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When you reach that height you have to bear in mind 2 things; 1. Ease of reach 2. Lighting Cleaning a tank that deep is a pain. Anything over 45cm is harder for light to reach enough for plants. Has he thought of a tank with no lid? Then the plants can grow out the top and flower etc. Of course he would need to choose fish that didn't jump

Check out this thread http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/paradi ... t8239.html

I prefer to use darker substrates as the fish colour up better.

Not for those of us who work for a GP

True pearlyred. My tank is relatively lightly stocked and well planted with good filtration. I will also add that although the fish survive, and appear happy, they rarely breed so water changes are important if you want your fish to reproduce!

They are cold water fish. I think though, if they had survived, you would have had to separate them from the goldfish as they get aggressive. Fine white furry growth is often a sign of infection - often secondary, meaning it was a result of something else wrong. Have you tested the water for pH, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites? Often, if fish are living in less than optimum conditions they adapt but any new fish quickly succumb to the poor water quality. I would not have added more fish to the tank.

Welcome nickyboi. Perhaps we will see you in the chat room too. I have electric yellows too and love them.

Erythromycin (penicillin) is a prescription only drug.

Taking the readings when a problem arises helps determine the cause of the problem. I don't do them regularly otherwise. As to water changes. Since it was a week after the last water change this in itself will not have been the cause (and more fish would be affected). My tropical community is lucky if it gets 4 water changes a year!

My book asks; are the fish losing weight and show a sharp edge to the ridge of the dorsum? The body sinks in, the fish darkens in colour. The eyes can also sink in. If the answer is yes - probably affected with internal flagellates or worms. If the answer is no - TB or dropsy may be possibilities

Hmm might give it some thought

Hi there kiwibird. Have friends who retired to Westport and love it! We recently spent a long weekend at Karamea too. I am a coaster myself, having been born in Hokitika. I still have a lot of rellies there.

Caused by the oodinium pillularis parasite apparently. :roll: My disease book has the following; "The skin, cloudy and inflamed in places, produces a great deal of slime" Answer: Is the pH correct? If yes... the skin is infected with either parasites or bacteria.

A faint white sheen is possibly due to the fact that he is producing extra body mucus as protection against whatever is upsetting him. If it is dull looking, it may be velvet disease.

Hi Kasey. We had a cold water marine running for almost 2 years and loved it. We had a 3ft tank with an AquaClear filter hanging off one end and nothing else. We went down the Kaikoura coast with large barrels and gathered some sand, rocks and water. We gathered critters from the rockpools including; anemones, shrimps, brittlestars, starfish (7 armed, biscuit, common cushion and comb) rockfish, triplefins, crabs (including different sized shells for the hermit crab), chitons, sea cucumber and an octopus someone caught in their fishing net. Paua did not last as we could not get the tank cool enough and didn't have a chiller - a necessity. Our only problem was the heat. With the room sitting at 28C it needed to be around 15C or less (pref 10C) for the inhabitants to be comfortable. Although rock pools reach high temperatures, it is for short periods only and they do not handle constant warmth. All we ever did was top the water up when it evaporated and occasionally added more sea water as a way to introduce microscopic greeblies as food. We also added sea lettuce as food but otherwise didn't feed the inhabitants. Good luck with the tank, it will attract a lot of interest.

I had a little space and thought you could do with others knowing about Pooks

Of course having your fish pic on the cover and your wife's excellent article featured can't hurt either. I would like to add how easy this month's mag was to put together when so many finally heeded the call and sent articles, poems, tips etc. There were even a few left over for the November issue! Please keep the articles etc coming people as it is a never ending job. We want a magazine full of original articles that other groups ask permission to reprint.

Any glazier should be able to help too, or second hand house parts dealers.

You belong to Waikato don't you krib and your surname starts with E? If so, you are on the list so it can't be far away.

Thanks guys. It has been pointed out that the first 3 members of Kapi-Mana got their details printed twice in the YB! This does not mean they are twice as important as anyone else in that club (or anywhere else for that matter)

When I set up my Malawi tank I used 4 large goldfish to cycle it then removed them and added all the cichlids (very small) all at once.

Lookin' good Lee

Perhaps a bit of the wood has started to rot or break away and that is why it has only started leaching recently. Sounds odd though. I don't think carbon can remove salt. It will dilute over time with water changes and top-ups. Do as misnomer suggests.

Not entirely Liam. Koi used to be legal and were farmed. In times of floods, some farms were overrun with flood waters and the fish escaped that way. Farmers also have them in stock dams and the same thing happens.

I collect it in containers outside in my yard, or stock troughs. If the water is good enough for the animals to drink it should be good enough for the fish!