Caryl

I have taken your advice M and am off to ChCh tomorrow. Will tour the lfs with TeeCee on Tuesday :lol:

They regularly advertise on trademe

I have decided it isn't a bug - it is a lifestyle! :lol:

I found it interesting too

http://paul.aaquaria.com/ Paul is very knowledgeable and also a member here

Egg yolk is a very well known fry food fins You have to be careful not to foul the tank though.

Thanks for that Minch. We were going to stay there again but obviously they have changed the rules. We will go to Kennedy Park as well I think.

Do LOTS of research first. With Africans, there are a lot of variables. It is also important what size fish are when they are added (and depends on what else is going in) and the order they are added. They are very territorial. Also some will interbreed so you end up with plain loooking fry so be careful what you mix with what.

Back row left to right: Patrea Lee, Dave Daily, Jean van Beers, Grant Simpson, Marion Jessop, John Eastwood, Graham Goodin, Warren Stilwell, Mark Ellis, Richard Blick, Rowan Lee, Sarah & Chris Downs. Front row from left: Cathy Dick, Carolyn McKenzie, Caryl Simpson, Virginia Stead, Eddie Bowen, Gael Eastwood, Jo Goodin, Raewyn Hullena, Sue McDonald, Carol Mercer, Jane & Lyn Rattee, Hazel Goodin, Tim Downs

Here is the aforementioned grand daughter

Don't worry, that one male will be more than up to the job with only 4 females

We discussed it in chat pegasus and someone jokingly suggested it belonged in General Breeding so here it is :lol:

If that's what his bar looks like I would love to see the rest of the house! What a gorgeous tank!

Where's the pics? :lol:

and you thought I never listened to you Alan... :lol:

I couldn't either (just red Xs) so I right clicked on the x, selected properties then copied and pasted the url into the address line

They don't care about the colour but the eggs show up better on darker colours. Get the wool and wrap it around a paperback book about 20 times (longwise or lengthwise depends on the depth of your tank). Tie a short piece of wool through one end and knot it firmly. Cut through the strands at the opposite end to the tied end. Voila! One spawning mop. Tease the individual wool strands out a bit too. It may take a little dunking and squeezing to getthe wool to sink at first. I tie the piece of wool to a square of polystyrene so the mop hangs down from the surface. In my tank, this meant the mop hung to almost touching the substrate. Not sure if the fish care though.

I think Alan meant we were discussing it with you in chat and TC said then hers seemed to prefer the flake to the live food. Perhaps you had gone to do your homework by then.

Ahhh how cute! Hope they survive in the community tank but I doubt it

Sounds like plnaria worms perhaps bilbo. Harmless but a nuisance if they get out of hand. Usually caused by over feeding.

I have had fish sent to me via courier. Courier Post I think it was.

Just avoid the wet/dry

Can't wait to see the new tank up and running pies.

You have to ask the couriers if they will take them. This seems to vary from area to area. I have sent and received fish via Post Haste but others have said their Post Haste won't accept live animals. If you find a courier willing to transport them, they need to be double bagged (1/4 water and 3/4 air in the bags) with packing around them to stop them moving around in the container. At this time of year they need to be in a polystyrene box. Fill a 2 litre plastic fizz bottle with hot water and wrap it in a towel or newspaper and pack it in with the bagged fish. This will help keep them warm. The container will need to be clearly marked "Live Fish" on all sides along with "Fragile" and "This Way Up" signs. Of course, don't forget the address as well :lol:

Remove the rams as a safety precaution but leave the babies where they are. Dad will look after them. They are hardy and should be out and about fending for themselves in no time at all.