Caryl

Just because a shop says a fish is a 'community fish' doesn't mean it is compatible with all other 'community fish'. This is a rather vague term with lots of exceptions!

Whenever you add more fish your nitrite levels will rise as more fish = more poo. This means the bacteria in the filters have to reproduce faster to keep up with it. If you add too many fish at once the bacteria can't keep up and your fish will die from poor water conditions like too much ammonia. If you have added too may fish you will have to do daily water changes for several days.

I think you will have a hard time finding a culture of vinegar eels in NZ.

We have been there twice now and loved it. Lots to see, well laid out, you can spend all day in there and not get bored! :lol: Hopefully we will be able to visit again when we go to the National Fish Show (and auction and display etc) in Napier in September.

The most dominant male in the tank will often harrass the smaller males too. Many people assume they are male and female when one keeps chasing the other. A common mistake.

You are supposed to get muck under an UGF. Use a siphon to clean your gravel when you do water changes - whether you have an UGF or not.

I am very sorry but the rock I put in the suitcase took me well over the allowable weight limit and they confiscated it. The fish didn't make it either as the bags leaked when I shoved it down my sock to get it past MAF. Better luck next time! I will double bag the fish.

Hi beeko and welcome to the fish room. How long has your tank been set up? I am not sure what size a 110L tank is (never good at working it out) but I wonder if you have been adding too many fish too quickly without gining the tank time to 'cycle'.

Silly me. Too much excitement. Mitch is right - Taranaki are next hosts with Kapi-Mana the year after. Sounds like your club has conference plans well under way Mitch according to the report your representatives gave us at the AGM.

Yes but we will also be in the international terminal, not domestic

Am in Auckland now. Cold and wet day. Trip up was uneventful and boring since all we could see was grey Met a couple of our club members at the airport. They had flown in from Wgtn. The Downs family are here and apparently headed into town to shop. Will wait for the others to arrive later.

T barbs are also known as spanner barbs.

Thanks Alan. We will have the laptop with us, usual contact addy but not sure what they charge to connect to the Net. Probably too expensive See you all when we get back.

Kapi-Mana are hosting next year Andrew. Not far for you to go.

They are a shoaling fish and will be shy if on their own or small numbers. 6 minimum would help. T barbs also grow a lot bigger. By 'treat as you would any other barb' I meant any other barb of a similar size like the ruby barbs, tigers etc.

They are just a colour variation. Treat as you would any other barbs.

One platy two platies as far as I know but have also seen platys. It is NOT platties though

Thanks guys. That's what I figured.

Welcome Shar. Unfortunately the club in Wanganui went into recess a few years ago. Ever thought of starting it up again yourself? :lol:

Never had a problem with them in plague proportions but would suggest cutting back the food and doing daily water changes with thorough vacuuming of the substrate until numbers drop.

Welcome Christine. Hope we see you in chat sometime

They can be but then again... You can have a pair do nothing for a few years then suddenly go mad and produce spawn after spawn for 7 or 8 times then stop again. No apparent reason.

No, I'm not talking about my trip to Fiji! :lol: Someone wants to change their coldwater setup to tropical. The tank has UGFs. Can he just add a heater and raise the temp or will it upset the bacteria and have to re-cycle?

My thought too

About 30 of us I gather. Not all belong to here though. Suemack is another, Janey, Jo (who isn't in here often) too for starters