Caryl

My fish are always more active after a water change - and always act like they are starving for that matter. :lol:

OK since no one from that club has replied so far... Kapi-Mana should be meeting January 26th at 7.45pm at 20 Mexted Cres. Tawa. Club fees are $20 family or senior or $10 juniors and senior citizens.

Cycling a 4ft tank with 40 neons is not a good idea. Too many fish at once.

Just filling the tank with water and turning on the filters will not cycle the tank. You need to add fish, or do a fishless cycle using ammonia. It is my understanding discus prefer a matured tank that has been established for longer than 6 months minimum. I don't think any discus are easier to breed than others of a different strain. Mid sized schooling fish go well with discus, like cardinal tetras.

I'm no expert on plecs but I would say common too.

It is certainly a good magazine scalare. I have quite a few of them here myself. The good thing about the Aquarium World is that it is aimed specifically at fish keeping in NZ and has lots less advertising

I am forever having to trim my plants and have never used fertiliser or CO2. If you want spectacular plants then you need one or the othre but if you are happy with plants that just grow, then don't worry about it.

We always have tons of polystyrene as all our computer parts come packed in it. I hate taking it to fill the dump and it is toxic if you burn it.

Perhaps they share a common ancestor - an Oompaloompa :lol:

They glue it up for you. You buy it as a ready to go tank, not as 5 sheets of glass

I think if you are very good at weekly water changes you could put another dwarf gourami in there once the nitrites etc have dropped again. I wouldn't add schooling fish like tetras as I feel they need more length to swim in.

Interesting colouring in the first pic.

I used to have blue acaras years ago - a beautiful fish.

I reckon it's the weight of pies' new marine tank settling that is causing the quakes in Welly :lol:

One of our members drives over the Whangamoa mountain range from Nelson to attend our meetings. That is 2 and a half hours each way. The working evenings are still a problem though aren't they? You could always start a club up yourself in your area. Make it meet on Sunday afternoons perhaps. Our club used to do this.

Never thought of plants in the sump. Mine will be inside the solid wooden stand so wouldn't grow too well unless I put lights in it.

There have been several queries regarding the availability of back issues of the NZ Aquarium World magazine. I have a number of the following issues. Please remember these were back in the days when we couldn't afford colour. Some have colour covers but the pages are all black and white only. $1 per magazine plus postage... Feb 1997 Aug 1998 Feb 1999 All 2000 except May All 2001 All 2002 Feb/May 2003 (2 months combined) Nov 2003 (August 2001 - Feb/May 2003 are all around 28 pages, rather than the usual 40, and had a different editor) First in first served. PM me.

Remember it is cheaper to buy a tank direct from the glazier than from a pet shop but they do not have the fancy stand with them.

There is a club in Timaru but they pulled out of the FNZAS a while back so you would not get the magazine or any other stuff through them. I am sure they have members who swap plants and fish though! Check out the FNZAS Clubs section for a new thread about back issues of the magazine.

Welcome aboard! I love shoals of rummy noses, they look great.

Quite old ones, yes. The last couple of years, no.

I had a local rockpool set-up running but didn't have a chiller so had problems with heat over summer. I just went to the rock pools, gathered critters, rocks and water and took it all home and put it in a 3ft tank with an Aquaclear 500 filter. Most interesting tank we ever had. It was stocked with shrimps, anemones, sea cucumbers, triplefins, rockfish, brittlestars, starfish, hermit crabs, chitons and anything else we could catch. Every so often I would top the tank up with fresh seawater and add some sea lettuce.

Now now mystic - share! :lol:

They come out in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. If you joined your local club but they have not passed on a capitation fee to the FNZAS you will not be recorded as a member. PM me your real name and address and I will check my mailing list. Don't remember getting any new names from Palmy though. For those who wish to subscribe by direct credit, here are the details Bank: Westpac Branch: Levin Account: Federation of NZ Aquatic Societies Number: 030667 0263933 00 You MUST let me know if you are doing this though so I can check it with the treasurer, otherwise it may be some time before I know you have paid a subscription.

Well I use www.photobucket.com but there are lots of them out there.