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If it is from the beach soak it for a day in water to get rid of the salt

If it is recognised by Maf as a plant existing in NZ it can often be imported but if not you would have to go through all the Erma requirements to prove that it will not metamorphose into a trifid

I don't think they are approved to be imported but if they were they would need to be quarantined in an approved quarantine facility and that would make a good horror movie

I use it and find it very good for root feeding plants like amazon swords. It provides micronutrients which must be provided from somewhere. You would be lucky to buy it at a better price elswhere.

Go for it then .

Can't say Ive struck that before. If you are worried, dab it on the affected area only. Might even be safe with wunder tonic as the malachite is toxic through the gills I think and there wouldn't be much in the water. Are you a gambler? Let us know how it goes. What sort of corries are they?

You must have cured the original problem. Although they are called sterilizers they are realy sanitizers that will give bugs a very hostile environment but the algae will still be present and would come back with a rush and a roar if the conditions were too its liking. The UV has given it a good knock back is all. I have built and used UV lights when keeping cold water marines and they have their uses and problems.

I would have thought pumice would look a lot more like a sponge (it floats because of the air trapped inside it). It looks like water warn limestone to me and it will make your water hard if it is acid. It is virtually insoluble except in acid.

I have used all the ingredients but not together and not on corries. The quinine is for parasites so no real use and the malachite could be the problem. You could use meth blue for fungus and acraflavine as an antibacterial. I would dab it on the wound and hold it out of the water for as long as possible (which is a while with corries) If it is around the mouth it may not be fungus but they do get damaged on sharp gravel round the barbels. How many are affected and where abouts?

The combination of drugs will be good because the fungus is often an oportunistic infection following a wound with bacterial infection. I think the combination would be safe on corries but if in doubt and only present on a couple of fish you could dab it on straight. If it is on a lot of corries it may not be fungus. I used to breed a lot of corries and don't recall having to treat them for anything. the only thing to be weary of would be malachite on fish sensitive to copper

You can get ammonia free from fish or from the chemist by paying.

Generally the cell structure is larger and more obvious in Sag and it has a tendency to widen at the tip of the leaf like an arrow head.

Yes and yes.

Red gives off less light but the same amount of heat

They are a small party spotlight in various colurs and you buy the red ones. They will be available elswhere

If you use a small focused bulb with silverig to act as a reflector it will create a beam of radiant heat and they can pick the temperature they prefer.

Get a smaller bulb. You can get red spotlights from $2 shop. 2 for $2 at 60 and 100watts. Cheaper to buy and run and does the job as good.

Make sure he tank you are puting them in is well cycled or you will get a shock loading with that many fish

Turtles need heavy filtration and the more the better so long as the return is not blasting it all over the tank. Leave the filter as it is and only clean it when the flow is restricted. Clean the pipes and only clean the media enough to restore the flow. It is a biological filter regardless of what is in the tank. Put the charcoal on the bbq.

Yes

It depends a bit on their age. With very young ones I leave the heatlamp on all the time (not $50 one from petshop but 2 for $2 from $2 shop) No filter but lots of water changes on babies but very big filter on adults. No stones for babies but big gravel for adults. Reptile light on for daylight hours on babies (no windows) Basking area by window in sun for adults. Feed good quality and varied food, I always have cuttlefish shell in tank. Feed as much plant as they want when they get interested. They don't eat plant when young. Make sure that you wash your hands after handling as (like many pets) they can carry salmonella.

Virtually all aquarium plants will grow emersed but need enough light and wet roots

Not if you get them from wok. He is so busy training killies not to jump and whiteworms how to swim he hardly has time to sqeeze a kiwifruit. They only jump if they get a fright.

Unless you have heaps of tanks you would be best to start with one species so you can condition the females and then rear the young. If you have multiple spawnings you will need to seperate the young by size or you will end up with a few very large fat fish. It is easier to raise a heap of fry of about the same size.

That is dry. Wet is virtually continuous water spray.