Caryl

I think my plant is what they call mini sagittaria (although it is now very tall). It has flowered. Does this help the plant gurus confirm what it actually is please?

Welcome Jaime. You might find fish keeping a bit frustrating in NZ after keeping them elsewhere :-?

Yes there are. Do you plan to buy a commercial aquarium substrate?

How lucky you are! :bounce:

If you send in an article (and it is published) you get a free copy of the magazine I look forward to seeing it - with pics :bounce: :lol:

I left for work 10 minutes early so got it in the post (and yours navarre) this morning

Hi and welcome

Yours was one of the ones posted a day later I think Ryan.

It's too late - you are already addicted :lol:

You got them already??? As said, I only posted them yesterday. A few more were posted this morning (I had printer issues) and Bilbo's will be posted on Thursday as I can't get to the PO before then and only just got his address. We also thank Central Fishkeepers for deciding to support us by affiliating

Yes he could. It could be constipation or an infection of the anal area. Perhaps a bath in Epsom Salts may help.

You can get circular under gravel filter plates too. Fancy goldfish aren't easier, they are just more suitable. Comets are short tailed fish that require a lot of length in which to swim as they are very active. They can't do this in a round bowl. The fancy goldfish, fantails, google eyed, orandas etc do not swim much, or fast, so don't need the length to do so. If you decide on no filter I suggest you use a lot of live plants. Hopefully there is enough lighting to keep them alive. I would suggest about 10L daily (a bucket) change to start with. May need to be increased as the fish grow. They will grow (do not believe the myth that they only grow to the size of the container) albeit more slowly and will produce even more waste as they get bigger.

The bowl is really not suitable for 3 goldfish. Does it have to be goldfish? I assume it needs to be coldwater so what about leopardfish or white cloud minnows instead? Goldfish are very messy and, as said, would not do well without a filter or daily water changes. If the boss is set on goldfish and doesn't care about their welfare so much, get the fancy ones that just hang about with droopy tails, not comets. Is the 80 - 100L when it is filled to the top? Ideally it should just be filled to the widest part to give maximum surface area.

Beautiful bird

The Timaru Aquarium Soc. does not belong to the FNZAS.

I agree

Bits of it aren't looking so good at the moment :-? http://www.stuff.co.nz/4119384/Slip-clo ... f-Kaikoura

...to Aakash (Phoenix44) I believe 8)

FX5 box says filtration volume 20L so I assume it means how much water it holds. It will also tale 5.9L of media. The time my wet/dry stayed boxed had nothing to do with why it broke 6 months after use. It just meant we could not claim a replacement under warranty. I guess I will have the same problem with this filter as I have no proof I bought it a long time before it was actually used.

Ours lived happily on flake food.

The colour surprises me too sa I would have thought it would revert back to more 'natural' colouring.

If anyone wants a break from the shaking, we have spare room at our place. You would be welcome.

If you want to drool over a real live FX5 Joe I have one here. I bought it ages ago when it was on sale for half price but it is still in the box

In that case, I don't use it so can't give you an opinion on it 8)

Yeah, only 7 quakes after 9pm :roll: