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Hi, A good place for carnivorous plant info (specifically the NZ hobby) is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/111057322252781/ Andrew.

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/alpinenewt

I talked to Barrie tonight and they're not his but rather the person he sold his stuff to last year. Andrew.

Hi, I would *definitely* not use any sort of sundew/butterwort or venus flytrap (VFT). If by 'pitcher plant' you mean Sarracenia then you might get away with it as frogs seem to able to escape from the traps on these. Nepenthes really aren't suitable for most terraria. In short, I'd put the carnivorous plants on the windowsill (where most kinds will do fine) and have other things (mosses/ferns/low growing other plants) in the frog tank. Andrew.

> lucky man! Not so much lucky as persistant. OK, a bit lucky. > the trout one is one is iv been meaning to get my hands on, > but im terribly down on cash atm =( > > how much you looking for it? PM me if you're interested at around the $25 mark. I'll be in AKL this weekend so could even drop it off... Andrew.

cichlidcentral said... > I have 7 of his books ... I have 11 (including a signed copy of the white covered 'New Zealand Freshwater Fishes'), assuming you count the 'Synoptic Checklist' which is more of a 'booklet'. If anyone is looking for the trout one then I have spares and also a spare copy of the above-mentioned 'booklet'. Andrew.

Mikey said... > Do the pincer's grow back? From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranephrops "Koura use their Chelae for both attack and defence and when one limb is lost the Koura will divert energy for overall growth to restoring the lost limb." So, yes. Generally after the next or subsequent sheds. Andrew.

Sophia, > Stella, are you selling your book commercially or just privately? As Stella is largely 'incommunicado' right now, I'll answer that by saying it's pretty much only available from her at this stage although I can supply a copy if you want one. PM me if that's the case. Andrew.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4635230/River-expo-to-be-crowning-glory

As Stella has said, the Turitea stream is full of redfins (and trout-lings). A person could catch a couple of males in 15 minutes and be home before 10:00pm. Assuming the possums didn't get you... Andrew.

Stella said... > ... he is 10cm and she is 8m... That's a big 'she'... ;-) Andrew.

Wow. I've only ever seen one (a juvenile), about 30 years ago in the Turitea stream here in Palmerston North. Oh, and not really an eel... Andrew.

Barrie (et al), I used to keep a baseline sodium chloride level of about that in all my killie tanks. Velvet is a big problem with Nothobranchius spp (IMHO), especially fry, and so I always kept a eye on them and would crank the levels up if required. Species from other genera seem more robust (maybe Ps. annulatus excluded) but a low level of salt has never been a problem with the various species I've bred. BTW: This level of salt doesn't hurt plants, not even Crypts (who are supposed to be very salt-intolerant). There are some people who beleive that if your water quality is good enough then you don't need salt (Hi Stella) but I disagree with regard to some species of killifish. Andrew.

I'd say 'velvet'.

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Hi, > ... im want ing to find some NZ natives for a fast flowing river > tank im creating I was thinking some torrent fish and some > shrimp but need some advice where to source them... It's not the best time of the year to track things down as water levels are often high. There are lots of species to be found locally though. For a medium fast flowing tank; torrentfish, koaro, inanga and red finned bullies are good fish to start with if you're sure you can keep them cool over the summer (of these, the red finned bullies are probably the most forgiving). I can probably suggest a few locations (PM me) but getting to them will depend on recent weather and your transport options. Andrew.

BTW: does anyone have a grindal culture floating about that I could have or get a start from? I got my original culture from Trevor Sartorelli and most of Andrew.

Hi Rob, Ap. lineatus have HUGE eggs that are fairly robust so a big mop, checked daily, should get you in business fairly quickly. Feed the adults up well on live food (small earthworms and young guppies are ideal) and do regular water changes. The fry are large and will take brineshrimp, grindals, daphnia and baby mosquito larvae pretty much from when they hatch. Andrew.

Yep, I just prefer the other way > In a week or so i may have some hygrophillia polysperma, and polysperma var. rosanvig you can have. That'd be great, thanks. Andrew.

Zev, > You will have to try Barrie for some annulatus - I have mainly males. I'm talking to Barrie. I've bred many Ps. annulatus in the past although I'd be more keen to leave them to others at the moment since I'm not really set up for such tiny fry. You probably already know but I always found Riccia to be this species best friend. > The Normani I will have to sort out, but have promised some to someone else > - will see what emerges from the next batch of fry. Another species that I've had and distributed in the past. There may still be an online article out there that I wrote a long time ago... I'd be keen on some fish if you can spare some at some stage. > Striatums I can spare. I'm definitely keen on getting some of these. Should we leave it until after conference and work something out after that? I'm very flexible. Thanks, Andrew.

Folks, After having my display tank leak a couple of months ago, I lost most of my fish and pretty much all of my plants. Anyhow, in the space where that tank was there now sit 2 tanks that I want to plant up. I've got the lights and new T5 tubes and so on and have had big planted tanks in the past. So, I'm looking for such things as: Barclaya (red and/or green) Some different Echinodorus/or Aponogeton. Tiger Lotus. Crypts Twisted Vallisneria or a tropical Saggitaria. Cabomba. Chain Sword. I'm planning on keeping things relatively simple. A few species of fish and some nice plants. Is anyone able to sell/donate me a few of the above (for local people I'd be happy to swap for my remaining mature fish or other bits and pieces that those who know me would realise I have). PMs are fine. Thanks, in advance. Andrew.

Folks (Zev), I could be convinced to try some P. normani or Ps. annulatus at a pinch (and would be very keen to try some Ap. striatum if you have any to spare)... ;-) Andrew.

Barrie, > I take it you recieved my email? Yep, replying to it as we speak, along with 100 other things I'm trying to get done. Andrew.

Barrie, True but it's very do-able with a bit of practice. Especially with some of the bigger eggs. Cyno. constanciae eggs are more like Notho eggs though. Andrew.

Alan, You should be able to see eggs if they're present. C. nigripinnis eggs are *not* tiny. Bigger than most Notho eggs (and HUGE compared to N. janpapi or Epi. annulatus for eggsample). Andrew.