PCS & Stuart M. Grant - Cichlid Preservation Fund - Details here
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on 28 October 2014 - 07:53 AM
So they are over a month late, but here are a few snaps 
Matty, neither do I really, but it has a bit of sentimental attachment that I am not ready to let go of yet
Maybe we should try and sweet talk Ronny into doing a PCS aquarium photography course 
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on 28 September 2014 - 10:01 AM
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on 20 September 2014 - 01:57 PM
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on 16 September 2014 - 06:04 PM
I know all about our two favorite bacteria from my AP obsession!
Its all the rest of the fish names i cant manage!
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on 16 September 2014 - 04:39 PM
ps: I am actually fine in regard to petricola/multipunctatus; was just encouraging someone to leap in and explain the difference, which they duly did
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on 15 September 2014 - 06:35 PM
From a new person to the cichlid world, I can certainly understand how a new person could be breeding hybrids and selling them as pure bred with out even knowing.
There was a thread a few days again, maybe Kleinz, where there was a little confusion between two fish. I couldn't tell the difference until someone pointed out an easy way to tell. To make it even harder for new people to the hobby, how do you trust anyone on their word? I mean this is the internet. Then again, I suppose most people would not be too worried about hybrids as long as they look nice in their tank. Which only exacerbates the problem for people trying to keep a species pure.
For me personally, if I am breeding I would like to try and maintain a blood line. For just a display tank, a beautiful fish is a beautiful fish....
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on 14 September 2014 - 10:46 PM
A very nub question here, but is this something to keep in mind with all cichlids?
In a few months I am hoping to start breeding something easy to keep and breed to learn. I was thinking electrics or something?
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on 16 May 2014 - 11:30 AM
It has me beat how I can work half the year and still miss these. Shrimp topic sounds awesome.
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on 04 May 2014 - 01:30 PM
@Michael this link might be of interest to you, if you have not seen it already.
http://www.qsl.net/w...ria/diyco2.html
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on 03 May 2014 - 12:45 PM
I have been stalking the forums for a few months and throwing a couple of comments in here and there. Finally i can show you all the start of my new aquarium. I dont really have any decent photos yet, although i snapped a few quick shots of the fish i have in there while they were feeding yesterday. There is still a huge amount of work left to do before i can say it resembles a decent tank, but i had to get some water in there before i left for work a few weeks ago.
You all may have seen the tank for sale on here a few weeks ago. it is a 4x2x2 that came with a custom built stand. The photos that were put up on the for sale thread didnt really give a good impression of how tall the stand was. I like it though, I am 6'2" and it saves me squatting to look in the tank. The tank stand will be getting a very cool paint job in the near future, so stay tuned for that one.
To do in the near future:
To do eventually cash permitting:
Sorry for the crap smartphone pics... 
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on 02 April 2014 - 06:12 PM
It doesnt sound like you are planning to fully bury you tank, but one thing to keep in mind for anyone who is, water runoff during rain can be catastrophic. Whether it is off your roof or from the ground, you just dont know what will be in the water. I have read quite a few threads on another forum where people have had all their fish go belly up after a rain and runoff has washed a poison etc into their AP system. It would be pretty devastating i imagine to have to drain your entire system and clean all your media again with the chance that all that work might not be enough. Obviously rain straight into your system isnt a problem.
Pawpaw grow excellently in AP. Once my system is up and going again properly, I will be chucking one in for sure.
To save the hassle of detritus in your tank, you could chuck some bird netting over your tank. The last thing you want is blocked pump in the middle of the night.
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on 09 March 2014 - 05:45 PM
I have to say, since joining this forum, no fish has caught my attention like these guys!
Once i have move down to perth in a few weeks i will be on the prowl for some of these guys!
+1 on the second pic being a ripper too.
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on 11 February 2014 - 04:17 PM
Rsevs - You would think people could get a joke on a forum... apparently not.
Pfft, its not like its rocket surgery
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on 11 February 2014 - 01:32 PM
I can barely reach my oil filter on my supra and i am pretty much a skeleton with skin.
At least i know to keep my radiator topped up with oil.... Sheesh 
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on 08 February 2014 - 05:02 AM
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