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Shop tanks don't always do them justice. They catch the light beautifully.

Then why are so many aquariums made of acrylic these days? That's a new one on me. Perhaps you should ask them why they say it isn't safe. Perhaps they are getting confused with some silicones? :-?

Small shell shapes they sell in lfs that claim to release oxygen into the water.

I should have realised what H town stood for :roll: Ask at Tropical Blues at Tirau.

I think the problem is that they aren't doing it! :lol:

They are quite large penejane, hence the large egg sac. I would agree with mis re the size.

Paul gave me permission to post these pics of his tank I took during the Dunedin Tank Parade. I think he is Paul2 in here... http://photobucket.com/albums/v144/cary ... ul%20Bone/

Well I have seen them in a number of places over the years. Umm central North Is. - try Wet Pets in Palmerston North. I have also seen them at times in Animates stores.

Finally got around to editing the pics and uploading them into my Photobucket Albums. Enjoy... http://photobucket.com/albums/v144/cary ... rade%2005/ For those who like discus, check out Gordon's section Barry has a tank with large green severums which is set into a fireplace. Colin has very large clown loaches (the largest is 25cm). If you look at the pics you will realise the rest of his clowns aren't all that small either! Carl has some discus too and a black ghost knife fish, among other things. Paul had a marine set-up.

If they are the ones commonly sold as a cochu blue then yes, they are in NZ.

Haven't found it so far sorry.

This should be stickied!

Sometimes and sometimes not depending on how much internal damage was done. Time will tell and he will probably be prone to similar problems the rest of his life if he survives.

Alan is part of the spelling police Sharlz. :roll: The Betta splendens is also known as a Siamese fighter or Siamese fighting fish.

So where did the silicone come from? Has he checked all the tank seals?

All looking lovely. I especially liked the open tank.

Hi and welcome. We are becoming quite international!

Go to a glazier. They can probably do it using off-cuts at a reasonable price. Or go to 2nd hand dealers to get old glass and practise.

You may not have called them the wrong thing as shops do sell pacus :evil: Piranhas are not legal in NZ unless you get a special licence. A couple of oscars would fit in a 4ft if he wants something biggish.

I agree. My friend had one in an 8ft x 2ft x 2ft and the tank was too small as the pacu couldn't turn around. He had great difficulty trying to find somewhere that could cope with a fish that was still growing.

Fish have very small brains. He obviously likes her body shape and doesn't realise he won't get anywhere but I bet he has fun trying :lol:

My Aquaclear does this when the sponge is clogged. It is only a problem if it flows out the front around the tube. If the water is going sideways into the bit where the media is, then flowing out with the rest then don't worry about it. If you can hear it, when you couldn't before, that sounds to me like it needs a clean. If the filter is not working correctly it would account for the cloudiness. (If it is dark cloudy then maybe the carbon was a bit dirty.) I remove the sponge and give it a thorough squeezing and wash under the tap but we don't have anything added to our water supply so I recommend you clean yours in a bucket of used tank water. One of my sponges is about 10 years old and still fine. They can take a lot of squishing and squeezing

Well if you really want to know - my tank would be lucky if it was vacuumed and had a water change once every 3 months or so. :roll: It is large, not heavily stocked, heavily planted, well filtered and well and truly matured. Can't remember the last time I had a fish die (except for the one danio I euthanased as it had dropsy).

Oh yeah, congratulations :lol:

The thread below this one (called Breeding Common Bristlenoses) has the information.