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Did you register your complaint? Shops should not be allowed to do that!! :evil:

Good pics Ash. Is the Bpftp a place to host pics? If so, what's it called?

I would think poo is poo

Hi Ash. A number of us are in chat if you are able to join us. 9.55pm Saturday night.

I have 3 ponds for growing daphnia. A good live food.

They meet in the MIS Environmental Centre (I assume this is in Masterton), 7.30pm, 1st Thursday of the month.

They have an active club in the Wairarapa.

Hi there sucky fish and welcome. In case you are interested, your bristlenose is not a plecostomus, it is an Ancistrus They are my favourite fish too.

I would like to suggest that as those comets grow you might want to think about a different shaped tank. Hexagonal tanks are OK for fancy goldfish with long fins as they move slowly and don't swim about so much but comets are streamlined and like to zip along. A wider tank would suit them better when they are bigger.

One of our members has had her Cambodians breed.

The main problem will be expense. If frozen blood worms are all they will eat it will cost heaps to keep them well fed! You need retraining :lol:

It's a Tongan tank with a spell on it :lol:

Oscars and others of their size are too big and destructive for me. I like the chunky middle sized fish like blue acaras

Post it in the Community Tank Aqua as off-ice may be able to ID it for you.

Oscars require a BIG tank Other than that, good filtration, as they are messy fish when feeding and always dig up the substrate too. Plants don't last at all. Temp: 24 - 28C pH: 6.5 - 7.0

Haven't bred them personally but know someone who has so it is possible. Sex differences are slight. Dorsal and anal fins on the males are slightly more pointed and the female is wider. The male kissing gourami doesn't build a bubble nest like other gouramis, they spawn in the bottom layers of the water and the eggs rise and stick to plants, or float on the surface. The parents don't care for the eggs or fry so should be removed after spawning. Incubation period is around 50 hours. Good luck!

Robbo you asked about cost per page. The HP gives around 11 - 12c per page of text only whereas the laser does it for 6c To buy the consumables though is expensive because they hold lots more ink. The imaging unit (which is 4 drums) has to be replaced every 30,000 sheets and costs around $600. The colours are $300 each and the black about $100. Costs vary a lot depending on whether it is text or photos of course. The major advantage is speed - especially in duplex mode. It does 16 pages per minute colour or black but in duplex mode it drops to about 5 (double sided). When we printed the last Aquarium World, it was one of several print jobs I was doing at the time and it cost us over $2,300 in consumables over a a week! That doesn't include the cost of the paper itself either and more costs since. It is ongoing but we love the printer. We make enough to just cover our costs and replace the consumables as required. :lol:

Kapi-Mana seem to have a lot of non-fishy social outings too. I hear they have been 10 pin bowling and go-karting recently.

Did you know we have a plant section here (and I don't mean this thread)? Click on the 'fnzas.org is here' at the top of the page then select 'Plant Survey' then select the plant you want. According to this publication... Propagation: Removing and separating young plantlets from the floral stalk encourage speedy reproduction.

We have the HP970 cxi too. Having had to strip and clean too many printers after refill use we would not use anything but the real McCoy! You think the cartridges are expensive, try buying colour toners for a colour laser! :lol:

That was my understanding too.

We recommend the right ink for your printer and do not like the cheap ones or refills. We sell all the common brands sold with printers.

Oscars are good at sulking aren't they?

Good to see you Craig. Welcome. Hope you find lots of help here if required.

You feed your cory eggs? :-? Welcome to the fishroom David. There seem to be a number here who like the 'tank busters'.