kim

i stand by you 110% alan, so many people put tropical fish through that.... i get asked in the middle of winter why i wouldnt sell them tropical fish to go in cold water when i dont like doing it in summer

slap slap and one that buys them needs a slap!!!!!! and anyone that sells them needs to be shot!! what will they bring out next :roll:

thats cool fingers crossed!!!

whats your temp and ph? i found having them in a bit lower ph has made them breed more 6.5 to 6.8 is great mind you they have breed at 6 and at 7 but dont play with them to much if you are in the tank the male will not rest and will not think his babies are safe so then he will not breed, i found it best to keep my hands out of the tank as much i can. and you have seen how my cave is set up make sure he feels safe. they will breed again, sometimes the male needs a bit of time out as its him that does all the work.

thanks how are yours going now catbrat did what i tell you help? fingers crossed it did and you have babies growing up

yes thats why its so sad red tails are so lovely they make great pets

7th lot of babies are due to hatch any day..... these fish are breeding like rabbits 8)

and thats just for the red tail i have had that happen to my tanks before someone was annoyed of because i wouldnt sell them my display fish and next thing i no they are all dead or dying.... it sucks that you cant have fish for people to look at but not for sale. not saying that thats what happend but to lose those kind of fish it would be hard. whats even sadder is the redtail might not beable to be replaced

no thats food is fine but they do need wood so if you dont have wood feed jbl plecochips they are great have 10% wood in them ph is a bit low they can live in cold water (not saying your water is cold) but if you take them from 27 to 24 they will get a cold eg white spot

welcome you will find it hard in nz after keeping fish in aussie we dont have as much as you guys and the price is sky high. if you are bringing house hold stuff with you and your tank isnt that old i would look at bringing it over and any filters and lights you have. have a safe trip over and look forward to seeing you round this site

its hard to see white spot on b/n but guppies are easy, sounds like thats what you have but also have you tested your water? and in a new tank b/n dont have anything to eat so if you hadnt been feeding them that might not have helped. whats your temp? put some white spot cure in and turn up the temp

:lol: i can make them smile

i dddont have any females at the moment, the wholesalers dont have any left and my big babies have all got homes sorry i only have young fish at the moment

Alan_au i feel the same way i have keeped a few with black markings, some have black on the tail others have it on the head ..... only a few from each breeding has it so i cant wait to grow them up and breed them together

very nice man what did you do to get your guppies to stay still i can never get any good pick of guppies :lol:

did you clean the tank out with anything before you set it up? have you been spraying sprays around the tanks what temp is the room they are in?

very nice

yes bill i use the water that the fish come out of. yes with discus you do more water changers.

the best man to talk to is dave from hollywood fish farm ,

yes Pegasus in breeding tanks you do lots of water changers thats normal but in an every day tank water changers are not good..... i ask you this when it rains is it warm? the way i see it is that you do small water changers with cold water the fish do better , i never add warm unless i do big water changers . herefishiefishie we have had the shop for 30 years and have not had many problems with our fish .... the meds we use are natural, also the tanks are all run with under gravel filters and internal filters as well in some of the heavily stocked tanks . the only time i get white spot is when a shipment is sent over night and its been a very cold night, so thats once or twice a year.

most people do big water changes and what does that do? it drops the temp , the whole idea is to keep the temp up, also the more you play with the tank the more something goes wrong i think test the water, temp, and work out why you have it then put the meds in asap! i also cut the lighting down as much i can (its an old tip done years ago before we had good meds) yes you need to do water changes but only what is needed don't do lots of water changes because i don't think it helps, that's how i deal with white spot and the only time i get it in the shop is when i buy fish in that have it, when fish are shipped to the shops they can get cold and stressed so you will get it on some fish .... that's why shops med when they get a shipment in

you must have got it early some fish get it before others so those are the fish to watch .... if you have clown loaches they are always one of the first to get it. good luck and dont do any water changes as that doesnt get rid of it that only gives them frest water to breed in .... not saying dont do water changes just do your normal water changes :lol: im blond today

:lol: well i learnt from the best my mum and dad

:lol: i say that to everyone that comes in to the shop or phones up for help .

in my photos of the fish i sell you will find it . the one with pupuke aquarium on it its page 5 at the bottom