Caryl

Welcome. There have been some interesting fighters bred over the last few years.

Good work. They are looking good.

These are a good sized, chunky, fish and grow up to 25cm. You will need really good filtration for these, which will also affect your numbers. I have never kept them myself but I found a post from someone who has and recommends 4 - 5 in a 200L tank when they are small but 300L+ for that number. So 5 - 6 would be your maximum I guess. They are apparently good with other fish but not cichlids.

That report is dated 2004. The seahorse farm mentioned closed in 2006.

Oh I see. Now it makes more sense

I would have thought natives would have preferred the larger, swift flowing, tank.

Racing to the top to gulp air is a common trait in some corys. How active, and whereabouts in the tank, can depend on tank size and how many corys in the group. Usually, the more you have, the more active they are.

I liked the fact we had to vote on several positions when often there is only one nomination (or none sometimes). I hope this is a good sign of the FNZAS moving onward and upward!

Hopefully nobody dies from them today :-) There would have been more but Mark kept sneaking them yesterday ;-)

Here is the President, Mark, and former Secretary, Cam, working hard at the AGM this morning. They were able to concentrate due to large cups of coffee plus fortification with banoffee cupcakes (with caramel filling & cream cheese icing), Afghan, Hokey Pokey and Milo biscuits, and chocolate cake

They are well known to like to dig into substrate and prefer a nice sandy one so burrowing is easier. They can't do that on gravel so such behaviour won't be seen unless you have a sandy substrate. It is important that whatever you use does not have sharp edges as this will wear down their barbels.

He was carried on board by a reporter and given his own boarding pass. He was also shown in his own seat, flying with the reporter and cameraman. I doubt normal charges were applied in this case. http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/80158565/pet-fish-in-tupperware-container-kicked-off-jetstar-flight-from-wellington

It does look like you have a good flow going there . This will slow down over time as the filter media starts to clog up with detritus. You could put a small rock in front of it, to break up the ebb and flow a bit. Adding more plants will also break up the flow and give the fish somewhere to rest without being dragged towards the filter. The filter is well positioned, you could raise it a bit if you like.

We have had people complaining lately that most airlines won't let you take fish on board. I have often transported them inside those collapsible chilly bags. Never mentioned I had them and was never asked either. Not ever gone through X-ray with them.

Anyone watch TV3's story about the problems a man had with his goldfish on Jetstar? Air NZ took over and flew the fish to Auckland.

I would expect, if they agree it has a problem, to be given a new unit. Good customer relations.

Looking good. How deep is it now? If it has no shade you may have trouble with algae and over-heating in the summer.

I would have said "Bugger the cats, I need to check the fish!" At least you remembered to pick up wifey before her arrival

I would like to thank all those who have put their name forward for various positions on the executive this year, it is heartening to see such enthusiasm from people who have good skills they can bring to the FNZAS. No offence is meant (either to current or future officers) but I do hope those putting their hand up are also prepared to work hard in their positions. We tend to lose people who feel that, oft-times, they are beating their head against a brick wall but if you can get a group of enthusiasts working in unison, great things can happen!

I don't have a problem replying to posts but in the PM messages it often does not allow me to type anywhere and I have to go back and page then go in again and it works. Today I got... Because of your browser security settings, the editor is not able to access your clipboard data directly. You are required to paste it again in this window.Please paste inside the following box using the keyboard (Ctrl/Cmd+V) and hit OK It does not usually say that and I have not changed any settings

Hi spoon. Long time no hear. Good to see you back.

From where can one buy the little green tray?

"I notice the albino's dominate the white sand area, with the sterbai hanging out in the weed, darker gravel area..." I imagine this is because they feel safer, their respective colourings being camouflaged by the different substrates.

As said, no question is silly and the reason I did not answer was because I did not know either! We always say that breeding fish is usually the easy part, it is raising the fry to adulthood that is difficult. Good luck with the corys, they are a fish I have not bred.

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