Rob Fey Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 hi fishy folk , im in the process of building an aquaponics display system going into a restaurant in Christchurch to display the potential of locally grown veggies and hopefully promote more use of alternative farming methods, because of the red tape involved in breeding/growing fish for consumption ive decided to stock my system with pretty inedible fish instead , hopefully catching more attention , in the past i have had lots of success with small scale prototypes (400ltrs) and now im ready to get a bit bigger, the new system will be built around a 600ltr with a combination of vertical towers and solid media grow beds , i have decided to go with an american cichlid community with the focus being a group of geophagus surinamensis, so im on the hunt for a group of about 6 and a few tank mates (yet to be decided) i would love some input from the community and some help sourcing fish (as well as some constructive criticism) , if anyone knows of any thing for sale over the next 2 months please don't hesitate to ask , (attached is a basic design of the system dimensions are not correct its actually a lot bigger) hovmoller, Caryl and livingart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Interesting project! Will be great to follow the progress of this. Rob Fey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 If you can wait 3-4 months I will have some Geophagus sp. Tapajos "Red Head" (see my avatar) grown big enough. They are just as hardy and interesting as G. "surinamensis" (actuallly G. altifrons but that's another story) but don't grow as big as altifrons and are more colourful. I will not ship them but you will be able to buy them from Hollywoods in Auckland if you are keen. Rob Fey and livingart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Fey Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 thanks hovmoller , but i hate the idea of shipping fish , ill do my best to source them here but if that doesnt work ill place and order with hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Levon who works at HFF Mt Roskill was (not sure if still is) right into Aquaponics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Rob Fey said: thanks hovmoller , but i hate the idea of shipping fish , ill do my best to source them here but if that doesnt work ill place and order with hollywood I got mine from Christchurch so they can definitely fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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