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If that is what they have. I would not mix the fish until you figure out the problem.

As I said. I don't know what I am talking about so I just do what works. Growlux is designed for growing plants is it not (might be why it is called growlux).

You wont. Neons don't live that long and it may be something else. Get your neons from a breeder like Critter Kingdom in Stanmore Rd. I got mine from there and they are dying of old age. They don't cost much so I would advise to start again and see what happens to these over time.

It is all done with rose tinted glasses and mirrors because the K rating is corrected somewhat to the human eye and relates only to a peak in the light frequency emitted. Therefore the growlux emits UV and we can't see it. I don't know what I am talking about----I just use it because it works for me.

I use a combination of growlux (10000K) and cool white (4000K). I tried 65000K for about a year but have gone back to what Grandfather used 30 years ago. I have previously quoted the wrong K numbers for these but checked them out and these are the go. I bought one of each at 4ft (36watts) for $17 total two days ago. They work for me.

You often see it in fish taken from import boxes and put into tanks with subdued lighting not from the top.

The phosphate is to help hold the moisture when it thaws out. Good money in selling people water (like your supermarket bacon). I didn't think it was a permitted food additive for fish in NZ (didn't use to be).

It has the split flower stem as the name suggests but the flowers are different to those in my book which look more like the flower of A. crispus etc. Assume it is the same plant though. Wouldn't be much good in a tank--all you would see is stalks. It would be Ok in a pond if it didn't take over. Might slow up the kingfishers.

If they have been grown out of the water the leaf form is different regardless of how they are grown, Some plants convert easily and some don't, but they all need to convert. I also grow emersed and submersed and sell on Trademe

No, they just know when it is night time. I have my lights on longer than most people because I am growing plants and the wattage on the lights is not that high. I also leave pilot lights on at night when growing out fry so that there is always food available 24/7 if they want it. Fish need some light so they can see where they are swimming and where the food is. Light is best from the top as they can get disoriented if the only light is from the side.

My book says the fading is on the blue line but I do remember seeing it on the red. It will only affect some tetras but I can't remember them all. Glowlights are one. Colour fading in neons is a sign of stress so it may be from another cause.

Emersed plants are similar to hydroponically grown plants as they are all out of water and therefore have to be converted to submersed growth.

What is written on the label with drugs is what you get. If it is a 50 mg tablet it has 50mg of active ingredient (50mg/litre is 50ppm). Getting the concentrate is good but you do need to have a very accurate way to measure the amount you need. 1mg is 1/1000gram and there are about 28.4grams in an ounce so you are talking very small amounts. Capsules and pills are therefore convenient for most people.

If you look at a well planted tank you will find that some plants tend to fold up at night and they do this often without regard to what the lights are doing. Mrs Nature is a cleverer lady than us sometimes.

Put the correct material in the filter and all will come right. Put the carbon on the barbi.

I would advice to do your homework. At least on here you can get a number of opinions and decide what is best for you. If you rely n advice from one shop assistant you only have one opinion--right or wrong.

It has a number of genes but the red gills is caused by the blusher gene. They can have one or two of each gene and this has two blusher genes which are actually a gene for "stripeless". This gene is recessive to a number of genes including striped (ordinary) and black. A white angel has double blusher and double gold. It may also have a single gene for veiltail but keep an eye on it in case it has damage to the tail which may result in fin rot. It is hard to see from the picture.

The usual Sag (Sagittaria subulata) would grow outside down here but I am not sure if it would survive the winer. The water garden in Blenheim Rd has a bit as well. Do your homework as they all sell stuff as well that will realy only survive up north. John Peters (waterplantz on Trademe) usually has a good selection as well and will advise on what would be best down here.

Pearl Danio?

Some not so reputable importers will treat fish with the disease with formalin and it will hold the disease until they sell them to a sucker. Honest importers destroy them and find a better source. It will infect some other tetras as well.

Paparua County---not prison

My old stomping ground---Ex Paparua (I have a certificate to say I served 14 years in Paparoa)

They must have been approved for importation before the list was completed and therefore included.

The thermostat will cut the heater off when it reaches the temperature it is set to. If the thermostat is set for 25 and the room is 30 then the tank will rise to 30 as the heater will cut out but the room will continue to warm the tank. The heater will not cool the tank.

Yes. It is more about the lowest room temperature.