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Hi and welcome Mekhaela. Did you know there is an aquarium club in Napier? Semd a message to Bruce in here or Warren if you are interested. They are both members.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Snap off the affected leaves and throw them out too.

Welcome to the fishroom squirrelfish and good luck teaching the kids that housework is fun :lol:

Hi Lorenzo and welcome to NZ scalare is a member here and, although he currently lives in NZ, he is also from the Netherlands. Would love to see some photos of your tank and fish once you have it set up.

That's guppy talk for wife swapping :lol: Good luck with the fry.

Yes they will. Why did you catch some? Cos you don't want them all in the tank, or you want to grow them on for sale? I have always just left mine. When you feed them peas make sure you remove the shell first. Mine are happily munching on cucumber slices today.

Have to keep the kids interested! :lol: Love the fish on strings. At least they won't die or get whitespot More plants would make the fish feel more secure - especially as they can be approached from both sides. There are very few places to hide in that tank at the moment. Keep an eye out for whitespot developing over the next couple of weeks.

I was thinking the same thing!

I assumed they were all in a tropical tank mystic.

Some male gouramis can get quite dominant. It seems to be a matter of luck with more success if they have been raised together.

I currently have 15 Malawis in a 280L tank (about to upgrade from 4ft to 6ft). The majority are around 8cm in length.

You have contradicted yourself Shae. When he first mentioned clamped fins you recommended Melafix. Now you are saying if you see clamped fins do not medicate! It appears a number of people are experiencing similar problems every so often Shiuh. In your case it seems to be just females but others are saying they have had both sexes affected. You didn't tell us the results of your water tests either.

Personally I would move the fish to the new tank. They are cramped where they are anyway so a bigger tank must be better even if it hasn't cycled. You still have the old filter to use and a lot of the bacteria survived the disaster hopefully. Any bacteria from this are better than nothing. Keep the old filter running along with the new one (if one came with the tank. Since you said it has a built in base I assume it is one of the new "everything you need built in" types but may be wrong :roll: ) If I have read it right you have also used the old substrate and what water was left from the cracked tank to the new. All this will help. Keep a close eye on the fish for signs of stress as they may get white spot as a result of all this. White spot looks like salt has been sprinkled over the fish. There are various medications available to treat this with instructions on the container. Don't know what they have in Switzerland so won't name brands. Not a good way to get a new tank is it? - but very convenient :lol:

Hi and welcome Anthony. I don't think much has changed in the past 6 years in the fish keeping world. Different filtration systems come and go and I like to think product quality improves. Maybe see you in chat sometime.

I suggest you get a tank that size built by professionals. Go to your local glass merchants and ask advice from them.

I laid the sheet of glass flat on the dirt and kept them dark. When I lifted the lid there would be worms on the glass so I would just swish it in the tank then put it back on the culture.

A sheet of glass over the worm culture and the worms attach themselves to the glass (if it is dark).

Nice pics!

I have the same sort as misnomer. We chose it as it had the best reviews for use in low light so takes better tank shots. We got an external flash and it makes a big difference.

Hi Kazz and welcome. I have 4 goldfish (comets) in a bath outside but all the rest of my fish are tropicals.

Welcome to the fishroom. I do believe there is a shortage of prison officers here. No shortage of criminals though

Angelfish can suck fry through very small holes!!! :lol:

Welcome to the fishroom angelfish and nice chatting to you this evening.

Cees (pronounced 'case' - he's Dutch) is our webmaster. The Aquarium World magazine is the only NZ fish keeping magazine and is produced for FNZAS members. It is available by subscription and not available in shops or overseas.

I had a bristlenose last over 2 hours out of the tank no problem at all.