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I presume you mean only 4 of 20 survived and all males? I can only think of something in the water that affected the females who were more susceptible being pregnant. Other than that I draw a blank. :roll: Any other fish in the tank apart from the pristellas? Seems odd it didn't affect the females of them though.

Not only did the anemone change colour but that shrimp changed speices! I didn't know they grew up to be clownfish :lol:

Thanks for letting us know about it Layton

Hi Nick and welcome to the fishroom. We have a few members from over the Tasman now. I think some of us already asleep by the time we get into the chat room :lol:

Perhaps we could buy them all a dictionary for Christmas with the word TROPICAL underlined for their edification. :-?

Sorry to disappoint you but 2 hot 2 handle is really for anything off topic :lol: This section is just as good a place to put the story and may be read by others who do not read the other section. I heard the story on the radio this morning. Amazing creatures dolphins.

More likely the tank lighting combined with a bit of photoshop

When you buy fish from a shop you take them home then float them for some time to equalise the temperatures. Remember 'cold' isn't that cold in your lfs. The tank will probably be at least 18 - 20C anyway so not truly 'cold'.

Has the tank got a flat 'foot' base or does it stand on 4 narrow legs? Put it against a load bearing wall and running crosswise to the joists then keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully the floor is already well supported. Surely the tank would be all right for a short while without a chiller? After all, rockpools get very warm in between high tides. It is constant warmth that is the problem. Good luck with the move.

That shop isn't marine only Ben, none of them are. Marines are very much the minority here due to the expense. Bring your wallet or mastercard with you :lol:

I wouldn't worry about it Kribs aren't fussy.

I am sure that is the filter I was looking at in one of the ChCh shops but the assistant said there were better performing ones he would choose over those ones.

The Dunedin trip went very well thanks and their club was very welcoming and provided an excellent supper! We got a little sunburned on the journey though 8)

ChCh would be better from a marine point of view. Tank prices vary greatly so if you can transport the one you have I would do so. There are a few marine keepers in here who live in ChCh too. Welcome to the site by the way.

OK Alan, please send me an email listing shop names, addresses and phone numbers of those offering discount in Tauranga - and what they discount please.

Why no filter? A sponge, or box, filter would be good. You could run it in the main tank for a week or so to build up the bacteria before putting it in the fry tank.

Good pics. You have some nice guppies there.

This is the Brookfield shop? I can't find mention of it in the last newsletter Alan. Just checking I have the right shop.

well DUH :oops: . Yes, I do mean rosy barbs :lol:

Will add them immediately

I have always meant to set up a pond outside in summer and attempt to breed them as I understand they breed well in these conditions.

Could be a number of reasons but I would suspect stress from being in a breeding trap. I personally do not like the traps and would not use one. You are better having a heavily planted tank with lots of fine leaved floating plants for fish to hide in.

Well done Peter!! I do hope that once you get going you affiliate to the FNZAS. Do you mean Pets n Things will give discount to FNZAS members or only to members of your soon to be formed society?

But I assume her mum was using it before without problem?

Did all the goldfish come from the same place? My book suggests perhaps a flagellate infection of the gut. This is if "one or more fish are continually dark, ranging to black. They stand apart from the others and do not feed anymore. A slight bloating is often apparent." A small area going black, thickening and scales standing out can be a mailgnant growth but I doubt all the fish would have had one of these! Have you tested the pH, ammonia and nitrates? I can't think of any of them turning the fish blotchy black though