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It is certainly a great magazine. I have 6 years worth of them in my bookshelf. Haven't bought any for about 12 months though - our magazine bill was getting a little over the top and something had to go *sob*

Works for me now. Must have been a temporary problem. What beautiful tanks! I did not know there was a reef club in Auckland. Wonder if they would like to affiliate to the FNZAS? A job for an executive member to follow up on. They could offer some invaluable help as I am always hearing marine keepers saying there is little in NZ in the way of assistance in this area.

When I click on the link David I just get a blank page! Unless it is a view of a reef tank in a snow storm :lol: it is not working for me. I will try it again later as obviously Boban nz could see it.

If you don't like the price, don't buy the fish! Simple.

I am sorry your first post to this forum should be such a negative one. I was unaware the 'hobby is stuffed' as you put it. I am sure that, like many shops, this one has assistants who give good advice, and ones who do not. Did you ask to speak to the manager so you could pass on your concerns? One bit of bad advice does not a poor shop make.

I assure you any above comments between me and Bill were all in fun. If you can find those plane tickets we will happily chat away together all the way to Oz.

No idea I'm sorry. Is it the only hoplo you have? Are any others the same? Any other fish affected? Is it otherwise feeding and behaving normally?

They aren't - well, Grant has never objected and has always offered to rub them dry - but they limit your arm length when reaching to the back of the tank.

Females need to take the size of their boobs into account too! To reach full arm length you have to dangle other bits in the water if, like me, you are voluptuous (my son says 'fat'). :lol:

I assume different things are added to make styrofoam as opposed to polystyrene. I recently toured a polystyrene factory (the raw product is really interesting) where they make containers for fish (dead ones ready for supermarkets etc), wine bottles and insulated wallboard etc. It was very interesting and I made a point of asking if it would release toxins if used in an aquarium. The tour guide said not. Tests had been run on it for toxicity and all sorts of other stuff. Whether they did any tests with aquariums in mind is another matter mind you! I know of a number of people who use it attached to spawning mops and others who use it as a background and have yet to hear of it causing problems in a tank. Nothing wrong with a bit of caution though and John1 has a valid point about us not being industrial chemists.

Hi there and welcome. I too agree with everything the others have said - particularly the depth is a pain to work with, for the reasons mentioned, and I too would be concerned about the weight factor.

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Welcome to the fishroom Justin. Have you researched the requirements needed by seahorses? They are not for beginners. Very hard to feed as they need live food - lots and lots and lots of very small live food.

It wasn't the gravel Goldie - although it didn't help seeing as it was gravel meant for African set-ups so the pH kept hitting 8.0. I can kill guppies no matter what the pH! :lol:

Congratulations Damon. I hope you are going to register them with the breeding scheme Those cockatoos are a great looking fish.

Hiya Pete and welcome to NZ. Looking forward to your input.

You still wanting to follow us up Ira? We are booked on the Friday Lynx which leaves Picton at 11.30am.

I assume both the fish display and the auction are open to the public. Can someone confirm this please?

Those spots look like normal colouration to me too Zeta. What other fish do you have and who is nipping who?

We just have arguments on a small scale instead :lol:

Neither did Marlborough but I think it was sent to an old address and not Napier's fault. Not only did we change secretary but the new secretary then moved house! We don't need more info though I don't think as Bruce emailed us the basics. If there is any other stuff being sent, please send it to me, 8a Faulkland Dr. Blenheim

Can't help you I am sorry but it reminded me of a poem... Here we have the tiny flea You cannot tell the she from he The sexes look alike you see But he can tell and so can she!

Welcome Steve and thanks for the praise. Rob's idea of painting polystyrene and putting it behind the tank is a good one. One of our members used a thick sheet of polystyrene which she hollowed out caves and niches using a hot wire. She then siliconed gravel to it (a slow, laborious process) and put it inside the tank. It looked fantastic! A lot of work though and the finished sheet was very heavy. Do you have any photos of your stand?

Well, you learn something every day! I have never ever looked at my daphnia and thought "Gee they look like darleks"! :lol: I will now though ... he he Exterminate! Exterminate!

Newcastle...hmmm...is this the Aussie Newcastle mentioned in the old song "Don't you ever let a chance go by"? A funny song about fellas in their FJ Holdens (or some sort of Holdens) cruisin' the main street of Newcastle on a Friday night looking for sheilas and getting into trouble in general.