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What is dwarf baby tears?

I couldn't think of the words to describe the leaf characteristic but "twirly stem" sums it up perfectly. 100% A. undulatus. Some people think the aquarium strain is a hybrid with natans because of the reproduction vegetatively but I think A. undulates will do.

I would think it is aponogeton undulatus as it is propagating vegetatively but it lacks the characteristic twirl in the leaf stalk that it has sometimes.

Welcome and I hope you enjoy your time here.

My understanding is that there is a review going on with reptiles and the like to determine which ones were in the country in private hands before a given date (which I have forgotten) the same thing was done with fish and aquatic plants a while ago. I guess as part of this review it is possible that some species may be added to the approved list and also that restrictions may be imposed on any animals considered a danger to the environment. If idiots release European newts then it is quite possible nickers may get twisted at mpi about other newts as they would be quite capable of breeding in the wild. I don't think any decisions would have been made at this stage.

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If you want to breed them--- separate tank now.

Take the carbon out and leave it out. Do a big water change and retreat with wunder tonic until the spots go away. Raising the temperature speeds up the life cycle and allows you to treat the vegetative form--the white spots cannot be treated.

I insulated mine very well and heated it with a 1 kw heater with the fan wired to go all the time. The heater hardly ever came on. You will find that if you have a lot of fish in there the atmosphere will get a bit rank and you will wish to give an air change when you enter. If you have a lot of tanks and therefore a lot of water (and fish) not much energy is required to heat the air and the water acts as a heat sink.

That officer should do some homework.

That is how it used to be. You can keep them but that is all---The theory being that they will eventually all die of old age. You would probably have a better chance of winning lotto

There is provision for MPI to impose national controls on animals and plants but this was a local control imposed by the old ARC. Their bylaws and restriction continue under the new regime until changed.

Get spent potting mix from a nursery. You want an inert media or the worms stay down and feed on that.

Welcomer and I hope you get it sorted soon.

Welcome and I hope you are successful with your quest.

If you use a clean sealed container and clean dry vermiculite you will not have a problem. Soak the vermiculite in a little warm water then squeeze the water out and put it in the container, enough depth so you can have the eggs half in and half out and a good airspace on top. Open once a week to give fresh air.

You shouldn't have mites. What media are you using?

I have three incubators and one unused now that was used for turtles but am not familiar with the model you have.. I use click clak containers with no ventilation and vermiculite as a media. Get the vermiculite moist to start with and at the correct temperature then place the eggs half in/half out. Open the lid about once a week to allow fresh air and remoisten if required. Remove any eggs that are obviously no good and don't incubate any eggs that are not formed properly. I have never had any insects or mould going on to good eggs. Still get the odd dead in the shell problem but that is about all. Nice looking baby you have there.

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Looks good to me.

If you turn off the filter or stop feeding it the bacteria will die off and you will have to start again later.

best to breed them once a week or 10 days rather than fatten them up too much, and when they are young.

It is more likely that the genetics are complicated and out of all the offspring you could expect only a few looking like the parents.

If you are successfully breeding tetras you should be getting hundreds. If you breed them on moss you are probably going to be lucky to get a dozen. The netting stops them eating the eggs. The first lot of eggs are often no good anyway.