Chris

why the need for a skimmer when the tank is already cycled and has been running for ages.Wether your new or old to the game as far as im concerned a cycled and succesful tank is a cycled and successful tank and therefore a skimmer is another expense

im picking its a fish tank if im guessing the tank is in morrinsville which i think it is.as for a skimmer pfft whatever they`re just another expense.look after the batfish that tank should come with he`s had them for a long time.

as I recall Petworld had a marine setup before hopefully the new one is better than that

$5k to set up a tank seems to me anyone that has $5k to set up their first tank has spent too much money.I`ve never heard of spending that much to set up a tank

not sure what he uses in or on his system but if ppl are seriously interested there is a contact # in my first post.I do know however that he has been doing it longer than the current importers in Akl have been doing it combined.When he was in the game he had a lot of really nice stuff and the Bengaii cardinals i got from him a year back are still going.I suppose if your good at something all the techy stuff doesn`t matter.Goldfish ppl who have dealt with him know he doesn`t play around with crap

answer for Ira wouldn`t have a clue and to Alan yes do you know him

yeah yeah i know this isn`t the right place for this but I have it on good authority that there is a Marine quarrantine facility up for sale.The authority being me the facility being a friends.For more info ph him on 0211372298 his name is Shane Paul .Ta bye

hey thanx for that just heard the name somewhere and wondered what they were

Can anyone tell me what a wolf cichlid is or what they`re commonly referred to.Thanks

Lurch if you had of joined about a year ago you could have gone to see Will or Shane @ Goldfish Galore.I think they were in H town or around there they were always pretty helpful and probably had the best marine shop in the Waikato region.They also had their own quarrantine.Unfortunately I think they`ve closed down I think they still import marines though.Could be worth a look if you can track them down

Three shops eh..........probably cos they can`t get rid of them for love or money.Believe me you don`t wanna start with a picasso if you have any intentions of having a community tank.Although nice looking they have a tendency to pick on anything,even bigger fish, and harass the hell out of them.As I said give them a wide berth if looking at a com tank

Whoa steep.Didn`t expect to see it at that price.Doesn`t really matter about the size of it it all depends on the colouration.Juvs have blue and white rings that decrease in size as they near the middle of the fish.Adults have flourescent yellow and blue lines that run horizontally along the fish.They`re usually pretty helpful in Hollywood alright.

May I ask where you saw the emperor and wether it was a juv or an adult.Just curious

Forgive my negativity but man this subject got old a long time ago.However I did stop into Hollywoods yesterday and they had just recieved some new stock in amongst them was a Coral Beauty I didn`t take any notice of the price as the fish I wanted had just exited the building(nice Powder Blue).They informed me that they were expecting some more in the next week or so.BTW there was a shop down Hamilton ways that used to regularly have well priced fish can`t quite remember the name

MMMMMMM quite right Lions cannat be imported into N.Z dunno why though as there are antidotes to their toxins in NZ.Besides they only sting if you annoy the hell out of them.Have heard different ppl saying that they`ve seen them @ the Knights but like everyone else have yet to spy one for myself.The Volitans would easily be my fave