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On 1/23/2023 at 12:16 PM, liam said:
what is the highest temperature they have been able to withstand inside your aquariums?
there are reports of them going as high as 22, if you slowly adapt you should be able to
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On 12/30/2022 at 11:59 AM, livingart said:
Would still require a permit to sell which willinvolve proof of breeding etc.
that sounds very complicated how would you even go about it?
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On 11/21/2022 at 4:05 PM, livingart said:
They are native so can't be sold without a permit but you can collect your own
Most streams have these and they can be netted by running a net along the water weeds growing along the sides.
if you are successful in breeding them could you sell them?
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so in the end sadly the van proved too small for this, o well maybe in the future
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sadly the plan has been poo pooed and won't be happing, probably for the best... but maybe we shall try buggies instead
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really wish i could!
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wish i could, maybe a photo will encourage people
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17 hours ago, Caryl said:
The shrimp will be fine and can take 5 - 26C.
Not sure if you will be able to open this link...
and you don't think it matters where i catch them?
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On 9/11/2022 at 1:33 PM, Caryl said:
Catching and letting go back where you caught it should be fine. No problem taking fish between islands.
I transported fish in large 30L(I think) barrels with leakproof lids but they are dark blue so not see-through. I got them from a paint shop. They were used to bring paint powder into the country so maybe they are now using clear ones? You can lie them on their sides and they don't leak. I have never had any success with cling wrap for stopping leakage.
i did look at many clear plastic paint pales and drink dispensers but sadly i have to realistic as to what i'll be able to get and for what price
im going for more mitigation and containment will be a fun learning experiment as long as i can avoid any major disasters
would it be ok if i found some of the local glass shrimp to add to the tank? they would just be such a wonderful addition, and might be ok at 22 if i get them far enough north... -
that fish ain't well!
i'd at least put it in a hospital tank for the safety of the other fish -
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O my gods! i just hope this was a 5 min art piece.
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On 9/5/2022 at 8:19 PM, livingart said:
The hardest part is keeping the water in the tank while travelling, i have used clip down lid eskys before with a battery operated pump powering an airstone and a riser pipe to allow airflow back out opf the container, that and screw top buckets has been the most successful.
tell me about it, i'm thinking 20 different ways but its got to also be viewable, at the moment i think a 40l storage bin with cling wrap over the top compressen strapped together and then strapped down to something...
i gotta find whats best for the fish... and van... if i could find something 40l clear plastic with screw top i'll take that.
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On 9/1/2022 at 1:41 PM, Caryl said:
I Googled car aquarium and got lots of interesting ideas but not quite what you had in mind 🙂
The Chinese have produced a car with an aquarium built into a seat rest console.
I'm sure there is a way to build your idea but, if the idea is to introduce your daughter to nature, I would be inclined to catch stuff to put in a holding tank, wherever you stopped. Find out all you can about what you have found in that location, then let it all go again before you move on.
haha i never did try googleing that, that one does look cool, but probably just stocked when the car is booked, still shows the concept could work...
i am also planing todo the catch and let go , there is no legalities with doing that?but it's a bit limited in scope and doesn't teach by doing just seeing, with guppies they might breed 2x on the trip
you'd see no problem with me taking tropical fish between the big islands? -
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Hello all,
I wonder if any of you have ever thought about having a tank in an RV?
I'll be traveling across New Zealand for 6 months with my daughter in a RV following Te Araroa soon and I was thinking about taking this opportunity to teach her about the hobby and the magic life in general, it's probably crazy idea but here is what I'm thinking.
Gear
If I am able to get it I plan to use a 40L+ storage bin as a "tank", with a hygger single head sponge filters USB air-pump USB water pump and a diy heater. This will all be strapped down with compression straps some where in the middle of the car.
Livestock
Some nano fish like guppies or white clouds, a cory gang/kuli loach, the local mud snail or some other snail and hopefully the endemic freshwater glass shrimp to complete it.
Plants
I would like to use native aquatic plants and mosses though i'm unsure if i can take take them from the wild? Either way I plan to use loose river gravel for the bottom so it can roll around a bit with Java Moss and Anubias attached to an ornament glued to the bottom with some Lucky Bamboo or Pothos and floating plants for good measure and might even try to put some soil in a mesh bag to see if it will grow something.
Thanks for reading looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
p.s. I'd love to get livestock and plants from local hobbyist should any one be on my route and have something extra or want to show us round there fish room please contact me
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum
- Ease of care: Beginner
- Conservation status: Least Concern
A species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. This aquatic gastropod mollusk is in the family Tateidae.
It is native to New Zealand, where it is found throughout the country, but it has been introduced to many other countries, where it is often considered an invasive species because populations of the snail can reach phenomenal densities.
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Amarinus lacustris
- Ease of care: Experienced to advanced
- Conservation status: Unknown
A species of freshwater crab from Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands, where it lives in water of various salinities. It grows up to 10 mm (0.4 in) wide, with an H-shaped groove on its back. It is an omnivore and is eaten by crayfish and fish. It was first discovered in Lake Pupuke, near Auckland, and is the only freshwater crab in New Zealand.
A. lacustris grows to a maximum size of 10 millimetres (0.39 in) across the carapace, with a leg span of 20 mm.[5][6] The carapace is grey-brown and almost circular, marked with a set of grooves forming an H-shape with the two uprights bending outwards, and the whole animal is covered in setae.[7]
Living in estuarine, freshwater and shallow subtidal habitats, usually in salinities of 1–6‰, but occasionally to 0.1–9.6‰.[3] It can be found living amongst detritus and vegetation in the shaded edges of rivers and lakes.[6] Remains of both animals and plants have been found in the gut contents of A. lacustris, indicating an omnivorous diet.[7] Its predators include crayfish and introduced trout.
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Paratya curvirostris
- Ease of care: Experienced to advanced
- Conservation status: Least Concern
A species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is distributed from North Island to Stewart Island, and including the Chatham Islands. It is the only true decapod shrimp to inhabit freshwater in New Zealand.
Distinguished from all other decapod shrimps by the specialized form of the first two pairs of chelipeds, which possess clusters of brushing setae or small hairs to pick up food. This shrimp feeds mainly by scraping detritus from the leaves of aquatic plants (Elodea spp. and milfoils), sometimes with all four chelipeds, bringing the organic material to the mouthparts where larger particles are shredded by the third pair of maxillipeds. It also eats small invertebrates such as midges.Adults grow up to 25mm in length. Sex can be identified by differences in the first two pairs of pleopods, the male having larger endopodites. The female carries up to 4000 eggs and once they are deposited, cleans them and provides water flow by beating her pleopods. Eggs took about 28 days to hatch in a laboratory experiment.[2] Larvae are at first planktonic, with fewer limbs and segments. From studies it has been suggested that first stage larvae migrate to the rivermouth to develop in saltwater, moving up the river or stream to less saline water in the later stages.
This species was common to abundant in a widespread range, but is now somewhat reduced with a patchy distribution, largely due to the introduction of trout to certain areas. It is rarely found above 40 meters in elevation.
read here for even more care information
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Hello,
This little corner of the internet is to help spreed more knowledge and love of our wee little aquarium friends, not only are they very beneficial for your aquarium New Zealand actually has several endemic fresh water species.
For more details about snails in your aquarium check out aquarium co-ops run down below.
For more about New Zealand stuff please see the rest of this forum.
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what happened to the wow emoji?
thats biming amazing! -
What's your plan to prevent this next time?
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13 hours ago, Fishboy1988 said:
Yeah he’s very pretty. I’m going to check in on how he’s doing in his new home tomorrow.
hopefully he's found some peace,
if he's still at it think of the camera
New Zealand glass shrimp
in Mollusc and Crustaceans
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i'm sure if some one wanted to breed the local shirmp they'd have quite a few customers and maybe even funding from doc