Caryl

You can find them in all sorts of places :lol:

You mean one of these ones?

Livebearer_breeder that was uncalled for. The aim of this forum is for everyone to offer an opinion, regardless of whether it is the same, or otherwise, to those already given. We each have our own experiences to share.

Check out farm supply stores - small stock troughs or plastics manufacturers like Indac (sp?)

Hiya funky and welcome. I doubt it matters which day you go. Keep an eye out for me, I would love to talk with you. I will be in the group wearing royal blue shirts with a fluorescent orange smiling fish and "Marlborough Aquarium Club" written on both sides I love putting faces to names. Keep asking for Caryl - many there will be able to point me out :lol: I will be there both days I should think. As for a club, if there is none in nearby you might consider starting one or you can join one from elsewhere. My own club has members from Whangarei in the north to Timaru in the south - plus one member in the USA. We email out a full colour monthly newsletter (or post if required) plus you would also get the Aquarium World magazine 4 times per year for free. Our subs are $20 family, $15 senior or $10 junior (school student). As said, Hawkes Bay and Hamilton would be closest to you, as well as Palmerston North.

Mine would cling to the glass but also were found at the top too. If you shine a torch straight down on them their eyes reflect the light and they are easier to see.

Bruce and Julie from the HBAS are opening up a shop. It is possibly theirs.

Go with Jude Inter :lol: We are picking up severus and partner now so it might be better if you get picked up by Jude & Ian since she lives near you.

WCMM are very easy to breed but you won't make much money out of them. Most of our members give them away. They can be set up in tropical or cold tanks.

Boy you can go off some people! :lol: Great pics as usual pies. I have always said temperature wasn't so important when doing water changes (in tropical tanks anyway, I know nothing about marines) as you look at goldfish in a pond...they lie in the sun on the surface until something frightens them and they dive down deep. You all know there is a big temperature difference between the surface and the bottom of the pond, more so the deeper they are. I know one fishkeeper who has bred many fish over the years always does his tropical tank water changes with cold water only and he changes 50% at a time. When I bought my Africans the breeder said he did the same and refilled them straight from the garden hose (lucky us who have no chlorine added). I have done it here and the fish play in the current of cold water.

Thanks for that Alan, I have emailed him. Otherwise, later today the offer will be cancelled.

It seems we may now have 2 beds in that unit. Do we have 2 people needing a bed?

Unfortunately it might already be too late Ira and she is not well enough to travel

I have converted the entry form into a Word document you could email if that helps. Ring their club secretary and complain!

We have had one of our members diagnosed with cancer and will be in hospital instead of travelling to Napier with us. This means we have a bed to spare at Kennedy Park. If we could find someone to fill it it would mean our sick member would get her accommodation refunded. Female preferred please as you will be sharing a room (single beds) with another female. $26.25 per night. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights available. Take 1, 2 or 3 any of those options would help. PM me if you can help. Thanks

When? We have 2 carloads coming off the 1pm ferry on Friday. We have 2 stationwagons with 4 in each but our Odyssey seats 6 - 7.

Hi there Luke and welcome to the fishroom.

The entry form was a download from this site at one point (haven't looked to see if it still is) and entry forms were sent to all club secretaries for you to get a copy. Entries have to be in by Wednesday 22nd.

Hi greenboy and welcome. As well as joining us in the chat room you might consider joining your local fish club. A great place to learn.

There is both a Show, where the fish are judged, and an Expo, where the fish are just for viewing.

I knew you could get salmonella from turtles and TB from having open cuts in an infected aquarium. Every time I suck on the hose I think I shouldn't :lol: You can actually start them without sucking. Put your thumb over the hose end then carefully submerge the wide end in the tank and tip it until the length of the hose and siphon is full of water, then remove your thumb from the hose end. The suction should start on its own.

I wonder if he means the "electric blue haps"?

We can breed guppies outside in a pond over summer no trouble at all. Quite a number of barbs also go well outside - but manydo not survive during the winter. It depends what part of the country you live in too as it stays a lot warmer up north than it does down here!

white worms are easily grow in ice cream containers (and it is fun eating the ice cream first). Daphnia is another easy live food to grow in a half mussel float or old bath in the garden somewhere.

They can be vicious - especially if you get between a mum and her pup. They stink too :lol: We have trouble with them coming ashore along the Kaikoura Coast. They like to lie in the middle of the main highway as the tarseal is warm :roll: