F15hguy

I use the TLC for problem ponds,50mL treats 5000L never had a single ammonia spike.

hrmmmm.... wonder if in the future I could get a job as an aquraium cruelty ranger, and handcuff people who trade in feeder goldfish..... This could become a slippery slope. Pollies always manage to screw it up

maybe it should be more a question of Why we don't see these around as much, to be honest I get a bit sick of just seeing the big 3 always (beardies, nluetongues and RES)

so like a beginners pamphlet sorta thing. should be trying to find out what the common questions are, like how big should I start with, are lights necessary, can I keep my goldfish in a 3L vase.....

as often as you want, no negatives to doing one, lotsa positives. I always say a minimum of 50% per fortnight. mine get one per week, plus any extra I can be bothered doing or if my guys look horny p.s. how is the gravel vac, I always looked at those as a gadget more for the person than for practicality (though they are awesome for small pond cleanouts)

sooooo... have you gotten sick of water changes yet????

plus the bumble bees will make tasty morsels for the angels and the loaches will knock them round a bit. not much point in cycling if you dump a large bioload on it. best to add fish slowly in small groups, about a week apart test daily for ammonia and nitrites, and do lotsa water changes. and if you have the $$$ invest in some live bacteria like TLC or Cycle

sounds like fun to me !!! post some pics when its all settled in :spop:

looing good, can't wait to see the results :spop:

prevention is ensuring the owners are knowledgeable. this guy has somehow been taught that Oxygen weed negates the need of water movement, and that cold water tank require less water changes (among innumerable other things) and I hear these from people every day, prevention is finding the people teaching these things and either educating them or wringing their necks

I have 6 emerald eyes in an AR380 and they school together nicely, and theyre about the same size

the emeral dwarf rasbora, i.e. Microrasbora ethromycron easily available, and on the lists atm, just ask your LFS to order them in. my personal favorite, the emeral eye rasbora doesn't look like much, but they have a glowing green patch under the eye that can be seen from across the room. p.s. good luck finding Celestial pearl danios, they are around but no one want to give me any I'd try a group of 3 or so guppies to avoid any problems with him

if its heavy enough you could place it in a filled bucket under a tap and use a gravel siphon to really clean it out make sure you don't suck it down the drain. p.s. keep us posted how it works, have been wondering how that stuff would look

SPCA has no authority as fish are not legally animals

its not about out numbering, it about the cochu's playing with each other and the guppies playing with themselves. more cochus and more guppies, or else no guppies and lotsa cochus. or you could go wildstrain guppies which dont really have the tail to nip.

he's probably gonna be scared of whoever picks it up now

dude you live in arataki, no further comment required...

about water changes, ask Sheepsnana, he recently set up a system like that, you just add the water conditioner to the tank when you start filling, or you could get a water filter that removes the chlorine. you should add your location to you profile to make it easier for every one, if you in TGA i'd be happy to help if I can. remember that a 800L tank will weigh approx 1000kg + when full, including stand equipment etc.... ensure it is placed across as many support beams as possible.... heres a similar thread http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=59862&p=643303&hilit=weight#p643303

yeah, use a fish bin to keep the fish happy until the tank is up and running. have you checked to make sure your floor is strong enough for it?? if your worried about water changes set up a detachable hose system to the nearest tap. p.s. Im soooooo envious

yeah, more just for them to play with and to add more soft algae to the water (plus they double as an infusoria culture) more food the happier they will be p.s. they have just gone in and seem to be settling in great, found a second fat female, so hopefully the skinnier one is a male

I cant think of a cichlid that doesnt dig. he's probably horney

+1 done

had a customer tell me they put a mop type apparatus on the outflow of the AR320 to break up the current that was annoying her betta.

I would avoid the Zebra danios, go for a small group of harlequins if you must, but smaller fish such as emerald eyes and microrasbora, if you go guppies, go male only and you should be ok. as for the gourami, make sure the tank is humming nicely before ading them, plus adding them last prevents a lot of aggression issues. The honey gourami are better as they get smaller, and the gold ones are stunning. another option would be a short fin betta (longfins dont like the surface filter unless you create a quite area for them.) or if you can find them Badis make good options too (is anyone seeing a terend here )

looked more like a Kotuku, had the long trailey back on it stunning birds though, watched them for 1/2 an hour