Caryl

I think it is only illegal if you are caught :lol:

Remove the fighter (it will be nibbled), sharks (too big) and ghost knife (don't think they are cheap and will eat the neons and other small fish). I would swap neons for cardinals, rummy noses, harlequins or similar (although they are dearer than neons).

Not been seen for years but rumours are about. If you ever find any I know a number of people who would be very interested

Some Kapi-Mana members plus Grant and I will be in ChCh in May and hope to have a BYO at Loopy's place one evening More details soon in a separate thread.

Not in time for this conference wo :lol:

Sand does not absorb salt it just has it mixed in with the water. A good rinse will get rid of it. Collect the sand from as high above high tide as you can to get less shell in it. Shell will raise the pH. Of course, if you want a high pH, then add shell Make sure it is smooth sand as rougher sand can damage fish's mouths as they burrow in it.

Grant and I will be heading to conference on the 1.15pm Friday sailing. We are picking up Loopy from the train (leaves ChCh 7am Friday morning) and taking her with us. Anyone else requiring a ride? First in first served. We are happy to pick up anyone on the way. Anyone from further south need a bed for the night? Bus, train or fly on Thursday and we can pick you up, look after you, and take you with us. Loopy will be flying back but we will most likely be heading back on the Monday to make the 6.15pm sailing.

Most of mine were fine but one was a real stroppy lad and terrorised many of the other fish.

No idea. Any electrical wholesaler will have them.

Not really whetu. We bought it as it was on special but had nowhere to set it up so it stood on its end in our bedroom for several years getting more and more clothes stacked into it until we had the money to build the unit for it.

A lot depends on the nature of the individual fish, what they are with, and the order in which all the fish were added. They are not classed as "community" fish and should not be in one. I hope Milet you don't get up one day to find carnage in your tank.

I think adodge is probably right - it was a result of the phishing scam that seems to be rampant at the moment.

I always get my fluoros trade from Mastertrade and get Bright White, or Daylight (depends on the brand)

How big is it? I wonder if the other inhabitants will survive once it grows.

I used mine as a wardrobe for a number of years before it got filled as a fish tank :roll:

Hey I got my information from the internet so it must be right

You can also just tuck it into cracks wilson. It only takes 2 - 4 weeks to cling.

They can go in a community tank but most serious killie lovers keep them in species only tanks. They do appear in shops sometimes. Alan and caserole know all about them and a number of other people here keep them as well. Join the NZKA and get them through other members.

I believe everything Curt says at Plant Geek :lol: He is my plant God.

Can't have too much reflection 8) Many line their light hoods with aluminium foil to reflect the light downwards as much as possible.

Here is an extract from my article which will be in the next AW... Life Cycle and Reproduction: Most jellyfish pass through two different body forms during their life cycle; Polyp Stage; In this phase the jellyfish takes the form of either a sessile (attached to a rock and unable to move about) stalk which catches passing food, or they are free-floating. The polyp's mouth and tentacles face upwards. Medusa Stage; In the second stage, the jellyfish is known as a medusa. Medusae have an umbrella-shaped body called a bell. Tentacles hang from the border of the bell. Jellyfish are dioecious (that is, they are either male or female). In most cases, to reproduce, a male releases his sperm into the surrounding water. The sperm then swims into the mouth of the female jelly, allowing the fertilisation of the ova process to begin. Moon jellies, however, use a different process: their eggs become lodged in pits on the oral arms, which form a temporary brood chamber to accommodate fertilisation. After fertilisation and initial growth, a larval form, called the planula, develops from the egg. The planula larva is small and covered with cilia (little hairs). It settles onto a firm surface and develops into a polyp. The polyp is cup-shaped with tentacles surrounding a single orifice, looking a bit like a tiny sea anemone. Once the polyp begins reproducing asexually by budding, it's called a segmenting polyp, or a scyphistoma. Budding is the formation of a new organism by the protrusion of part of another organism. New scyphistomae may be produced by budding or new, immature jellies called ephyra may be formed. Many jellyfish can bud off new medusae directly from the medusan stage. Most jellyfish do not live longer than 6 months, 2 and a half months being more common.

Not enough people here. The only fish specific club in NZ is the killifish Association. There are classes for Bettas at National Fish Shows.

You have too many plants when you can't see the fish except when they are climbing over the trunks

tank water is excellent for plants.

I think I bought a 25kg bag of gravel for mine but I already had some here too. You would be surprised at how much it takes to cover a tank but that is to a depth enough for plants.