F15hguy

it sounds funny but Glad wrapping the tank, or duct taping a plastic sheet over it is a good Idea, would drop the water level by half to increase available oxygen and turn off all air pumps (or if you want place an air pump in a safe area and run air tubing to it) the aim is to make it as air tight as possible but make sure the fish have enough oxygen. (I would consider a couple of fish bins and heater plus air pump and catch as much as you can)

nah to invers, organising a few years of study for me and the missus. btw is there much in the way of easily accessable fishing down there?

i like http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2010/show85.html has a sense of fun

considering a move down south, was wqondering what suburbs to avoid and what suburbs are moving ahead atm cheers

I thought its nose was the small white dash under the rock

and the witness statements that claim 3 shots were fired. seems to me there is a lot more to the story

I think its the knife method, will wait till later in the day (this is a retail store and the customers might get a bit grossed out). btw its entire throat was ripped out plus half the gill mass had to send off about 50 large angels once in a commercial fish farm and was the most unpleasant thing I have ever done.

just one or 2 im surprised it hasn't got mosquito fish in it yet just about every place in tga has them now (dunno how they get to some of the places though)

:bounce: bump also what is the prefered method of euthanasia for larger fish, imo its brutal but a snip with scissors behind the head through the spine. I don't want him to suffer if he is not going to recover

API has always done me proud, have had a few issues with Aqua one, JBL is good too but a bit more expensive. it more depends if you want accuracy or not. don't really need an accurate test for NH3, N02, but pH and Nitrate its best to go for highest quality. I would recommend a phospahte test kit too if you have algae issues

I agree, easier to raise fry on their own in a smaller tank. (makes PWC's a lot easier) if you can afford it live brineshrimp naupili are one of the best foods for while their small. also had a lot of success (and very good growth rates) with crushed discus pellets. only prob is finding homes.... maybe a really big tank with heaps of plants and rocks and then you could keep them all!!! (Takashi Amano did a tank like that its in his nature aquariums book.

Have a large male Salvini that used to be the king of his tank, 5 days ago he dissappeared for a couple of days and since his return he has been lying on the bottom gasping. I pulled him out to inspect his gills and half of his gills have been torn out along with the bit that connects front and back, I am assuming this was the result of a fight with the other Salvini's in the tank. question is, will it grow back? or should I send him to the great tank in the sky?

your fish didn't like them???? I have to be careful of my fingers if whiteworms are on the menu

how big are they?, there is a Glass goby in NZ waters Gobiopterus semivestitus that is completely clear other than that can't find anything in my books or online (they don't tend to study it unless its profitable

maybe, you will still get some heat transfer, so he should increase the heater size. seems like a pointless mission to me, :dunno: but each to their own (plus im bad for trying things that ive been told are not possible hence the 21L marine tank at home)

the coldwater side will suck out the heat from the tropical side unless there is some form of insulation between. would be easier to get 2 tanks and put them side by side with a layer of foam in between

as ling as its not that real sharp glass type silica thats being sold atm, can you say mouth fungus

3 kribs works if its 3 males, 3 females or 2 female 1 male. you will end up with only 1 male unless you find another couple fo females

was reading up about blennies the other day and several sources claimed true blennies only occur between north cape and east cape. did it look like this? By f15hguy at 2012-06-27 (hope this works) thats a common triplefin in juvenile colouring

many pet stores sell it as aviverm plus, also has levimisol in it which helps with other types of worms which may be the culprits. check your water parameters as well, many fish will show these signs when there is excess nitrates

as long as you do HEAPS of water changes

just received an email promoting Greensun LED lighting for aquariums, they are a new aquarium LED company exporting out of china and using 3W Cree xp LED's. was wondering if anyone has tried these out yet and what their thoughts were.

loinheads???, sounds like a few ppl i know

I do 5 x 33% changes every week but it is a NZ marine tank and its only 21L hehehe

lol sounds like the business all right