Major Fish Auction 8 Feb 2020

Now at Koonawarra Primary School

Due to flooding of hall, the major fish auction will now be held at:

Koonawarra Primary School.

Byamee Street  Koonawarra.

Auction Still Starts at 2:00PM

Easiest way is to come off Motorway or Princes Highway at Fowlers Road - continue along to Byamee Street.

I have reset a few of my tang tanks as I want to venture into dwarf americans. 😎

I am setting up 3 american tanks and plan on getting rams and apistos. I want to add some leaf litter for water parameters and also decoration, however, I am looking for something more economical than buying almond leaves.

Does anyone know if using gumtree leaves and bark will have a negative impact on water quality?

Cheers!

and managed to break his hip badly enough to require a rod and screws

This serves as a timely reminder to every one about the dangers of ladders and cleaning gutters

The NSWCS will be now running a mini auction on the night  and look to have a short talk by a guest speaker

yet to be confirmed

The usual Members Xmas Hamper give away plus Pizza and Drink will still be on, as will the  monthly raffle

of fish and dry goods

Looking forward to seeing you there

see details in the club section

For those with auction lots remember these steps 

purge your fish

bag and label correctly

make sure they comply to minimum size rule

don't be late for scrutineering

see you there

I'm not new to the hobby (20 Years) but i'm new to african cichlids. Ive been researching and debating cichlids or discus and have taken the plunge. I cycled up a 6 foot, 275 lt tank with sand substrate, some texas holey rock (not a lot) and FX6 filter with coral rubble and bio home over the past two months and went out and grabbed some cichlids today;

• 1 X Aulonacara baenchi
• 1 X Aulonacara blue neon
• 1 X Aulonacara Eureka red
• 1 X Aulonacara maulana
• 1 X Aulonacara maleri
• 2 X Cuckoo Synos

I guess my question would be that as the bio in the filter rises to meet the load, i'll be adding in more. Im looking for recommendations on good peacocks and some smaller haps maybe to complement the tank. Looking to add 4 - 5 at a time.

Thanks in advance for your wisdom. Cheers

Lisa.

This is one of only two appearances he will make in Australia

Due to having an International speaker there will be NO mini auction this month

It will be the last chance for members to pick up lots for the October major Auction

Im looking into keeping a tank of South Americans, Geophagus particularly. Can anyone help me locate them in the Sydney area? Whether it be breeders, local fish shops, etc. I haven’t decided on a specific type as yet, just curious as to what is out there and available.

Thanks

James. 

Was unsure which way to go and saw a colony of saulosi on gumtree which looked nice and colorful, and the tank I bought was about the right size.

The picture below is shortly after setup, cycling, and introduction.  Since i have changed a bit.

That being said around a month ago the first female started holding, 3 of the 6 females followed suit, and late last week fry started appearing throughout my tank.

If i had to guess there must be 40-60 in the tank by now, 2 females still to spit.

What do I do from here, the fry have lots of hiding spaces and are growing well, largest over 10mm, smallest around 5.

How many can I expect to sell through gumtree ads, and what about the rest. Aside from Gumtree where else should i post, when they finally get to size

I knew that buying a breeding colony would result in breeding, who knew it would be so succesful, my previous experiences with bn cats and angels breeding had such low survival rates in a community tank that too many was never an issue.

Thanks in Advance

Garry

I got a 5ft by 2ft by 2ft tank with a  fluval fx5 

I love Oscar's but not sure how many to have and what's  good tank mates with them? Any info for me would be most helpful  

Our Giant Fish Raffle is back again for this year. There will be plenty of bags of fish in this raffle, so come along a try to win your ultimate bag of fish!

We will release a list of fish we are expecting to have in the raffle – see the end of this post.

Please note that the list is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control.

This Giant Fish Raffle works like a normal raffle – tickets need to be bought.

 If your number is called, you are able to take ONE bag of fish of your choice. The number of fish will vary per bag.

Raffle tickets will be available to be purchased on the night!

1 strip of 6 tickets – $5

11 strips of 6 tickets – $50

24 strips of 6 tickets – $100

This is held after our AGM, meeting starts 7-30pm and raffle is expected to start between 8 - 8-30pm

This is the list of fish that will be raffled off with bag qty being 2-6 fish depending on species and size

Opthalmotilapia ventralis Chaitika

Aulonacara stuartgranti Mdoka

Protomelas Taiwan reef

Pseudotropheus acei Musli Pt

Pseudotropeus kawanga gold

Melanochromis joanjohnsoni

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Neolamprologus hecqui

Neolamprologus pulcher sp. Daffodil

Julidochromis regani Zambia gold

Placidochromis electra sp. Fort Maguire

Pseudotropeus kawanga gold

L397

Peppermint bristlenose

Royal Whiptail

Blue Severum

Nandopsis friedrichstahli

Neon Blue Acara

Petenia splendida ( red snook )

Cichla monoculus (Peacock Bass )

Chocolate Cichlid

Caquetaia umbriferum

Altolamprologus White Calvus

Altolamprologus Black Calvus

Julidochromis ornatus

Neolamprologus splendens kiku

Red Jewel cichlid

Tinfoil Barb

Sailfin Gibbicep

Albino Bristlenose Catfish

Calico Bristlenose Catfish

Albino Longfin Bristlenose Catfish

Paradise fish

Amphilosus longimanus

Aulonocara sp. "Lwanda"

Aulonocara baenschi "Benga"

Aulonocara stuartgranti "Usisya" 

Chilotilapia rhoadesii 

Hemitaeniochromis spilopterus

Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus 

Melanochromis loriae (ex-parallelus)

Mylochromis epichorialis 

Placidochromis sp. "phenochilus tanzania" 

Protomelas (Eclectochromis) sp. "hertae" 

Enantiopus melanogenys "Utinta" 

Lamprologus brevis "Sunspot"

Lamprologus caudopunctatus

Lamprologus lemairii 

Lamprologus ocellatus "Gold" 

Neolamprologus cylindricus 

Neolamprologus splendens "Helianthus"

Haplochromis thereuterion (Black Katana) 

Lithochromis rubripinnis 

Amphilophus festae (Red Terror)

Uaru amphiacanthoides

Cryptoheros sajica (T- Bar Cichlid) 

Geophagus sp. "tapajos" OHTs

Heros efasciatus sp. Rotkeil

Maskaheros argentea

Mesonauta festivum (Flag Cichlid) 

Satanoperca leucosticta (Jurupari)

Cheilotilapia euchilus

Aulonacara ethelwynnae

Aulonacara brevinedus

Copidichromis borleyi Kadango

Metriclima esterae Minos Reef

Spotted Talking Catfish

Threadfin Catfish Syn. Eupterus

Neolamprologus Leleupi Yellow

Pelvicachromis Kribensis

M. praecox Neon Rainbowfish

Synodontis Petricola

Whiptail Catfish

Paratilapia Pollini

Neolamprologus Tretocephalus

Tropheus Duboisi

Astronotus ocellatus Tiger Oscar

Clown Loach

I have kept African Cichlids (mostly predator haps) for the last handful of years and now am considering moving to American.

I have a 6x2x2.5 tanks with 2 FX6's.

I'm not sure if I should set up a community tank or just have a single pair of something like Dovii or Umbee's. I'm aware that Dovii and Umbee will need a larger tank down the track.

I would prefer to keep larger Americans.

Just looking for a advice and direction.

Thanks

Peter

That may however be about to change. I am considering setting up a modest tank for display. I am thinking perhaps a 4-5 ft, standard width, and perhaps a bit taller than standard.

I am severely out of touch with what's around and nice at the moment, but am starting to do some research. 

I am unlucky that I am not living in NSW any more, knowing the people who might have the fish I need, but lucky that now I am in Adelaide, I am nice and close to E4G13M4N Mark's shop (which is really good btw).

I am thinking either a busy bright tank full of msobo or saulosi, or an interesting tank with shellies down low and some mid / upper Tangs. 

I'd love to hear some ideas and find out what cool stuff is out there these days.

Cheers

Andy

Do we have Jurupari in australia or they are actually leucosticta??

Can someone please clear this up?

Good news for lovers of the ubiquitous electric yellow, finally some new genetics coming into the country (legally). 

Thanks 

Troy

I don't know if this is the best place for this,  please feel free to relocate if needed mods.

Not sure how to word this, or even if it is a good idea, or if it is workable.  So I will try to be brief ;

Due to a long term and increasing health issue, I am no longer able to look after my tanks. Truth is,  I have not been able to for some time.  But my aquarium fish are my first love and I am INCREDIBLY reluctant to give up. It would be like giving up on life. So, I can't let go, but I can't  hold on and  maintain my African tanks/fish room. 

I have thought /wondered for some years now if there was a person in my local area of Menai, Sydney who has the passion,  but no fishroom where we could mutually benefit from this …ummm…situation.  That is,  I have a fishroom that I can't look after, is there someone who who has the passion (and energy and time) but no fishroom? 

I'm not looking for sympathy or charity. Or to hand over complete control of my fishroom for that matter..  But I am wondering if a working situation and understanding can be created from where we can both mutually benefit?

Craig 

I am aiming to loosely imitate the Venezuelan basin biotope, and was wondering if any species in my plan is incompatible, or if any other species are recommended.

I am concentrating on the german blue rams, I just love their beautiful colours and iridescence! 

Below are all the species I plan to stock for a long 50-150L tank:

• Blue Ram x2-5 (any good breeders?) Note! I am not aiming to breed rams - is an all female community fine; or must they have one male and others female; an all males group will fight I assume?
• Cardinal Tetra x10-20 AND/OR Rummynose Tetra x10-20
• Pygmy Corydoras x6-10
• Apistogramma x2-6 (Should tank be larger as they may be territorial against rams? Any species in particular which will match my planned setup - temps, pH, tankmates?)
• Pleco x1-4 (Any species that is small, beautiful and not too hard to come by? There are too many L numbers for me)
• Water changes (I am unsure what a good schedule will be, 25% weekly? Also, any recommended gravel vacs or such? My current method of cleaning tanks would not fit a large tank)
• pH: 5-7 (Is there a way to maintain pH without using chemicals which may cause too much swing? Would driftwood be enough?)
• Temperature (C): 26-29

If you happen to also know any low maintenance plants that can be grown in this setup, please do tell me! My current knowledge of plants is rather  small, so the only species I could think of was anubias. 

Any help, advice and recommendations will be very much appreciated, thank you!

Thx

with Riverside taking a new direction, St George calling it a day and so many others finding things just too tough I thought we might like to ponder some of the local LFS history.

Some of my personal memories include Bestic St Brighton le Sands, and one on Botany Rd in Redfern.

I'd be interested to see if the history of Riverside aligns with my memories of 30 odd years ago.

So, recollections anyone?