[sampling a stream]

have a few days off soon and am thinking about investigating what is in a local stream near me.

its a reasonably fast flowing stream that runs through some rocky gorges and is only accessable through one private property for 20km in each direction. (plus the scenery is amazing)

any ideas on how I should see what is in it?, I can place some bully traps in the slower moving parts, and dip net into the snaggy areas, but how would I investigate the faster flowing areas to see if any torrentfish are in residence.

any other methods I should think about too?

[Possible fin rot Help!]

id say there being nipped at mate

[Invercargil advise]

not to worry, I cant afford anything worth stealing

love to see a thief running down the street with a full tank tho....

[Relationships + fish = what....]

fist are not a problem its a way of life

bruce lee quote???

[I'm bored so I have been taking photos of stuff (Pic heavy)]

wow, very good, I really like the MH pic

[Polystyrene rocks]

still up to 50ml left in the nozzle, watch and see how much pplz spill on their cars

[Joe's 140L Amazon Blackwater Biotope Journal]

for a true amazon biotope is there any south american plants that you can use the leaves off safely?

[where can i buy shells for shellies]

also ask your LFS's to keep any dead apple snails, they make good hidey holes and the pet stores seem to kill them all the time in their COLD water tanks (grrrrrr)

[How do I know if my tank has finished cycling?]

normal advise is for nitrates to be kept below 40ppm, but IME if you can keep them under 20ppm you'll have lots of happy fish and less problems.

http://www.oscarfish.com/article-home/water/79-is-nitrate-toxic-a-study-of-nitrate-toxicity.html

interesting read

[Polystyrene rocks]

haha I am going to start lifting the hose aswell, GREAT IDEA! :slfg:

had a mate at a petrol station fill a 5Ltr container every day by lifting the hose after ppl had left, surprising the difference it makes <=== Tightass

[Greensun led lights]

when I get back to work i'll find that email and forward it to anyone interested, I think it may just be for retail stores, but im sure they wouldn't mind a bit of interest.

will have to ask them about costing as well.

[When you see it...]

ummmm... hod did the fish get to a car show???

maybe????

[Relationships + fish = what....]

congratulation on making the right choice

shoulda seen the arguments I had in setting up a small tank at home

and if the water level is not perfect she complains about the trickling noise.

[RES Turtles not Eating]

increase temp up a bit to 24 - 26degrees

also check out http://www.redearslider.com/entice_eating.html

[where can i buy shells for shellies]

:slfg: that was easy :sml1:

[My 1400 litre project!]

freaking awesome photo

[Long, funky and what the...?]

I couldn't see any barbels on the ones I have, but then again they don't sit still long enough to check.

had one for 6 months now and aside from about 1/2cm growth it hasn't changed into an eel yet,

what scared me more about this post was the prices, oh for the good old days.

should have taken about 5 minutes for the LFS to ring the importer and ask under what name it was imported under.

im surprised MAF didn't try this method

[Invercargil advise]

doesnt bother me, didn't look good in a bikini anyway

[Long, funky and what the...?]

ummm... i been grave digging and found this... :digH:

positive ID is Pangio anguillaris

it is a close relitave to the kuhli loach

best thing about them is they are impossible to catch, worth buying a few if you see them just to watch the saleperson sweat

[Scott Guy murder case]

Apparently the Euro got saved as well, so the imminent failure of the western financial systems has been delayed / prevented. At least it made it to the news.

If its not scandalous our main news outlets don't really want to know, hence all the attention.

hrmmm didn't hear that one, maybe missed it as it was less important than 2 rich girls beating each other, a farmer murder or the telephone mills of MPs

[borer bombing the house]

What is a borer?

Caper

or shortland street

[Invercargil advise]

Enviromental management atm unless i find something that interests me more

[Invercargil advise]

Move to Christchurch--most of our suburbs are frequently moving.

lol

moving from Toerags (tauranga) am prepared for the cold (raiding the second hand clothes store in summer for snowboarding pants jackets etc...)

[My 1400 litre project!]

next step = good wood?

[Carnivourous Plants]

you get a few of those carnivorous plants up in the Kaimai ranges as well,out the back of Katikati. quite pretty