Caryl

Your nearest club then would be the Marlborough Aquarium Club but we only have 4 or 5 members and don't have meetings ☹️
Getting plants will now have to wait until the lockdown is over. I am inundated with Crypt affinis and have spare Anubias nana.

Here is my male gold ancistrus doing his best to isolate himself from his tank mates...
 

I am in tawa. Happy to swap you your noodles for some out of my sump.

Pseudomugil gertrudae - Spotted Blue-eye

Spotted Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus maculatus

Scleromystax barbatus - Banded corydoras

Licorice Gourami - Parosphromenus Sp

Blue-redstripe danio - Danio albolineatus
 
 
 

Clown Killifish - Epiplatys annulatus

Yes thank you for getting it up and running again.
Now all we need is members to actually post in here and answer others' queries! I see a new member posted a question Sept 16th and nobody replied until I did so today (I have been unable to access the forums until this evening)

Cyphotilapia frontosa “Black Widow”

Yes thank you for getting it up and running again.
Now all we need is members to actually post in here and answer others' queries! I see a new member posted a question Sept 16th and nobody replied until I did so today (I have been unable to access the forums until this evening)

We now have at least 3 more gold ancistrus than before as I can see them scooting about. Could be more as the tank is heavily planted. Both parents are back out and about so there won't be a second batch any time soon. his is the first time the golds have bred in the 5 or so years I have had them. The browns will breed several times in a row then stop for a few years before breeding again so I have 10 - 12 brown ancistrus of varying sizes zipping in and out on the substrate.
The Odessas have been at it again too as I can see more of their fry out and about at higher levels. A few always survive being eaten due to the plant mass.
We are about to clean out the filter (don't do it very often) so will have to be careful there are no ancistrus fry in the casing as I have almost lost fry down the sink in the past!

Worth the wait 

I bred Australe and Gardneri in 2017 in decent numbers for the latter
Hopefully I will finally get Panchax today

1x 1400L monster tank
1x 300L community planted tank 
1 x 500L African tank (brand new, just started, and first time doing africans)
 
 

We now have at least 3 more gold ancistrus than before as I can see them scooting about. Could be more as the tank is heavily planted. Both parents are back out and about so there won't be a second batch any time soon. his is the first time the golds have bred in the 5 or so years I have had them. The browns will breed several times in a row then stop for a few years before breeding again so I have 10 - 12 brown ancistrus of varying sizes zipping in and out on the substrate.
The Odessas have been at it again too as I can see more of their fry out and about at higher levels. A few always survive being eaten due to the plant mass.
We are about to clean out the filter (don't do it very often) so will have to be careful there are no ancistrus fry in the casing as I have almost lost fry down the sink in the past!

In our younger years (kids at home etc) we had up to 18 aquariums at one point with a wide range of species but are now down to one 4ft tropical with only Odessa barbs and Ancistrus in it (brown and gold) plus a 3m x 9m goldfish pond outside.

In our younger years (kids at home etc) we had up to 18 aquariums at one point with a wide range of species but are now down to one 4ft tropical with only Odessa barbs and Ancistrus in it (brown and gold) plus a 3m x 9m goldfish pond outside.

By hammered, it looks like the leaves have been hit with a small hammer so they have a more rippled (sort of bubbly) effect along the length than the standard surface of Java.
I offer this opinion after studying several photos of both plants, not from personal experience.

Easy to build, cheap and solid as.
 

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https://www.ocellarisclownfish.com/difference-between-ocellaris-and-percula-clownfish
Difference Between Ocellaris and Percula Clownfish
One of the most common questions from new clownfish owners (and even experienced reef keepers) is, “What is the difference between an Ocellaris Clownfish and a Percula Clownfish?” After all, one of the Ocellaris’ most common names is False Percula Clownfish. The differences are minute. However, the two fish are distinct species, although closely related.
It’s surprisingly common that people will believe that a True Percula Clownfish is a wild caught fish and a False Percula Clownfish is a tank raised fish. While this may make sense given the names, it is not at all true. Both Ocellaris and Percula clownfish may be found in the ocean or tank raised.
How Ocellaris and Percula Clownfish are Different
There are a number of differences between the two species. Let’s take a look at a few:


Dorsal fin spines: The True Percula Clown (Amphiprion percula) typically has 10 dorsal spines. These are the spines in the fin on the very top of the fish. The False Percula (Amphiprion ocellaris) has 11 dorsal fin spines. On rare occasions the A. percula will have 9 dorsal spines and the A. ocellaris will have 10. However, in general, the True Percula will have 10 and the False Percula 11. Also, the back part of the dorsal fin is generally taller on the False Percula (Ocellaris) than it is on the True Percula. Black outlines: False Perculas often have much less black outlining their white strips. Sometimes it may look as though there is no black at all, but there is almost always at least a thin black outline adjacent to the white stripes. The True Percula, on the other hand, usually has thicker black stripes outlining the white stripes on their body. This is generally true of standard clownfish, although colorations and patterns can vary greatly from one fish to another. Therefore, this is not a true test one way or the other. It is a good piece of evidence though, when taking into account the other differences. Eye color: Another way to tell the difference between the two species is often the color of the eye. On the True Percula, the eye shows more orange color to it surrounding the pupil. Conversely, the Ocellaris clownfish has more black surrounding the pupil.

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