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Dont joke about things like that.................you got me super excited :sml1:

i would be highly doubtful if such a 'marginally legal' and specialised lizard would be for sale BUT stranger things have happened lol as for monitors... well, thats definitely not gonna be discussed here if it exists, whcih rumour has it MAY, but then again, Rumours had it that we had wild moose in nz.......that turned out to be a diddy...... rumour also had it that the bigfoot exists...... oh, and ufos...... i think i saw one last night.....

got carried away responding to me feeding them lol anyways, pike cichlids!!

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I am sure i would like to fee dthem:D but i have decided, that my n ew tank direction is 'bite the bullet' direction. 2500Litre plus tank. Arowana community tank. Good and proper. So no more random cichlids, fh plan. im talking many arownaws, not many other fish in the tank, but plecos.. royals, i love them! maybe a couple of parrots, a dat, some dither fish.... but focus is on arowanas. im thinking ideally: 3m x 1.2 m by 70 to 80h. mega filtration, extremely high flow stocking 4/5 black aros 2 silvers 1/2 red 1/2 gold 1 green 1 TRUE banjar red 1/2 rtg more of a arowana species medley tank. not about the 'status' of certain species... so choosing to do the rtg instead of a high back rtg. thats my next tank. its either gonna happen with in the next 5 to 8 months or 2 to 3 years. no middle ground lol

bait i hear are frozena nd refrozen can be bad. though i found them, scared to try it. dont want spoilt fish ill try oceanz and pak n save

i can definiately make them snug. and stuff them too. id otn wanan waste the poly but if the garage is big, i will have to get other stuff anyways so the wolly green stuff may be it. might do both. might focus on both for ceiling, get best of both worlds, and wolly stuff on the sides of the building.

anyone know where to get small fish, anchivies or something?

yes, in fact, some things are actually better from nature but one advantage that modern medicine has is the delivery system some agents from nature are effective but are unable to be transmitted effectively into the system or certain parts of the body. modern research enables those active ingredients to be transmitted and process by the body effectively.

definitely. that is why when meds are tested, there are double and triple blind placebos etc. i know what you mean. i guess im just conveying my distain for culture based stuff:D

yeah, i have seen those. we had witch doctors in philippines too. one believed he could penetrate human skin with his fingers to remove tumors, with out blood or pain...... :facepalm:

fair enough, just pointing out that there are many myths out there so i would second guess 'old wives tales' before taking them on board.

yeah, between the frame and i will put ply to cover it up. i have much surplus poly, i want to use wool too. but dnt want to waste poly lol

wondering, what is better insulation. wool stuff or polystyrene sheets. say, i have a wall, i want to fill it and cover it with ply. what will be better to use, solid sheets of poly or wool, say same thickness, uncompressed. i know that industrial cold stores are 50 to 60mm of poly sandwiched between alluminium sheets.

A lot of Oriental medicine is basd on myth. My parents too believe some of that. there was also a Oriental medical thng that says, if you have a cold, flue or feeling unwell, you cannot eat Lamb, Goat or Deer or something, Because those meats are considered to be 'hot meats' i dont believe much oriental medicinal things. I mean, Tiger Testicles - Bear bile - rhino horn? nah...... 8)

is this one of those, show me yours and i will show you mine? .... that can get messy

you should be asking the right question "How do i insure my fish dont get sick" Get extra filtration, double it. or if its a huge tank, ad 50% more bio media capacity. that will prevent spikes that generally cause disease. add an extr heater, double your heater wattage, this ensures temperature is optimal always, uses little to no extra power, in fact might even save you power. temp flux causes disease

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i have owned 2 jars before. agro level towards BDs are minimal, plecos are left alone generally, in both cases, no harassment. hiding spaces are good though. in fact, tinfoil barbs, silver dollars are all fine too! they are too fast for the jardinii. even then, they are quite robust, so the odd bite is fine, lets the jar have an outlet. also confuses the jar if you have a few, they dont know who to attack, basic aro distraction technique. you will get the odd jar that is persistently agro though. my red, i discovered is very agro towards other fish that get into its territory. jar, generally is more agro than any aro species. bottom dwellers should be fine! so you thinking of getting a jar??!?! yeah! arowanas!

you just have to sell it:D my tanks are in the garage, im not allowed to have it in the house until i can prove that i can keep the tank surroundings clean ! which i cant right now, so no indoor tanks!

haha

Maybe? .......... no Definitely! im gonna keep the 600L grow out tank. as back up and as a moving tank but will be off line

haha actually no, its not the case. im keeping that FOR NOW, in 3 or 4 weeks i will know if i have to sell all of it or keep that particular set up! not trying to gain sympathy :slfg:

1200L tank Red Aro flagtail 2x parrot 2x suncats 5 L190 1 L191 1x sailfin albino thats it! so if i do have to sell everything, then i wont have to sell much, only a few fish

haha thats craziness. i have 2 options for what im gonna set up in new house. 1) black aro comm 2) gold arowana tank. both will cost roughly the same, maybe the first option will be cheaper slightly.