 2. Or any need a male. We got 2 spear males they can acquire.

Nice to know the laws.

That is most probably why it was so hard to find the big snails with perfect shells . Their pretty thick black shells on these ones. But they were well feed kouras in this creak. It was just spawning heaven. Over abundance of all. The perfect eco system. Was very beautiful within a 50metre you would have fast moving part then not so deep to a side full of muscles then deep into a slow moving water in open full sunlight with all the Nutelia ? either side full of every creature then little dams and fallen branches etc then into another lot of green sunlit area. just full. never saw any one their hardly ever never. 10 metres from our back fence. The English pointers would nut out if was and we all be off usually some one trying to poach a sheep. Shot gun. How the west was won. You don't get to many trespasses.

Used to find most all over the old fallen tree branches etc in the creaks which also is the main housing for the kouras as well. Live really well in tanks longer then any fancy snails I ever brought. Very hardy. Like most NZ creak life. If their around you should be able to find the eggs before the snail very different looking the most.

Answer to the snails It has been a while since I have seen them. Last lot were in my tank 30 years ago. But yes your description dose sound right. Slugs. The little water slugs. These creaks & flood plains were or are the home to many life that only exists or has evolved their. Which stopped the building of the small flood lower plains. Unfortunate ONLY on my fathers old land and next doors were saved. Lucky I was home that day to show the natural environment man some of the creatures. Or it to would be built on. Also was historic for the blood spilt in tribe wars ? spiritual lands. I am to be leave as have been told it was the place. True / False ? Maybe the unique creatures were formed by mighty souls. ? Lot of latest homes in Henderson Valley built on BLOOD. As I say the creak they used to live in was decimated 20 years ago with a creak and bush clear & after 20 years had just came back. But they just did the twin creak replant. Striped all native regrowth and what is essential for a successfully replant into to flourish the summer before last. Then replanted. Winter came washed every thing away as striped of natural protection banks the replant and 99.9% of life in the creak even the little snails. It was still destroyed end of this summer with only a clump of plant and 1 eel left. So much more will be destroyed this winter. It is quite hard case as I was their 10 years after the first clear and it actually had a young NATIVE forest growing back as the opening had also aloud the big native trees reseeding to come up threw the fresh undergrowth. Not any more. In the new spring I will check it out but I think will be another 20 years to re grow. If all dose not end up being concreted. As the councils do love a nice green image in Henderson. Money to be spent & made comes first. I will check further up as they might not have done so much damage in replant as down in last lower valley. It was the home to many creatures that could only be found their. If find will collect and bring down on one of my journeys. As the way thing are looking for nature in this country might only have safe haven in ZOOS under the watch full eyes like your self and people like minded.

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Have you got lots of the big black native snails and the slugs etc as well. I havent seen the big native snails for years in the creaks I visit. Well see no life their now after they did the twin stream total destruction replant in Henderson. 1 eel hiding in a clump of plant in the middle of the creak.

We used to catch them as kids in tat nth open road side drains. Pet shops in Auckland couldn't buy enough of them. No more old road side open drains any more. All piped up now.

Still 2 young for 100% sex. My very limited knowledge is that the females as they get older will not develop long front top fin spikes. Like the males. That is how they were sexed with my last 2 pairs and work out to be correct on that lot.

Their lovely creatures alright. I spent from the age of 10 at the creak by myself most summer weekends and nights. Catching all the water life. Your tank will look magnificent when all in full glory.

where you get your one from.

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were as in I brought them. They in temporary tank getting down to some protein munch.