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sajica

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#365270 International Guest - Adrian Indermaur

Posted by sajica on 07 March 2018 - 09:48 AM

It was a great talk and I enjoyed the science stuff. A huge thanks to the PCS committee for all the arrangements, behind the scenes operations and thankless jobs that go into organising an event like this.




#365070 Tickets For Adrian Indermauer On Sale Now

Posted by sajica on 16 February 2018 - 01:44 PM

Ticket Status.. Purchased :)




#364475 January Meeting - P C S Family Bbq Day

Posted by sajica on 25 December 2017 - 11:26 AM

Currently trying to swing it to have the day off (no need to cater for me I will bring my own stuff if I can make it) If i do there's no way I won't be diving :)

 

On the original post it says short dive. Do we hire 1 or 2 tanks? :P




#363865 Boring As Bat

Posted by sajica on 30 October 2017 - 07:33 AM

It's pretty boring here, time to resurrect the reptiles thread :P


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#363691 New Monthly Topic Ideas

Posted by sajica on 12 October 2017 - 01:01 PM

I'm a sucker for Biotope aquariums but how about some sort of Rift Lake Aquascaping discussion from 3 people that have actually been to one of the lakes? Like an open forum discussion chat, photos, questions from the audience.




#362194 Public Opinion Of What We Do.

Posted by sajica on 13 June 2017 - 05:34 PM

Between the fish, motorbikes, reptiles and everything else I wouldn't be able to afford drugs :P

 

 

That reminds me I will need that "Rainbowfish Lover Parking Only" sign at some point down the track




#362187 Public Opinion Of What We Do.

Posted by sajica on 13 June 2017 - 10:06 AM

No Chris, you don't have a problem, it's everyone else with the problem.

 

All my classmates and friends in highschool thought I was a weirdo for being obsessed with aquarium fish at the time. I'm no longer friends with any of them. I don't need that negativity in my life ;) :P




#361941 Vitalis - Cichlid Grazer

Posted by sajica on 30 May 2017 - 02:56 PM

Just out of interest can they be used in other tropical (tetras, barbs, catfish, etc, etc) tanks?

Mine get most of their grazing requirements off the plants and want more variety :( It's pretty bad when angelfish are having a go at plants as they go in :(


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They do a tropical community grazer too. :)




#361509 Cichlid Deformities- Pics Wanted

Posted by sajica on 03 May 2017 - 08:08 PM

I've volunteered to write a short post about various deformities in cichlids and I'm seeking a few pictures for the article/ post if you have any pictures you think will be handy for my post, PM me. All pictures can be kept anonymous if you like or credit given.

 

 

Cheers

 


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#361185 Shark Attacks

Posted by sajica on 19 April 2017 - 09:23 AM

You guys are all missing the point.

http://www.bobinoz.c...ecade-of-death/

 

Taken from the link above

Animal related deaths in Australia:

During the 10 year period in question there were 254 deaths in Australia identified as animal related. Let’s see who is responsible, starting with the biggest culprits:

  • Horse, pony or donkey – 77 deaths
  • Cow, bull or bovine – 33 deaths
  • Dog – 27 deaths
  • Kangaroo – 18 deaths
  • Bee – 16 deaths
  • Shark – 16 deaths
  • Snake – 14 deaths
  • Crocodile – 9 deaths
  • Ostrich or emu – 5 deaths
  • Others, including fish, sheep, goats, camels, cats and jellyfish – 39 deaths



#360059 Swcp Eggs

Posted by sajica on 03 March 2017 - 09:51 PM

Congrats on the SWCPs Alex.

 

I'm tempted to share a recent acquisition but not sure if I should hijack this thread or find the other one :P


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#360057 Show Table - How To

Posted by sajica on 03 March 2017 - 09:12 PM

Due to a growing number of people interested in showing fish on our monthly show table. I thought I would provide a few tips and information.

 

The Perth Cichlid Society has a number of empty aquariums available for use exclusively for the show table. These tanks are not sanitized prior to each meeting but are emptied and the excess water is allowed to evaporate between meetings. These tanks are left empty and dry for the next meeting/ showtable which may be a month or 2 away. Most diseases won't survive without a host or being dried so disease risks are low.

 

Please contact me (sajica) (current Show Table organiser) if you would like a tank on the show table booked. Booked fish and tanks will get preference if there is an abundance of entrants. We don't want to annoy or offend people, so please let me know beforehand :)

 

Prior Preparation

Before entering your fish for the show table. It's handy to purge your fish before for a few (2 or 3) days and do a couple of water changes if it's been a while or atleast one if needed. This will lower the amount of waste produced in transit and in the show tanks. It's not completely necessary but some fish don't travel well in crap water.

 

The fish should be in fairly good condition too as close as possible to maximum size and looking as nice as those pretty pics on the internet you've seen. Some people will choose to feed something in the way of a colour enhancing diet before hand to boost the colour (personal preference). Bare in mind the fish will be stressed out so the colour will be somewhat subdued.

 

Some people can be a bit funny about sharing nets with other people so bring a few along that are size appropriate to the size of the size of the fish and bucket you're bringing if you choose to bring a bucket. We should have a few available for use but I know some fishkeepers are paranoid about sharing anything from outside their little glass bubbles :P

 

Transportation

This is a personal preference thing, much like a lot of things in the hobby. Some people prefer buckets with a battery operated airpump attached and some people will prefer to bring with fish in a bag and a separate bucket of water. There's no real right or wrong way. Either way factor in around 20L or so of water. That should be enough to fill up the tanks to a reasonable level but we will have water conditioner available to top up the tank as needed.

 

Showing the fish

If you need to put an ornament or something in the tank to keep the fish secure that's fine but it will need to be removed prior to judging. They're the rules in the interest of keeping an even playing field.

 

We have an airpump and airstones available so your valuable fish won't starve of oxygen. There are no heaters or filters though. Please don't bring filters as we likely won't be able to plug them in due to electrical availability. We will visit the idea of heaters in winter when winter comes. I don't expect the room to get too cold in the new venue.

 

Packing up

Please try and be considerate and tidy when setting up and shutting down your show tank. There are towels available but please try not to make a mess. We don't want to leave water stains on the carpet.

 

Thanks Guys

 

 

NB I will add to this as needed as things become apparent or suggested

 

 

 

 

 




#359525 Swcp Eggs

Posted by sajica on 12 February 2017 - 10:20 PM

Long story short. My eggs hatched earlier this week. I won't show each neonate because I don't want to hijack the thread. They look good these are 2 of my favourites atm. They've entered preslough so look a bit shabby atm,

 

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#358988 Bbl

Posted by sajica on 26 January 2017 - 10:54 AM

Looking forward to the Scorchers playing in a final again :)




#358915 Swcp Eggs

Posted by sajica on 23 January 2017 - 07:16 AM

Still around 2 weeks away. I tried to take a photo to show the stripes on an embryo but it's a bit too hard. You can see them :P

 

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