Caryl

I am afraid breeding is out of the question as I only have the one fish. I assume it is male since it has a permanent disgruntled expression. Since it is 60cm long already it is not suitable for my community tank :lol:

I vote with Warren too. Having said that, my tank sits on a external heat pad

Hi and welcome Aaron. I too suggest you don't get a plec as they are too big for your tank. Good luck with the pregnant sword. By the way, swords should be kept 1 male to at least 2 or more females or he will harass the female to death.

Yes it can be normal behaviour. Have you sexed the gouramis? The males have longer and pointier dorsal and anal fins than the females whose fins are more rounded. Gouramis are gouramis, whether they are opaline, 3 spot or whatever so they will not differentiate between colour types. It is possible you have 2 males and they are fighting it out for the top position, or you have a pair and the male is showing off. Keep an eye out for any damage caused or signs the less dominant fish is getting stressed.

They are ordinary guppies andyman. Guppies are sometimes sold as 'cold water' but what it really means is guppies can tolerate room temperatures. If you have a well insulated house and the temp does not drop below about 18C you do not need to heat the tank.

I was given a new fish today. It came from Bangkok but I do not know what species it belongs to :roll:

Hi nightshade. Sounds like another case of MTS (multiple tank syndrome) coming on! :lol: Pleased to meet you.

Thanks Chris. Anyone else?

Does anyone out there have some pics of the mollies they caught on last year's Molly Hunt at Tokaanu swamp? If so, please email any good, sharp ones for use in the magazine.

Thank Alan. He emailed it to me and asked me to post it so I did

I don't know Auckland so can't tell you. There are club meetings in Green Bay Community Centre, Sunnynook Community Centre and the Sth Auckland club have the occasional dinner meeting. Feel free to start a club in your own area. We are happy to give you all the help you need. There is a newly formed reef club but I don't think they have an organised meeting place as yet.

Love the new sig Ira :lol: Which cichlids would you recommend then?

Hi and welcome fishfinder. We have a number of people here who also like the unusual.

OK, I have heard back from the breeder. The 1st and 3rd pics are Aulonocara jacobfreibergi. The blue one is Sciaenochromis ahli, commonly called Electric blue hap and the Copadichromis borleyi is named correctly Rob you are right about Mbuna so I am sorry Cliff for calling all my fish Mbuna when they aren't. :roll: We learn something every day

Hey mole, I'm not new and I didn't notice that detail either! :lol:

Silicon the log directly to the base of the tank, the back wall, or both depending on the shape o f the log

Ha ha I hadn't noticed that! :oops:

I have had them all 12 months now and they were young when I got them - I had to wait until they were old enough to leave home.

What does age have to do with it? If he is right and it is ammonia poisoning it will affect any fish no matter what age it is.

No worries Cliff. I will let you know as soon as I hear from the man who bred them.

I don't boil my big pieces of wood dark and have never had a problem. I gather them from the river mouth so they have been sitting in salt water. Don't know if this helps or not.

Here is the one I thought was the C borleyi...

Not according to the breeder Cliff. Will be interesting to see what he says. What exactly is an Mbuna then? I thought it referred to all African cichlids. I asked for Lake Malawi species specifically (and I know J marlieri isn't one but I really like them).

sorry to hear that morz and sorry we could not be of more help.