Alan

N. Chic Put it out in the pond would be my unbiased opinion. If you have it in your community tank with your neons, I think you'd be feeding it to the cat in no time at all. Alan 104

and that is where snails come in handy. They eat the left over food and pack it into small handy packets. Alan 104

Breakaway, that ain't no banana plant. Banana plant belongs to the water lilly family (I think) and grows leaves like a w/lilly. Nymphoides aquatica = Banana Plant I have got them to propagate by putting little cuts into the stem of the leaf, and a small plant arises from that point. I also think that they prefer cool to cold environment I think the name of the plant in the pic is Star Grass = Heteranthera zosteraefolia Alan 103

Is it the same species Kim? Or is it different one?? Alan 104

Hi Caryl, the Eastern BOP Branch if the NZKA got theirs today. Words don't have to be spoken. Thanks tho Alan 104

Any "guppy" living in local streams in Palmie. I would venture to say, are definately gambusia. A very hardy, noxious fish. It will wipe out native species and even frogs from any area that they get established in. If you find any that live down there in the streams, catch and photograph them, for a little bit of confirmation. By the way, it is illegal to keep, breed, sell, give away, or spread in any way, gambusia. In fact, if you catch them in a waterway, it is illegal to replace it alive back into the water. Alan 104

Better than not setting one up at all MM Alan 104

Woops MM, I've just seen your MAJOR error, The fish you got from the LFS probably had whitespot already. What you didn't do, was to put your new buy, into quarantine. What is quarantine? It's where you keep the new fish away from your main tanks, including nets, syphons, cups, anything. Just NO CONTACT at all until you are sure the newbies are healthy. But where do I quarantine the newbies? In that spare tank that you have for that reason. Doesn't have to be a huge tank, BUT, it does have to be set up with the same parameters as the main tank. When it's not used for the Q. station, use it for breeding. Just control your urge to buy unless your Q. tank is available. It can also be used as a hospital tank. Goodluck Alan 104

Yes, do a water change syphoning out of the gravel. This apparently removes loose cysts that are witing to hatch from the gravel. Raise you temp, to about 28oC, this helps the life cycle of the white-spot speed up. Increase your air supply to the tank, as the warmer water has less oxygen content. Just because you can't see any white-spot, hopefully, during the treatment, don't stop the treatment halfway thru. Go the full distance. But what caused the white-spot to occur??? If you can alliviate that, maybe you wont run the risk again of loosing all your fish. Alan 104

At least two. A male and a female. The male is slimmer than the female and brighter in color, with larger white tips on the anal and dorsal fins. They will spawn thru fine leaf plants and love java moss. Alan 104

OR That's why they have the horse Alan 104

Maybe all their trips are downhill. Alan 104

Just get two teaspoons off the mix, put it into a square of gladwrap and fold securely Flatten out the little sachet, seal in stamped addressed envelope and post. I just sent one to Gilly like that 45c cost Alan 104

Cheapest way to go is with ya air-pump and an u/g filter at each end. Alan 104

Do a water-change on the tank they are leaving, and use that in their new tank. Keep them in their own water through-out this, and then top up the tank they came from, then slowly add new water to where they have been shifted to. Shouldn't have any "water-shock" this way. Use two nets to catch them and don't chase them all round the tank and over stress them. Alan 104

Try "gladwrap" Alan 104

Shae, you correct me again, and I'll be having to spend hours checking your spelling. :evil: Don't give me the excuse that you are hopeless and can't help it. There are ways of correcting by suggesting eg. to look at this or that site for "x". For the record, you are correct, and as an excuse I'll say I wasn't feeling the best last night. Alan 104

Shae ? ? ? ? :roll: Alan 104

Some eggs have recently been discovered in NZ of C. nigrapinnus. Time will tell if they are viable Cross-fingers. I will not answer any questions on this. Be happy with what you know, and hopefully we will have more to add in just over three months Alan 104

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They are the smallest of the Colisia?? family. The book says 6cm, but I've never seen one that big, haven't seen them to 5cm even. I'm gunna resort back to common names. Stuff it Alan 104

I didn't say I'd Put 40 fish into that tank. I said, going on the dimensions of the aforesaid betta tank, killifans tank Would hold 40 fish, inmost cases, too many. But imagine a school of 40 Emerald Eyed rasbora. Kewl, and not overstocked. It is Your opinion that I'm telling killifan to overstock, I don't believe I am. Alan 104

Shae. Examples of Anabantoids are Bettas, Gouramis, Paradise Fish. Notice they are all air breathers. If you check out this link you will see what I mean by a small, unsuitable , unfiltered, unheated container. http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auct ... d=17364561 I got my calcs from this, and I have actually allowed more water than is in it. Diam 100mm Height 200mm. It was a while since I was at school but I think my figures are correct, I'm sure you'll tell me if they aren't. What the mods say and advise to do is based on their experience, for me, I'd quite happily, as I said before, have more fish in this 68 litre tank. Alan 104

Shae according to my calculations the size of the container that I was referring to, would have been the equivalent of 40 plus, fish. These would be unheated and unfiltered No discussion I think. Alan 104

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