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If it is 25cm it is just a baby. They are a variegated cordifolius (radicans) and it is likely to grow to a metre or more so I hope you have a big tank. They go through two stages of growth, one where they are a nice compact plant and then all hell brakes lose and they try to run away with the aquarium lid and all you see from the front of the tank is stalks. You can retard this second stage by cutting off the stage two leaves, cutting the roots periodically or knocking the growth back by moving it as you have (because the existing roots will die and it will grow new ones).

Afilliation?

Good luck. There may be more than skeletons in the cupboard.

Even if it is big and ugly its mother will love it.

Can you get man eating crocs in NZ?

It is on the right side of the railway tracks to learn about life.

I can't say that I have met him but the name is very familiar. I am thinking I may have bought killies off him about 30 years ago.

Would it be possible to raise the young?

Must be a great area. I was brought up in Bordesley St. Hope to see you there.

I culture microworms in 2 litre icecream containers with lids on and no holes and they go OK for weeks. White worms in wooden boxes as they seem to do better in a container that breathes but keeps the light out (photophobic)

A plastic or glass cover would be better---would let light through and grow algae for the daphnia.

If you boil animal fat and caustic soda you get sodium stearate (soap) and glycerene. If you disolve soap in hard water the sodium goes into solution and the calcium links with the stearate and this is the insoluble scum on the bath. The soap will not lather until the calcium has been used up. The original test for water hardness was a titration of standard soap solution against the sample until the mixture formed bubbles (lather). Detergents are not affected by water hardness as one end of the molecule is soluble in water and the other in fat. Detergents don't need to froth but they have surfactants added so they do otherwise mother will not buy them.

There are two types of giant Bacopa around (I think they are caroliniana). They are normally grown emersed so will need to convert to submersed growth. I haven't grown them in years but one has smooth leaves and the other has leaves with fine hairs on. The smooth one converts to submersed growth more readily. Most plants do better with good light when converting to the submersed state.

If you want to raise some next time try the following: Hang a piece of slate near the top of the tank. When they spawn remove the eggs to a small tank, add an air stone and meth blue. Don't feed until they are free swimming. Feed brine shrimp nuplii in the small tank for first week. Move to larger bare tank and feed the hell out of them and change the water every time you walk past. When I was breeding angels blacks were the most expensive and sold the best. If you breed black to black you will get at least 25% double blacks. These look the best, grow slower, are weaker and are more likely to die, so if you want to raise them it is best to raise "the runts" seperately. If you do this the parents cannot eat the eggs. You can then keep a male double black and breed that to a gold female double veil tail and you will have all strong, good looking offspring with good fins and everyone will want one. Welcome to the world of angel breeding.

Normally they would weld the top of the stand up on a flat surface so the top "should" be straight. I have used galv washers and galv iron offcuts to leval stands up. When you build a fish house you would put some slope and grade on the floor to run any water the right way so that normally involves packing the stands to get them leval or building the legs different lengths or both..

I would use metal shims but that is just my preference.

I would leave the stand and pack the legs. You should be able to tell if the top of the stand is straight by placing the tank on the ply gently with no polystyrene. The bottom of the tank will be flat.

Us Christchurch people realy realy realy love Aucklanders (even though they have no sense of humour,my two daughters live there and I'm originally from Central Otago)

Or 90 something dollars for 2litres (1/2 price)

Minnows would live a lot longer in a pond than a heated tank I think. Barring cats and goldfish of course.

A verbal contract is a contract just like a written contract but the problem is in proving what was said. He was going to do the job for crinklies and put it in his pocket, but now has to pay gst etc. Cash is cash and it crinkles. I used to buy second hand glass for a donation to the social club (in cash)

I just bought a bit for one of mine and the minimum they wanted to supply was 15mm. I would say 10 or 15mm.

I would have to agree with your partner. But salmonella is common on lots of pets,eg. cats dogs mice rats lizards sparrows and all sorts. I fill my tanks with a hose connected to the kitchen tap. I fill the hose with water from the tap then unsnap the connector and siphon the tank onto the garden---easy as.

Mrs Nature is not realy a silly old duck and still provides the cheapest,most atractive and easiest CO2 diffusers---fish. And if you don't aerate the hell out of the tank the CO2 will mostly remain in the water and be available to the plants along with the cheapest fertilizer---fish waste.

You have to be careful using vodka (ethanol) because it can feed all the bacteria and cause a bacterial bloom as well as encouraging good bacteria. I just use time and a bit of media from another filter if available. I have a number of bare tanks with no filter and the fish are OK because I do frequent water changes.