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If they eat the plants they might like a diet of lettuce... perhaps you could fill em up before your next planting. Have you tried Myryophlum. (sp). or Cabomba.. Ambulia.. they grow fast and might last a bit longer.

Hard to say without a pic NB... any chance you could post one. When you asked in the chat, I thought you were after "building" one... not "buying" one

Now "that" is the pic of the month... great stuff Sue, and great healthy looking fish. One for the next AW I recon Whatdaya think Caryl One question... Where's the blankets..?

You would have been far better continuing the thread that was open Scotty, as now members will be asking the same questions all over again. Scotty's previous thread is here... http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=2522 Moderator

Quite right... they are... my mistake. I think I have ALANITUS STUPIDATUS LINGERATUS. :)

They say that fish only have a five second memory level.. (I don't agree here), but let's face it, if a fish has spent most of its life in the company of another and that other is removed, it's bound to make some effect. Get the poor bugger a female... or two even, and he most certainly will pick up again... (Although I'm surprised the Platies aren't interesting him)

Hi Joelay, Helluva swim from the UK, but you are most welcome here and we hope you enjoy your visits. (Oh to be 17 again)

Forgive Alan... he is having another of his dizzy spells and forgot to take his pills this morning. Contact Tropical Blues in Tirau.. they will have all you want, or Fee will get it in for you.. plus shipping is very reasonable and great service.

Hi Anton, Good to see we are getting noticed in other countries. Don't think there would be many species here that you could,'t already get over there... but the info on this site is well worth the trip over here Hope you stick around a while... and welcome.

It might be better to start a new thread in the Cichlids Section, and that way others will join in .

It's a "sore" point with Ira... (Don't ask he he) Egglayers contain "roe" .. ie.. eggs.. (when they are ready to breed that is).. and these need to be fertilized (in most cases) outside the body.. by the male, so because they don't actually hold and "live" young, they are not classed as pregnant. Female Livebearers (Guppys, Swords, Platies, Mollies etc) are impregnated by the males at a "very" early stage in their lives, and the young fry develop inside the female and are born alive. The females of these species are said to be "Gravid"... (or Pregnant) which is the dark area around the vent. The darker the area, the closer she is to dropping the young. The other thing with the livebearers is that they only need a single impregnation, but from that can produce two or three broods of young... whereas with the Egglayers this is not possible as in most cases the eggs are fertilized away from the female and no actually impregnation takes place. HTH

Hi Susan, You need "Java Virtual Machine" to be able to join in. It's available from Sun. Once installed you will have no probs

Hi Booger, Welcome to the forum. Best way is to post a pic if you can.. sounds interesting.

Don't know if this is any help... (not up with this stuff he he).. but it looks pretty well explained. http://fins.actwin.com/plans/index.php

Hi RobW, Welcome to the forum.. we know you will enjoy being here

Hi Mitch, Glad you decided to pay us a visit, and I see you have found Warren already Hope you enjoy the site, and good luck with your project.

Hi June, Welcome to the NZ Fishroom Lotsa people just starting out here, so you are not alone, and there's always heaps of help on hand.

Hi Chris.. (we have a few Chris's he he) You picked the magic subjects... Killies and Clubs The guys will be along shortly for their nightly chat in the chat room, and we ain't worried where you are from, you are most welcome here, and best of luck with the move over the ditch. I'm a Northlander... so I can't comment about the shops down South Jump in the chatroom around nine and intro yourself

Locking topic as it is running in catfish section.

Nobody will Doch if you carry on like this. You have at least four or five threads started just telling us the same thing. It's called "Spamming The Site".. and is not allowed. If you follow your original thread.. (as Ira pointed out).. then you may get some replies.

If you keep the right types of fish, and feed only as required, plus get the tank to a "balanced" state, there will be very little cleaning to do. A tank full of Oscars will be harder to manage than a tank full of gentle community fish... so selection is important if you want to avoid heavy maintainance. These things take time, but once things are stable, then the larger tanks are certainly easier to manage. The workers in the tank... (the Corys and Plecos etc) will keep much of the maintainance down, so fish selection is important... not just for looks, but for assisting the running of the tank.

Hi Fins, Don't fall into the trap of breeding fish that nobody wants, or just for the sake of breeding them.. (unless you have a purpose) You can run out of tank space real quick if you don't do some planning. Ask around your local LFS's what fish they buy in and the average price range, although you may have no probs getting rid of your cockatoos

Hi Scotty, When you post... only use the "Quote" feature if you need to quote what someone else has said.. (Not required at each post).. and for what you want to say, just type as normal, without the quote. It makes things easier to follow. HTH. Bill.

Hi Lyn, They really need to be on their own if you want to increase the chances of them raising the fry. Angels are pretty funny, and can devour eggs at the slightest disturbance, while others will let you do a full clean up with no probs. Often they "don't get it right" the first few times, but more often than not they will care for the eggs and even have two broods going at the same time. Hope they hatch, as they are a joy to watch, no matter how many times you see it.

There are members here with six and eight footers.. some over two feet deep, and they manage without a mask and snorkle On very deep tanks you can use a grab for planting and moving things. Some territorial fish... such as Oscars and other Cichlids will attack, but apart from the shock you get, and possibly a nip or too... they are pretty harmless. Discus "and" corals come from different areas, so it is unlikely you would find both in the same spot. There is an "allowable list" of the fish allowed into NZ, and only certain persons with the correct autorisation are allowed to import fish. Bigger tanks are certainly easier to maintain, as a small tank can become overcrowded quickly and the water parameters are harder to keep stable. The thing is, that you will still need a heater, light, filter etc, and price for price there is very little difference in these items for a two foot, or a four foot. Buying second hand might be the way to go... but buy a "NEW" heater at least. I see you are in the market for a tank... Think about the size you want.... then forget it... then think about the size you "need" and your future plans... (community.. breeding..etc). Major rule... Take your time, both in the purchase of the tank and the stages after that. In other words "do it right" and get things as they should be before adding your fish. There's heaps of info on here about setting up and the "cycle".. so until you can afford that tank you should take this oppotunity to do so careful reading HTH