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Dandelion leaves are very good for them and a couple of flowers as a treat. I brake the flowers into 3-4 bits and the leaves into more manageable bits as well. They are movement stimulated feeders so if you give them live insects and salad they will go for the one that moves and that aint the salad.

Leaves are pretty big for submersed but they can vary a lot with conditions. They are very prolific emersed but not easy to convert because there are lots of small plants. You should allow that pup to get way bigger before you seperate it.

Just feed salad for a few days.

It is a small plant and as far as I know the only one in NZ is parviflorus tropica which is the smaller variety. They are not that easy to convert because they are small so best to leave it on the runner and let it grow a good bunch of roots so it can easily be anchored when you seperate it. Nice plant with its small size and "hammered" leaves. It will do even better if you let it develop good roots then leave it on the runner and plant it. The mother plant will continue to support it. You can seperate it later if you wish.

Aponogetons will often go through a rest period. If it is propagating it can't be too sad.

Leopard is a hybrid with hoizontalis so stays smallish. Swords will need a bit more light than your Crypts.

If the frogs poison the arowana will you get it stuffed. I suppose it will be already.

A picture would help

The enclosure looks great. Do I recognise the female as being from a pet shop down here? I recognise the funny jaw I think.

My apologies--if all else fails read the instructions.

I raised albino green and gold tadpoles at about 25 deg C. They do best in rainwater that is old and full of algae for them to graise on. Fed them on brineshrimp nuplii and microworm along with tropical flake. Lost a few until I was advised to change to rainwater then never lost any.

Autoclaves use steam which can be superheated. The worst burn with steam is from the bit you can't see before it can be seen as steam, which is actually hot water droplets.

How do you boil the water to 121 deg C when water boils at 100deg C? Better stick to the Science.

That sounds OK. You squish the thawed peas from the skin as they cannot digest the skin.

My point was that it is extremely variable so you wouldn't know anything about it unless you get it tested.

Why take the risk with an expensive fish unless you like a high stakes gamble? There are plenty of other good foods out there.

Anyone got any idea why there are so many single men out there?

Feed them well and give the "to be eaten" ones places to hide. They may still get eaten just because they can.

Bore water can be variable depending on what type of strata it is coming from. In peat country it can be soft and acid and in limestone country it can be very hard. The whole of Christchurch, and many other cities are supplied from bore water.

I bought a NZ one to replace a failed one on a setup I was given and it cost $170. You pays your money and takes your pick. Buy two cheapies.

Welcome

Incubated as a female but going by the depth of yellow and how feisty I would guess a male. Also very lucky---still perfectly OK after making a dash for freedom and falling over a metre to the floor.

Well dressed, neat and tidy are my lizards.

Are they legal in NZ in private hands? You have to be very careful when you paint the black on the baby leopards or in a few months all the black turns to spots. I haven't managed to get it right yet but hoping to this season. Might be easier to paint out the black with yellow paint.

Must watch a game of rugby some day and see what it is about. I was busy watching a replay of the netball. By the way---we won