Hi all, FOCAS has started a pettition to safegurad the showing of ALL animals including fish. it is in our best interests to sign this pettition to prevent any more incidents like the cancelation various sales and shows. the closing date is the 7th november 2005, so please get signing it will only t...

Hi mate, boiling wouldn't make a difference. the plastic itself maybe toxic, but the zebras would have to eat a large chunk of it for it to have any ill effects. the PVC pipe is non biodegradable, so won't break down in the aquarium releasing any toxic chemicals either. provided there are no rough e...

Hi mate, thanks for the reply. i would tell you my water perameters etc, but i'm planning ahead! i am soon to be getting a 36" x 18" x 18" tank for this purpose, and have knocked up a few designs one of whick will ensure a pretty strong current in just the one direction. i reckon i'll...

Hi, i've tried to do some research on this and found absolutely nothing! but since this species comes from the same river as L046 and is a related species, i'm reconing the breeding conditions are similar/the same for both species. i am soon to be setting up a 3' breeding tank and 3' rearing tank, w...

this looks promising

Hi mate,

just a quick question, can you take fish with you back to new zealand? i know with australia that the only pets you can take with you are cats and dogs, no fish, no birds, no reptiles which has put me off emmigrating if i can't take my fish and birds with me

Chris

Hi, are the brazilian government doing anything to help the fish recover, ie a breed and release program to boost numbers? i've seen these kind of bans all over the place, but all too often nothing is done to help re-establish the species, and the species sometimes become worse off due to developmen...

Hi, my name is Chris, aged 17 and i am from Cradley Heath in the West Midlands. i do not keep Zebras (yet :lol: ) as i still live with my parents and the mother would kill me if she found out i'd spent £100 on one fish :lol: having said that, i am determined to start out with zebra plecs in the futu...