alanmin4304

No licence required for fishing in the sea. Off the warf at Diamond Harbour can be good at times

Rotala because the leaves rotate around the stem and rotundifolia--round leaf. (when emersed)

It must be Rotala rotundifolia as I don't grow Bacopa

Sorry if I have changed the subject from the plastic fantastic. Back to Nicky (or is that front to Nicky)

I have pictures of ozelot and red rubin on trademe and I don't think it is either.

It is not what I suggested earlier---shall we try E. "rose"

See how the pairs of leaves rotate around the stem---hence the name Rotala (that would be my guess) Send another picture when it flowers then you will know for sure.

I have rubin for sale on that site and they don't look like that. The tip of the leaf looks a bit like parvifloris "tropica"--does it have a "hammered" look?

Supasi---what sword is that?

Smidey--- buy a blow up doll, at least you wouldn't need to feed that and you could end up on Boston Legal.

The main plants look like Hygrophila corymbosa stricta (grown emersed)---should convert OK, and Alternanthera reineckii roseafolia (grown emersed)--- should convert OK. The colour looks like you have a growlux type light (10000k) so what would be good with that would be cool white (4000k). The depth of the water, the length and type of the light tubes would help.

On second thoughts the first one is not parvifloris the leaf doesn't match up.

Why are you adding salt?

It is a bit hard to tell sometimes because the amazons can vary depending on growing conditions and wether they have been grown emersed or submersed. My guess would be that the top one is Echinodorus parvifloris "tropica" and the second Echinodorus bleheri. E. bleheri has a slightly wider leaf and more stalk then E. amazonicus. The top one has changed form and may have been grown emersed originally.

Bacteria are not fungus and need to be treated with bacteriacides and fungus with fungicides.

How much of the 1/2 mill went on the plastic boobs etc?

I haven't seen dwarf hairgrass for years, only the taller stuff.

A very good article. You pays your money and takes your pick---a bit hard to tell from the pic.

It may be fungus which is an oportunistic infection following a bacterial infection of a wound, but I think more likely it is columnaris which is a bacterial infection which looks like a fungus but is not. Methylene blue will treat the fungus but is not that good at treating bacteria. Furan2 is a bacteriacide and also contains meth blue so it will treat the bacteria and any fungus which may be present. The instructions are on the Furan2 and it is important to dose completely as per the instructions. You will need to know the capacity of the aquarium to know how much to buy. The alternative would be antibiotics but furan is easier to buy and although not cheap will save the vet charges for a prescription

Not white spot-- Treat with furan2

I have only found that a problem when I tried peat as part of a substrate and have not used it since. There is no freudian slip (are you suggesting god has a petticoat?)

Red pine is Mayaca as is green pine, but I can't remember which one. I don't think we have Rotala wallichii in NZ. I have bought untold plants claiming to be but when you grow them emersed and get them to flower they all have the characteristic R. rotundifolia flower and wallichii has a white flower. You will need good light to grow either red or green.

Angel fry will eat microworm, live brine shrimp and decap brineshrimp right from the time they are free swimming. They are middle feeders and may not feed off the bottom if the water is too deep. I used to raise them in bare bottom shallow tanks with a pilot light on at night to get them feeding well for the first few weeks. The biggest spawning I ever raised was 1226 but I always took the eggs away from the parents.

I could be completely wrong but I think the worry about dead spots is all bollicks. Most of the plants used in aquariums are bog plants, some of which will survive submersed. In nature they live in bogs and bogs are generally anaerobic and that is how peat is formed. I grow aquarium plants in sand and never vacuum other than excessive surface detritus, and seem to be able to keep and propagate most tropical aquarium plants without stirring the media up. If you use JBL fert balls or similar you will stir up a very fine sediment that is a total pain. God may have long fingers but I bet she has better things to do that stick them into bogs that can grow plants without any interference.

Will be going back to school on Monday