CID in OZ Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 8) Hello all I felt I had to join in here after reading Bills comments on the VCS forum I have been keeping fish since I was a kid *the goldfish in the concrete laundry tub* it kept the tadpoles company that I brought home So 30 odd years later I keep mainly cichlids and catfish but Aust. natives pop up now and then Looking forward to some interesting posts :lol: Chris D 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 Hi Cid and welcome. I try to visit the VCS forum often and would be joining their BBQ if someone had sent plane tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted August 25, 2002 Report Share Posted August 25, 2002 Geez Caryl.... Didn'y you get yours... They sent one for me... first class, but the wife has to travel with the ordinary lot.. he he. I'll bring yoiu a doggie bag back Errrmmm "It's not WHAT you know" in this case, but "WHO you know" heh heh.. Hi Chris, just great that you swam the gap for a visit. Hope you find a lot of interest here and find a bit of time to tell us all about those fish of yours. Regards, Bill (Pegasus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Just you wait until I send you a postcard from Vanuatu Bill! PS. You know where you can stick your doggy bag :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 I'm gonna complain.... They never offered me a ticket to there Forgive us Chris... This often happens with Caryl and I. CMON you lot.... What about a few more welcomes for our new members :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 They didn't offer me a ticket either Bill, I have to pay my own way . It will be worth it though! We hope the FNZAS 2004 conference will be in Vanuatu. I am saving $$ and dieting in anticipation! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Caryl said... > We hope the FNZAS 2004 conference will be in Vanuatu. Should be a bit of fun if it all goes as planned. I know I'm planning on going as are several others I know. Still, a lot can happen between now and the middle of 2004... BTW: Welcome, CID I'm hoping for a trip to Aus around March or April next year, probably starting in Sydney... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CID in OZ Posted August 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Thanks for the welcome As I said I keep things like Paratilapia polleni Satanoperca leucosticta (Jurapari) Geophagus steindachneri (Red Humps) Uaru Gymnogeophagus balzanii Altolamprologus calvus Altolamprologus compressiceps C.frontosa Burundi 6 bar and Kigoma 7 bar Cyprochromis leptosoma Malasa Aulonacara rostratum Aulonacara mamelela Aulonacara steveni Kande Is Fossorochromis rostratus Nimbochromis linni Steatocranus tinanti Thorichtys meeki (Firemouth) Syn multipunctatus Syn nigrita Ancistrus hoplogenys Ancistrus leucosticta Ancistrus sp Bristlenose Sturisoma aureum Andrew let us know when your coming over and we will try to help you [email protected] will get me Chris D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Chris said... > ... let us know when your coming over and we will try to help you... Probably won't be until March or April of next year. Will be chasing carnivorous plants (and triggerplants) up the east coast. Hopefully as far as Cairns if all goes well but that'll depend on how much time (and money) I have... Always keen to meet keen local fishkeepers though Later, Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Now now Andrew, don't you go bringing any of those man eating plants back to New Zealand will you ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted September 1, 2002 Report Share Posted September 1, 2002 Pegasus said... > ... don't you go bringing any of those man eating plants > back to New Zealand will you ?? No need, there are a dozen or so species native to NZ and many exotics in cultivation already. Shame I can't say the same about the triggerplants (Stylidium). Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 2, 2002 Report Share Posted September 2, 2002 My research into the files of the White House, and the Bat Cave of course, reveal that if you type "Stylidium" into your browser you get 56 locacations of this nice looking plant, many with great pics, and some showing it flowering. Nice reading.... Thanks AJ Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted September 2, 2002 Report Share Posted September 2, 2002 Pegasus said... > ... if you type "Stylidium" into your browser you get 56 locacations > of this nice looking plant, many with great pics, and some showing it > flowering If you use GOOGLE then you'll get more like 950. I grow S. graminifolium (http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/jpg/s-gram.jpg). Have a look at: http://www.triggerplants.org They're not common in cultivation in NZ. I know of 3 people with them, including myself... I got interested after seeing so many while I was in Western Australia last year. I run a YAHOO group for people interested in the little blighters. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stylidium/ Andrew, waaaay off topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylh Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 Bill and Caryl, if you two can't be nice to one another I'm going to cancel your tickets altogether ... I know I put them somewhere around here .... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 I assure you any above comments between me and Bill were all in fun. If you can find those plane tickets we will happily chat away together all the way to Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kluyu Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 That triggerplant link is great. I have saved the link & will now share it with other plant enthusiasts. We have a few "carnivorous" plants in this area, but the are generally of the pitcher plant type. We also have several species of wild orchid (57) that are usually tiny & hidden in the brush. I am an orchid lover, (although I simply worship them from afar & do not have any real botanical knowledge). Plants are great. I'm rather afraid that I don't have any sort of green thumb though & generally go for hardiness in the ones I keep. Still love looking at the others though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted September 20, 2002 Report Share Posted September 20, 2002 Kluyu said... > That triggerplant link is great. I have saved the link & will > now share it with other plant enthusiasts. Feel free. Anybody is invited to join the mailing list too. > We have a few "carnivorous" plants in this area, but the are > generally of the pitcher plant type. Yep, mostly Sarracenia alata (which occurs right across into Alabama). Have you seen: http://www.carnivorousplantsoftexas.org/index.html Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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