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  1. Norio De Sousa
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    Hi everyone :)

    This is weird coz I just started my own forum a few weeks ago. I used to be on FishForum.co.za but it died so I decided to start one but it's been going slowly.

    A member on my forum told me about APSA so here I am :)

    Looks like an awesome forum you guys have got here! I thought the fish community in SA was non-existent but it's certainly striving!

    Any hoo, I have a single 70l tank with guppies in it. Lots of plants and only started less than a year ago so still learning lots.

    One day hope to have a tank double or triple the size of my current one with some bigger fish in it but I also plan to keep the guppy tank as it's cool to watch them do their thing.

    My wife is planning on getting a green spotted puffer species tank. Probably in a tank double the size of my current one. We already have some snails we're trying to breed to make some food for the new arrivals when they one day, er, arrive :D
     
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    hello and welcome!
     
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    Thanks Toshi :)
     
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    Hey, there.

    Welcome to APSA.
     
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    Welcome
     
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    Hey Norio ^_^ Good to see you here :)

    -Lindy
     
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    Thanks Lindy :) For the welcome and for letting me know about this place. Quite a huge resource of info!
     
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    Tis my pleasure man ^_^ One can never have enough info
     
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    Thanks much :)
     
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    hey man! welcome too! im working here in centurion.. right next to centurion mall! by lenchen:p
     
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    Cool man :)

    What work do you do?
     
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    well to do with IT.. u work in this area too?
     
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    I work from home, so technically, yes :D

    I'm also in IT. I run my own business doing web development for, mainly, small businesses.

    Which LFSes can you recommend in Centurion? I dig the one in the Bazaruto center. Very cool people and they specialise in fish.
     
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    animal kingdom in atterbury is quite cool, the have a nice range for planted tanks...
     
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    I sooo wanna visit Animal Kingdom! I've heard a lot about it but we haven't had a car lately and, when we did, I was too busy doing other stuff :p

    But I made Tanya (my wifey) promise that we'll go there when we both have a gap (and a car :p)
     
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    well i live in edenvale.. so i go to petmasters in boksburg!:) they good priced and always have new things often.. their conditions used to be really apauling but its seemed to be better now:) take a trip there one day should be good..

    as for centurion.. i only worked here for few months so havn explored.. the petshop in centurion mall is pretty crappy so don even bother.. where about is this LFS u tellin me about? and are they big? whats it called?
     
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    I've been to Pet Masters in Boksburg. It's actually where I got 2 of my boy guppies. They're incredibly healthy and have survived a LOT! (Including moving to Centurion from Kempton, a substrate change, a sudden addition of 6 guppies (who never made it) & probably more that I'm forgetting). I trust Pet Masters now :D It seems their guppies, at the very least, are quite healthy :D

    I know what you mean about their conditions being appauling. Especially their back room but, these days, it seems very well taken care of so I'm also suitably impressed.

    Regarding LFSes in this area, I know of 2 good ones. There's one in the Bazaruto shopping center. It's sort of on the corner of Hendrik Verwoerd and South Street. Here's their contact details: http://www.exclusivepet.co.za/map-directions.aspx

    And then there's Tip Top Pets. If you drive up Hendrik Verwoerd, heading away from McDonald's and towards Old Johannesburg, turn left into Migmatite Road and then right at the circle. It's the 2nd or so driveway on your left. They're big and have LOTS of koi stuff. They also have a nice selection of birds.

    They have a long wall with lots of fish. Not the best setup I've seen but the fish look healthy enough. I would say visit both on the same day and compare prices, fish, etc and make your decision from there based on your specific needs.

    Our favourite LFS, however, is probably the one at Southdowns Shopping Centre (Corner John Vorster and Nellmapius Drive). It's not particularly big (it's actually very small) but the lady who runs it (American lady) is wonderful. She won't just sell you a fish to make you a sale, she'll really go out of her way to understand what you're looking for and help you get it and she'll give you great, solid advice on keeping fish.

    We also keep rats and so does/did she so she's helped us a lot with them too. All in all, she has a lot of experience with different types of pets and knows a lot and is happy to help. If she doesn't know something, she won't lie or anything just to make the sale, she'll call her supplier or a friend and find out for you.

    Best service ever! Hope this helps :)
     
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    ya, i think boksburg petmasters has changed management..so much better quality:) cool man, i'll go take a look around here soon..
     

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