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:gpo2: awesome, we need more awereness out there

yeah, juvies, they are about 2cm long

this coming weekend?, cool as if you want to come pick them up from the Windermere polytech.

whitebait wriggle rocks, my nephews love it

very nice, there are a few redfins there as well if you want them, i'm taking a couple of younger ones but the big boys would definately benefit from a larger tank.

as it is end of year i have to shut down my 450L tank at poly tech and have a largish inanaga and a medium banded kokopu that would like new homes if possible. if anyone is interested please pm me. also a few largish chunks of driftwood as well for free.

me too, im going back when i can afford it

taken by a class mate in the rock pools of Tawharanui Marine reserve. some good examples of camouflage

there you go

whiteworms on their own are too fatty as a staple diet, need to mix it up a bit. http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/levamisole-hydrochloride-1 good little site, i've used their dosages before without an issue. tbh you'l probably find better info for your tank and fish with a quick google on how to use it

is it eating?, whats it eating? a lot of people try feeding puffers on purely blood worm, especially the shops, they need at least white worms and snails to be kept really healthy, mozzie larvae and guppy fry are enjoyed too. if they are fed well enough and water quality is pristine they will beat any parasites on their own normally. Mine was skinny initially too, but a pile of love made him healthy until the well deserved EX MISSUS dumped a bottle of detergent into my tanks, :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry :an!gry gave him a 5 min bath in avitrol on his way home from the shop. its a good time to treat fish that a lot of people miss, ask the store to do a quick worming while your taking them home many stores will be more than happy to help you. easy enough to set up a white worm, black worm, maggot, guppy fry, snail culture, takes about 10 mins to do per week.

yes, it contains both Levi and prazi so is a good option, google it for dosage rates for fish (I use the loach dosages as they tend to work and seem to be a bit lower.)

:gpo2: +1 damsel fly, probably the native Blue variety, keep them, good food for fish and you'll love the damsels later in the season.

yeah, have run into a few sickly puffers, seem to be intestinal parasites, a few do well though. lots of food and a bit of avitrol if absolutely necessary and they should be fine

Chloramine is not allowed to be added to drinking water in NZ, but there is a natural reaction with the chlorine they use producing trace amounts of chloramines. but no where near the level that would harm your fish normally, or do in Tauranga at any rate.

thats cool :thup: love how they show slightly different colourations and patterns during it too

do a small 20% change (no need for dechlorinator normally) and while your at it put a bucket of water aside, the chlorine will gas off by tomorrow when you do another WC. as long as the tank is clean and cycled he should be fine.

most pumps handle that stuff fine, maybe check & clean the impeller afterwards

50% WC's are fine, just ensure the temps close enough (+/- 2 degrees) I regularly do 50% changes with no issues, quite often up to 75% if im doing anything in the tank. Fish love fresh water, its like escaping outside from a stuffy room for us. get a full water analysis done at your LFS, and monitor your basics (NH3, NO3) for any changes at home if you can until it settles down.

yeah, just males would be a better choice, smaller, more colourful. cherry's are awesome, (although i did meet some demon cherry barbs once :facepalm: ) I like the black phantoms, red phantoms or the lemon tetras, all easy to keep, Cheap, relatively peaceful and colourful. there are heaps of similar species to so have a hunt and a read up.

it might be the onset of bloat, avoid temperature changes and feed him some high fibre food like pumpkin or peas

probably but still cool

I find it can be useful if used properly, I think using furan 2 for everything is a bit of an overkill, I also like Wunder tonic and good old salt.