Caryl

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.

Oh we gotta have you for real Cees!

That's what my fish book said

Bloodworms are the larvae of gnats and good to feed to medium to larger fishes. They are blood red - hence the name. They live in deeper water than most mosquito larvae and are hard to collect cleanly as they make little dirt cocoons they wrap themselves up in.

The dates are on the main page under Events Goldie. We haven't got a schedule yet as it is too early for stuff to be confirmed. Basically the format is get-together Friday night. Guest speaker on Saturday morning followed by AGM. A few other things in the afternoon, depending on how long the AGM drags on for. Fun evening. Sunday is all fun activities with prizes and raffles (only a few raffles) and a visit to a winery or 2 (or 3). We hope to set up some computers and show everyone this site, how to access it, join a few more up to it, and have Cees run a session for those interested in becoming mods or admins for it. He will also show those interested how to use their club pages and update them etc. That's the plan anyway Perhaps at some stage over the weekend we can arrange a time to be on-line and see if we can break the 'most on-line at one time' record for this forum. We could post to those who belong to the board but are not FNZAS members.

I'm going! :lol: We have some interesting things planned for you and yes, alcohol will be featured for those of you who remember the last wine tour here.

I was listening too! It is now 7.42 on Christmas morning. Grant was called out just after 7am!! I have a Fluval 404 so was noting everything you said. MERRY CHRISTMAS (are you going to apologise to the CEO? :lol:

Thanks Warren, same to you too. We had an earthquake earlier, just a gentle one. Hope it is not a precursor to something bigger. That would make it a Christmas to remember! Season's Greetings to all

Yes Macka we are still hoping to come down January 11th. Will start organising it after Christmas. What are opinions on mixing Malawi and Tanganyikans? The general rule seems to be no but there also seems to be a number of people who have both in the same tank with no problems. Why should they not be mixed? Thanks for the contact offer Andrew. I will see what's available in ChCh first to save freight between islands.

I recently sold 2 3ft tanks (thinner glass) for $40 each. Bare tanks, no lids.

Can anyone give me a rough idea of what African cichlids are easily obtainable here? We don't have anywhere local that stocks them. I am hoping to set up an African tank soon and want to know what I can put in it that is available here, and won't interbreed. I love the yellow labs so that is what I plan to start with. Any suggestions?

My son used to have a couple of them. Stupid things! If the worm wasn't held wriggling right in front of its nose, it couldn't see it.

Thank you Rob, you have hit the nail on the head.

They have to be smooth to seal properly. Have you cleaned the glass they are stuck to?

And all of us here wish our fishy friends in the States (and elsewhere) a very merry Christmas and don't overdo the eggnog!

I think I have come across the name reisun once before but I am afraid I can't help you re the canister filter, it is not one I am familiar with. Where are you? Are you talking inperial gallons or US? By the way, welcome to The Fishroom

I take oxygen weed from the local stream that runs through one of our parks. Has the water got a good flow? Is there a lot of algae? Has the council sprayed the banks recently? If the water is a bit stagnant, or their was a lot of algae, I would not take the weed.