alanmin4304

I have two large clowns and a corry with no problems. May depend on the individual fish.

Pet world is worth a look as they import also. Redwood is good for plants if you tell Bob Ward what you want---He may have it out the back. Redwood and Critter Kingdom on Stanmore Rd imports also

Get the expired stuff that is left over when they repot the plants.

Everyone has their own preference. I use spent potting mix in the belief that a relatively inert media will get them up to feed on what you give them rather than the media itself, and that any fertilizr would be used up. Works for me. Grindals I am using straight peat and that is working.

You need a male with a gonapodium that works and the best fins you can get to go with it. Big is not always better.

These males usually have a long gonopodium as well as fins and cannot breed. I think they are bred fom fancy females and more ordinary males.

It is not usually a problem. What about the people running hundreds of watts of metal halides.

To make the planks grow.

I have used it successfully on a number of occasions. It says on the label that it controls gram positive and gram negative bacteria so since bacteria are all one or the other it would seem likely that it would knock off a few nitrofying bacteria

Bloodworms are midge larvae and have either been fed live or developed in the filter from eggs being laid or in feeding live food.

The "roots" are not normal roots but an anchoring mechanism. They feed through the leaves. The black spots on the bottom of the leaves are spores and part of the reproductive mechanism. Often black leaves will start producing plantlettes. They normally live around very wet places like waterfalls. They don't need a lot of light but I understand that they need more light as the hardness increases.

Amazonian is on to it. If you keep the fry in a small tank (I keep them in a bare tank with low water level) and you feed them brine shrimp and microworm, they are always surrounded by food and eat heaps. As they get bigger and start moving around the tank more you can go to a larger tank. At this stage I use a much larger bare bottom tank with a sponge filter and floating plants. If you use a pilot light they will feed at night as well, and therefore grow quicker. So you may have to get another tank---what a bugger.

If you put the growlux to the front it will make cardinals or neons look realy good as it enhances red and blue. As stated, it is the intensity of light that matters. Luke has 400 watts and I have 80 watts. You pays your money and takes your pick. With metal halides you pays your money and you keeps paying.

It depends on how high the tank is. 2 x 4 footers is good on 400mm high and 2 x 3 footers is not enough for the bottom of 500mm high. I can't tell you about glosso---I grow it emersed.

I have raised angels in plastic baths with no problem

The parents have probably eaten them. They do that sometimes until they get the idea. They will often do better if there are other fish to guard the young from. It would need to be a big tank as they can get pretty agro when breeding so there would need to be places for the other fish to hide or they will go to fish heaven very rapidly. They are a lovely fish but very large and agro so hard to sell. I only bred them the once. Feed the parents well and see what happens.

I think neon tetra disease (plistophora) causes a fading of colour in the blue rather than red.

I use both tubes together and find 2 x 4 footers best and left on 17 hours/day. That tank is 400mm high. I have another that is 500mm high with 2 x 3 footers on 17 hours/day and it grows many plants well but doesn't get enough light to the bottom of the tank for small plants.

Most people seem to use daylight tubes (6500K) but I have best luck with a growlux (3500K) and a soft white (2700?) and a small incandescent that goes all the time so the fish don't get such a fright when the lights come on.

Where do you get them from? and any info available?

It is a matter of personal choice and what works for you. Blue light---small K makes plants shorter and compact. Red light--- larger K makes plants rank and skinny. I use growlux (3500K) and soft white (2700k) as well as about 1/10 of the wattage in incandescent. It is what I used 30 years ago and the sun has not gone behind a cloud permanently---works for me. Others swear by daylight ---6500K. You pays your money and you takes your pick. Some of the salties might advise but I suspect 10000K is more for marines.

Where did you get your quiet mice from---ours are roudy little sods. Where did you get your electromagnetic compressors from and how much moola are you talking.

Siphon the young off and raise them seperately. The parents will go again.

It is copper sulphate which can be deadly on some fish.

Looks good. In my fish house I made the two foot tanks 2foot wide as well. This is a size you can manage. It doubles your storage capacity for fish and water, and increases the surface area. The more water you have the better it acts as a heat sink. When you open the door the warm air escapes but most of your heat is stored in the water. I would go for as much water as it can fit and still be manageable. I think you will be glad once you start breeding successfully.