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Where are you Andrew? We have someone interested in killies! Andrew belongs to the NZ killifish Association and will be best able to answer your questions

Definitely an ungrateful lot! Hopefully they will all settle down in a few days. Hope you like the plec's rearrangement.

They aren't territorial but there will be a dominant fish (usually male) who likes to assert authority. No harm will be done.

You can have the wallabies back too! :lol: You've hit on a good plan Rob. Let's exchange possums for fish (as long as they don't kill off the native flora and fauna)!

They will happily breed with no special help. The males are slimmer, brighter coloured, and have larger dorsal and anal fins than the females. They need more room to breed in though and my book recommends a breeding tank of 50 - 100 litres with plenty of plants. Mine were breeding in a 60cm x 30 x 30 tank. White clouds have also been called the poor man's neon. They are a lot hardier than neons though in my experience!

Hi Aqua, and welcome to the fishroom. Whether the flake sinks faster depends on how strong the water flow is. It shouldn't be a problem for the fish though. I have kept white clouds in the past myself. They are a lovely fish and can be kept in cold or tropical water. I didn't know they made tanks that small! Are you using one of those "Kritter Keeper" plastic ones?

Sorry to hear that. I have never had a fish with popeye. What causes it?

Well I am sure that won't take you too long! I assumed wingless fruit flies were available everywhere but obviously not. Am not too familiar with them myself but have read articles about them.

No. I said the fruitflies bred for aquarium use are wingless.

If you want colourful, have you considered killifish? They should certainly impress the missus

These are wingless fruitflies and probably a better class of fruitflies than the Aussie ones :lol:

I am afraid I have no suggestions or experience to add to your theory but will certainly be keen to hear if it works! Sounds like a good idea.

I assure you Dr Felix, most aquarists are well aware of the difficulties involved in getting fish into shops in NZ and we appreciate your efforts - long may they continue. We also appreciate those shops who go to the trouble of getting rarer, and usually more difficult to keep (hence the rarity and price) fish for those experienced and dedicated enough to give them a go. Our thanks to the wholesalers! As we have said before David, if you don't like the prices - go somewhere else!

It was a LOVE bite cat! :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Andrew Like you Ira, I would not be surprised at a die off after a few days but within 24 hours? What was in the tank before? Could there be some residue in it doing the killing?

I am surprised at how quickly your daphnia died Ira. I have never had trouble breeding daphnia myself but obviously others do. Guess we are lucky we live in an area which produces plenty of them without any effort on my part.

It will work.

Hi Klatoo. Meat? That's a new one on me! Slow and steady does it. Do it right the first time and you should avoid new tank syndrome.

That would be good Cees!

Welcome Craig. Post a 'wanted' in the Trade & Exchange thread

I am sure you can outbuild Barbara Butler Cees! :lol:

Farm troughs are a great source of live food but be very careful as many also have infestations of blanket weed.

I was envisioning us saying "Right, we will be on-line at 9am Saturday morning, such and such a date, NZ time" and seeing who joined us. I am not sure what the best time here would be to suit the northern hemisphere (or as much of it as possible). Anyone any ideas?

Well, I have just been given an Eheim wet/dry filter (RRP $599.00). I also have a Fluval 404 (which is considerably cheaper) so I will be able to compare the two.

Why tell me Bill? If Cees wants a playhouse for Megan I am not going to build it for him! Good luck on the project Cees.