SamH Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Most of them are brutal! Many of them look hospitalisingly painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Especially the 2 guys on down hill mt bikes, the one that went into the tree and the one that over shot the jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Just been out to HFF this morning on the way back from brunch. Almost bought a tank but restrained myself. This looks very clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 That demo setup is terrible! Why put such large white boulders in such a small tank - everything is totally out of whack! There were some nice nano tanks in Hong Kong - they had a false back where all the running gear was situated so it was all hidden behind a black or blue background and worked on an overflow system - hmmm... wonder if I can do this with my 240mm cube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 The display they had in store was MUCH better, brightwater gravel, polysperma and ambulia, a few guppies. A very realistic tank indeed 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 There were some nice nano tanks in Hong Kong - they had a false back where all the running gear was situated so it was all hidden behind a black or blue background and worked on an overflow system - hmmm... wonder if I can do this with my 240mm cube? Thats what i was thinking of doing to mine, a mini sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 My guppies from yesterday have dropped at least 19 fry already, I love that feeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Thats what i was thinking of doing to mine, a mini sump. You want as big a sump as you can, you want MAXXXX "overall water volume", or, go hard on the water changes, I.e Daily/ couple days... You can do this with marine too, with small LEDs and LPS or anemone species I don't recommend fish species in Nano (unless they in the "sump" side refugium ) but have seen photos of Crustacea kept successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just about to process some java fern on dragonstone that's been sitting in the garage for months now, wish me luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Good luck! Burnt my thumb knuckle thing on the top of the fireplace - not looking too good (got out of washing the dishes though...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Had less than I thought but it was all fairly healthy, a bit pale but it'll come right soon. This plant is crazy tough, some of the val in there lives too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Good luck! Burnt my thumb knuckle thing on the top of the fireplace - not looking too good (got out of washing the dishes though...) It did that the other day on 2 fingers! Ow it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Yeah - shower is going to be interesting... :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Had two neons and two platies cark it in the past few days. I expected the neons due to the poor condition but everything else looks fighting fit. Strange how they look sick as but the other fish are fine. Did a 20% water change just for good measure, haven't done one in so long I couldn't find the siphon hose :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 and I've misplaced 5 rasbora... found one dead body with bites out of it this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 So who is Mr Bitey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 it was the loaches I think, I don't think half of them suddenly dropped dead. There are still 6 tonight so that's a plus :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 My import male guppy carked it today, saw it coming but still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Lambing has started. As cool as it is I'm not so keen on getting up at 5:10 am to check the sheep (as well as straight after work and after dinner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 And now the other male who appeared fine, this is pretty disheartening -.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Bugger - do you have non import guppies in the same tank, there is something wierd with the imports when mixed with the local ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I had one local and I introduced one import male and two (looks like local) females. It's weird, the fish look perfectly fine right up until a few hours before dying where they're gasping at the surface then carking it. All the other fish are fine so I'm really lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 pH? temperature? airstone? I'm sure you keep your fish fine Sam, but it'd be interesting to ask these of the breeders and compare? Perhaps the imports are kept in specific conditions, at a higher or lower end of the range and the usual NZ keepers are keeping them at "NZ specifications"? :dunno: Maybe its all a giant conspiracy from the venus moon cows sending ultra-guppy killing rays, and our guppies having lived in proximity to our cows, are immune from the... MOOOON cows... :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 The temp is around 25, wee fluctuation with Winter but nothing major. The spray bar breaks the surface, haven't tested the pH but wouldn't ALL the fish be behaving poorly? Or at least all of the species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 sorry, see edit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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