Alan

You can't get PURE ammonia Chris, It's too dangerous. It just have to be the uncontaminated toilet variety. Check at your local chemist,tell them what it's for, keep in a well labelled bottle and in a SAFE place. I aquired mine from a local industrial site down this way. Alan

all the above will do Chris, use between 6 and 7 water. Parents can be predators tho Alan

blue panchax

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I was told when I was in Auck. that the gold fish farm at Te Aroha has been banned from selling their val. Don't know if it was confiscated tho. Alan

Me thinks that the gravel is also a form of calcium pollution. Any shell in it?? If so, unless you change everthing dramatically, you've got a great Rift lake set up. You plants are coldwater?? Uh Huh, the ones I see there are quite capable of growing very well in a tropical tank. Alan

There should be no anmmonia or nitrate reading. Don't get too happy yet Alan

Just checked them Rob. MMMMM might have to go along with what you said, and remember, you said it. But I'll try to find it for you. I've three of them, hopefully a male with two females. I have the advantage of being able to go look at them at any time without a half hour trip Alan

Thanx for the try Chris, but neither of those two. Alan

Thanx for that Rob. Sorry I couldn't make a contact over the weekend I'l let you know what they look like when I breed them Alan

Hey, Got some cichlids from Tropical Blues on Tuesday, Fee called them Melanochromis Rainbow Cichlids Of course ya can't find that on the puta. Well, I couldn't anyway. Help would be appreciated. I would like their taxanomical (sp) name please. Alan

curare is excellent food for them Alan

Greg Leveridge of Tauranga breeds Kuda Seahorses commercially. He has recently sold out his shop and house, moved a bit out of town, and is continuing with his breeding and exporting. He is apareently the only one in NZ doing the "Tropicals" Alan

mmmmmmmmmmmmm Alan

well if the Sth islanders use their left eye, and New Zealanders use their right eye, and Aucklanders use their one eye, during the day. How can we miss Josie if she comes on for a chat? Alan

Yes warren, but everyone one doesn;t own their own sun , do they? Alan

left or right?? What do you prefer Josy?? By the way. Welcome Alan

have you got enuf sheep there frenchy

I use a couple of those big blue drums, filled with water, in the fishroom, so the temp is the required heat all ready. From this I have a long 3/4" plastic pipe, with pump attached, to refill tanks. Removing: I hand syphon using a gravel cleaner, but as a watch has to be kept for any elusive fish, the water goes to a bucket, and then out to water the garden or lawn. I have got provision for the waste to go to an internal drain I put in, this is primarily used when empting the bigger tanks. Alan

Well Rose and I had both decided we would save up so I could go, and up to last Conference we were ahead of target, but as usual, due to unforseen circumstances, the money had to be used for other things. So my name will be off the list. bummer Alan

Then they'll eat the eggs. My money would be on the parents having a midnight snack. alan