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Nice to see you back Chuckie well the Asian ones that have started to come in are seriously disappointing that I saw in Melb last week orange and no black margins on the fins ………… hope it gets better ☹️

Patience you need the levels up to get the bacteria going stop the water change until the reading drops. Also if you use API kit take a water sample to a LFS like Labyrith at Campsie as Andrew uses JBL test kits

Hi Richie88 welcome to ACE what species of cichlid are you talking about depending what they are will help with an answer

seeing they are a legal import and not on the noxious list for SA , I would say they a legal species http://pir.sa.gov.au/biosecurity/aquatics/aquatic_pests/noxious_fish_list give Aggies a call I'm pretty sure they can advise you

The large comon Plecos are very adaptable fish and this evident by the feral populations They are quite happy to live in Malawi parameters but feel best to keep them under 8.0 pH and a medium hardness that fits Central American fish

all well and good now but after a while it will happen .................................. can't wait for the local ones to get mixed up with the different location ones they bring in especially if they are comparative to local priced stock unlike Frontosa these are a bread and butter species and seem to be a low demand with LFS when you talk to breeders with good quality stock

Hi @PlecoSam hope you made it through the floods OK buddy good to see you around

some of the blackwater Appisto that were brought in had problems adjusting so wholesalers didn't feel the risk for market size was justified unfortunately due to being a niche section of the hobby the market size is a problem outside the usual strains from Asian exporters

Hi and welcome to ACE 50-150Lt is a pretty large variance in tank size especially with a stocking list like that what area do have available for the tank ? I think seeing as you want a long tank maybe a standard 90cm unit would work 90 x 32 x 45cm approx. 130 Lt but going to 90 x 45 x 45 cm would give a better footprint and be approx. 180 Lt what filtration do you intend to use ? once you answer these questions then you can think of a stock list do you have room for a water storage drum ? Sydney tapwater is just over neutral and low hardness this will give the acid/neutral pH with 30% weekly WC but if you can do a couple of 20% changes a week this would be better stability of water chemistry is related to the carbonate hardness of the water so low kH or soft water can create a crash due to infrequent water changes and I recommend looking at a neutral level of 6.8-7.2 pH these are not wild caught fish so are normally quite happy in that range and filter bacteria work better here than in a low pH system which can be subject to crashing from a drop in the maintenance schedule Plants Anubia, Java Fern, Bobilitis, Crypts even the humble Val …. what lighting will be used

Aquarium Industries were bringing in lots of Apisto species a few years back and these were on the list try your local LFS and see if they deal with AI to check

I hope all the members that attended had a good evening and took home some presents from the hamper give away I would also like the thank Andrew from Labyrinth Aquarium at Campsie for his donation of some great books to go with all the other hamper prizes - so if you have any fish needs see Andrew and he will usual sort out your needs Next NSWCS meeting is on 2 / 2 / 2019 and the last chance to get lots for the March MAJOR Auction - see you then

All members please note that the first release of March major auction lots will be at the December meeting this Saturday. They must be picked up on the meeting night, as there is no meeting in January the second release will be the February meeting. NO lots will be posted out, they must be picked up from either of these meetings so if you can't make it have someone pick them up for you with a letter of authority. Also December is the Xmas hamper give away to all financial members that are present on the night, every member will go home with at least one pick of the hamper prizes but we will give every prize away to the members while we have prizes available. Members will also get a Pizza and Drink supper supplied. We will also have the last mini auction for the year so bring something to sell and makes some Xmas cash. Look forward to seeing you there.

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Back from Brisbane and the QLDFAS convention great day of talks from some excellent speakers and truly nice people I highly recommend you consider attending one of these when they come up Speakers were Leo O'Reilly from Toowoomba on Rhadinocentrus rainbows Matt McGee from Monash University via California on feed techniques in fish and one on shrimps Spencer Jack from Canada on Fish Farms and one on being a Cichlidiot I've seen Spencer speak on 5 occasions and it's always a great presentation Jim Cumming from Canada first time in Australia and has a facebook page that makes you go oooooohhhh He spoke on Madagascan cichlids and one on South Americans this was the first time Jim has been to Australia but I don't think it will be his only time Many thanks to the people that put this together and so good to see my old mates up there that are still pushing the hobby NSW we represented great to see the NSWCS Sydney and Illawarra people making up a large portion of the audience Stay tuned for 2019 NSWCS meetings as we are looking to have Matt McGee speak on a topic and date to be confirmed Matt did his post-doctoral work with Dr Ole Seehausen on Victorian cichlids and I'm told his Lake Victoria Cichlids: Speciation, Extinction and Recovery is not to be missed Pencil in November 2019 because we will be working on Jim Cumming returning to Australia for a full night with 2 talks