Poppie

This guy is still for sale if anyone is interested. Updated photo below.

I've never had any trouble with the health of either kinds (and to be honest my tank isn't as clean as I would like it to be). I believe them to be a very hardy fish although I would of expected the Panda's to be the same way. I had my peppered cory's shipped overnight from Christchurch to Palmerston North and they were absolutely fine, I drove down from Tauranga with the Sterbai and 2 of them died but they were already very sad looking when I picked them up (I think it was a lack of oxygen). I think the objective is just to keep them happy - They loved it when I changed from gravel to sand, and when I put more air stones in. As long as you have a clean, well aerated tank they should be fine.

Thanks

Ok thanks - give me text when your all set up and I'll let you know if I still have them. I'm happy to drive down towards you a bit on a Saturday or Sunday if that will make it easier for you. To be honest they don't all stay together in my tank, there's usually a group of 5 or 6 who hang out with my Oscar and the rest are in 2's or 3's around the tank but the Bronze and Green do mix in with the others most of the time. They would probably be best with their own colour though - these 2 I rescued from a closing pet shop, they were the only 2 fish they had left.

I have a group of Sterbai and Peppered I like the Sterbai's colours better but my peppered Cory's are a lot more active than the Sterbai - possibly because the Peppered are roughly a year older and larger. My Peppered are approx 3.5 years old, 6cm and quite round! See pic

The Jack seems a lot happier now, not eating yet but he's swimming around like normal and has finally closed his mouth! I've never seen any of the big fish show any interest in the Cory's - everyone has always gotten along great for the last 3 years but I definitely don't want this to happen again. I've got 8 Sterbai, 1 Green, 1 Bronze and 4 Peppered Cory's. I've put up another post listing the Cory's for sale. I wouldn't like to ship them sorry.

Hi I have 8 Sterbai, 1 Green and 1 Bronze Cory Cat's for sale. I am after $12 each so a total of $120. I don't want to split them up unless you just want the bronze or green but you MUST have a group already of at least 4. Pick up is in Palmerston North, I am not comfortable shipping them. These guys are awesome, they don't hide away and are so entertaining to watch. They swim right to the surface occasionally and even swim straight into my Oscar and headbutt him. They have laid eggs a few times (none have hatched as the eggs get eaten first) but the people I got the Sterbai's off said they had bred heaps of times. I am only selling because my Jack Dempsey decided to try and eat one, and it got stuck in his mouth. Picture is off the net, but they look exactly the same. Any questions just ask

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I would like roughly $500 for him or her.

Well I got it out of his mouth, I just held him and used tweezers to pull the Cory out. The fins were really stuck in there and now the jacks sulking at the bottom of the tank. I hope he will recover. I've got 15 corys, but maybe it is time to rehome them. I've also got an Oscar, a black ghost knife, arowana, severum and a pleco. I've had them all together for 3 years and this is the first incident I've had.

Please help, my 30cm jack Dempsey has a 3cm Cory stuck in his mouth. I caught him and tried to pull it out but it's stuck! I have no idea what else to do. I don't know how long it's been in there but my partner thinks it's been over 4hours.

I was wanting around $40 for the pair. I wouldn't be comfortable posting them sorry.

Hi, I have a breeding pair of brown Bristlenose pleco for sale, they have given me 100's of babies. Male has huge bristles going down his sides and would be approx. 15cm long, female has no bristles at all and would be approx 10cm long. Photo to come, located in Palmerston North. Make me an offer if interested.

I have a silver arowana approx 40cm long who is getting too large for my tank I don't want to see him go, but he deserves a bigger home. He is currently in a 600L tank. If anyone is interested in buying him, and has a bigger tank to house him in let me know, I am located in Palmerston North.

Hahaha that's so cute! Mine just dig down to the top of their noses, not all the way in like that, I'm sure it fine though

Have you thought about completely removing all of the infected substrate, cleaning the tank and replacing with new stuff? I've just changed out my 400L tanks substrate and it only took 1 day to do.

Hi, I am looking for a small jaguar cichlid if anyone knows where I can get one. I am in the Manawatu but often go up to Tauranga and would go down to Wellington for one.

Turns out it wasn't cracked after all! It was just leaking through the sealant around the fitting for the sump - Phew! The back pane is 1800 long x 550 high and it is 10mm thick glass. Although it is a reasonably old tank hopefully it'll hold up. With a bit of fiddling and a different fitting we managed to get the water down to manageable level.

That would have been a good idea, if the tank had not cracked last night. I will have to get the back pane replaced. We tried to widen the hole and all was fine overnight and all of yesterday, but last night I noticed some of the paint flaking off the back and realised it was cracked. Only a cup or so of water had spilled out but it is so frustrating! Thanks guys for your input.

I will take a photo when I get home and post it, I'm just worried that if I drill another hole it will weaken the tank too much and run the risk of cracking.

Hi guys I have just set up a 450L tank with a 130L sump tank. I have not used an overflow box or anything fancy, just drilled a hole in the tank and plumbed that down into the sump and back up again. My partner drilled the hole for the water to drain into the sump at the top of my fish tank, but he has drilled it too high so the water level in my tank is right at the lip of the tank. Does anyone know of a way I can reduce the height of the water in my tank by about 5cm so I can put my lid and lights on? Thanks in advance - I cannot find anything that helps on google! Poppie

I agree - go with a sump. I am currently setting up a sump for my 450L american cichlid tank - for a 150L sump it will cost me about $250 total, so a sump has way better filtration, less maintenance and is a lot cheaper!

Hi, are they still for sale? do you know how much for shipping to Palmerston North?

Hi I have an approx. 30cm black ghost knife that I have had for about 6 months. He lives with a healthy 20cm Oscar, a 20cm Jack Dempsey, 2 bistlenose pleco's and 4 corys currently all in a 280L but I do have a 420L tank in the process of being set up. My question is, my knife fish (who seems very happy all of the time) his white stripe going up along his back is a slight brownish colour and the ring around his tail is very slightly pink - has anyone seen this before? Does it mean is unhappy or unhealthy at all? I know they don't have scales so I really don't want him to get sick.

I am after an Electric Blue Jack Dempsey if anyone knows of one for sale near Wellington, Manawatu or Bay of Plenty areas. I have found one in Auckland but it would cost a total of $120 for a 6cm guy! I would be happy to pay up to $80 depending on size and location etc Any help would be appreciated