F15hguy

BOP polytech, through Waikato uni.... really freaked out as I havent studied for 12 years

please be careful this is a family friendly forum.... or so I have been told....

nothing major, just a 6m x 1mx 2m tank, with about 10-20 x turnover ........

I sold the guy those fish, if I remember correctly he was the guy who told me that he was working on that project. this was around 5-6 years ago. thank you for implying that I am full of crap

the girls at posthaste Tga are always excited when I pick up new fish and ask for a peek.... I know I shouldn't open the box for them.... but they are soooo damn hot.....(I mean the fish.... seriously....honestly.....)

I sold the guy 20 electric yellows, 20 Blue Zebra's and 30 Tangerine zebra's for the project (probably bred to a nasty brown zebra by now) he also sourced a heap more.... thats how I know

lol I don't even own enough for $377 of insurance.... you have too much!!! give it to charity (like me.... i mean im a charity, im going to be a poor student next year ) have a day off and power has been out all day.... sucks thank god for laptop batteries.

available, just set up your tank right.....

well since its not available for google that there was a large cichlid pond around he was half good.... but then again he was the sort that might break n and steal the fish once he was long forgotten (dodgy and smart) plus he has the links to sell them..... btw be wary of large volumes of electric yellows, blues and tangerines available for cheap soon......

interesting as they do in Tauranga

sell it for $2000 on trade me as an extremely rare mutation..

plus if you order over $400 you ill be stuck with a gst bill and possible clearance fee

agree, but you need to learn, they are asking questions so first lesson learnt. second lesson.... understanding how long it takes to increase biological filtration.... around 1 month..... im surprised that the seachem products are not working.... check the used by dates.... also try TLC, have used these exclusively since I found them and have never had an ammonia spike (although I do overdose a bit and use the pond products on tanks) it can remove a 2ppm ammonia spike within 12 hours from personal experience

lol most species will handle temp changes of 4 degrees(or a lot more depending on species) happily, especially if its downwards, many use this as a sign of rainfall which triggers spawning behavior. I have measured the Ross river in Townsville which has temp changes of up to 12 degrees in a 2 hour period during the wet season. and the fish go into eating mode.... not dieing mode. acclimate them as per normally, just give them about 1/2 an hour to get temp ready... check using a thermometer to make sure, if temps are out by more than 2 degrees, wait a touch longer. acclimating them for too long will stress them more than if you just dumped them in.

what pH regulator did you use and why???? what kind of gravel do you have ???

If i remember correctly a friend of mine was working on a large 5000L + outdoor heated pond project running african cichlids up near there, may be the same one..... I know he was sworn to secrecy while doing it.....

Currently running a Tropical fish room for a local garden center, next year STUDYING!!! :happy1: finally at a place I can study and survive happily btw studying bachelor in environmental management, hopefully specialising in riparian recovery and protection

try a local landscape supply shop, we sell 20L river gravel at work for $7 should be heaps cheaper than that.

I've always run by the head shape and if there is any sperm sac's on the floor. whats this bootie colour thing????

hrmmm.... red empress fry $10-20 each, leopard fish fry, 45L tank, 10-100 per batch, once per month plus heaps of fun

photo's of crystals and burnt things look awesome heres a gallery to give you ideas (warning other galleries that this page links to may be R18) http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/82925108/

otherwise known to you as live food great fun fish for small coldwater setups.

ummm..... most river gravel available in the North island comes from that area, go collect your own, just don't get caught

offer it a home if it doesn't sell, most keepers will happily hand off fish that won't sell ime

have heard of convicts, WCMM, leopardfish, guppies, swordies, platies, paradise fish and even Geo's (surinamensis type) and synspillums surviving Tauranga winters in outside ponds. my personal preference would be for paradise fish and leopard fish