Caryl
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Any Wellingtonians NOT been there lately? :lol:
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I have an Eheim wet/dry, 2 Fluval 404s and 2 Jebo 819s (plus assorted internal canisters, UGFs and box filters). I wouldn't touch another Eheim wet/dry with a 10 foot barge pole, the Fluvals are a nuisance to clean and restart and we love the Jebos. Have had them approx 12 months and haven't had to clean them yet. Both are still pumping water at a good rate, unlike the Fluvals which need cleaning often as they clog.
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To get decent descriptions of specific fishes you really need specialised books like Cichlids of Lake Tanganyika or Killifishes of the World for instance. I love the Baensch Aquarium Atlas series but only 1, 2 & 3 have been translated to English Most books only mention diseases briefly. One specific one I have found useful though is Handbook of Fish Diseases by Dieter Untergasser. It was put out by TFH. ISBN 0-86622-703-2
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Easy, the males are really red and the females are paler and fatter. top is male, bottom is female
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The bigger the better Alex. Goldfish are very messy. 150L is not much for 8 fish. OK if they are small but they will grow. I would get an external canister filter, as big as you can afford. Undergravels are no good with goldfish as they like to dig. Other filters clog too quickly.
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My electric yellow has dropped again. The fry usually get eaten but I found 2 hiding out today. Ignore the blue body cruising by, check out the little fry hiding underneath . Just to give you an idea of size, the S. ahli is about 10cm and the fry almost 1cm and here's the second one hiding out
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Newbie!! Needing advice, baby Angels dying at 10 days!!
Caryl replied to lmk's topic in General Breeding
What are you feeding them? They need baby brine shrimps -
Welcome to the fishroom. You're only a virgin once so I am sure you will quickly pick up the help you need. A good start would be to join the Waikato Aquarium Society!
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I just use a net but don't rinse them.
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Fish love mossie larvae
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I have an old bath I use for soaking driftwood so I too always have plenty on hand when needed.
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A casserole is classier pene
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and Luke he is caserole (cos he can't spell) because his name is Stu
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Some couriers refuse to transport fish so it might be more of 'which courier will do it' rather than 'which one will I choose'
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Nice bit of driftwood too!
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Hi and welcome Keri. If they are that great surely one of them can identify your UFO :lol:
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Welcome to the fishroom. You might find some of us in the chat room around 9pm
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There is nothing as fascinating as watching adult discus serenely gliding by with fry clinging to their sides. Hope you reach this stage soon Staplez. Can't help wth advice as I have never kept discus.
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They are slow to grow and I understand they are not as nutritious when older. Most just use newly hatched ones to feed fry. Mine just grew in a container of salt water.
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Finally, I am as happy as the preverbial pig.....
Caryl replied to herefishiefishie's topic in Cichlids
You'd better keep an eye on him. With keeping 2 females going you wouldn't want him to die from exhaustion -
I too have sat a short fluoro economy bulb on the glass lid and covered it with a length of plastic guttering lined with aluminium foil. Works well and looks good. Lurk around a building site and chat up one of the builders. They are bound to have some offcuts for free
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I would suspect a 'what' rather than a 'who'. I think the damage seen may have been done after they died. Any chance of looking at guts and stuff under a microscope? Was there body damage as well? I would assume if they had been attacked by another fish they would show more damage rather than just missing fins.
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You didn't 'get lucky' it was a result of hard work and a lot of thought. Well done!
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Welcome to the fishroom and NZ. Yes, The Pet Warehouse is where to go to find out about the local club as they have their meetings there Marty (southern_man) is a member of the Dunedin club and can help you there too.
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