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Easier way to find it is to turn right at the Shell in Hawera. Keep going through town and past meat works.Tawhiti Museum is about 50m to the right from Tawhiti road intersection, (stop sign). Well worth the trip. Then when heading north, just follow Tawhiti road to Normanby

Hello and welcome to the site :lol:

What type of frog is that? Where can I get some?

Dwarf Cichlids would go good in a tank that size. Rams, Bolivian Rams are some of the more easy to find ones. You could safely keep tetras with them. They are neat to watch, as being a cichlid they have interesting personalities.

I will have to agree with Zev Mine looks identical to yours Zev. Both submersed and emersed.

Plant the plants and then using your fingers, place JBL ball next to the base of the plant and push it into the substrate.Its easy to do. But make sure you put it where you want it now, cos as Dixon stated, once wet they go soft like mud balls and can cause algae bloom if disturbed, clouding water. Add a new one after about a year or so. Its only an expensive hobby if you make it one.

I may be able to help here Phoenix. Just give me till tomorrow when I get home and compare with mine that are growing emersed.Im Away from home tonight. I think alan is correct in saying they loo likt they have been grown emersed. Where did you come by these? Dont want actual names, but did you get through work? or from anothe hobbiest? Most crypts will do well in low to medium lighting and as Alan said, most prefer acid conditions, except a few as named. Crypts will melt usually when they are exposed to changing conditions, ie temp ,ph or the roots are disturbed. In saying that, I Have a bunch that are moved regularly from tank to tank with only lead weight and they still manage to survive and not 'melt'. They seem to do better when planted into a mature tank They are heavy root feeders, so plonk a couple of JBL 7 Balls in with them and leave them, only removing leaves as the melt. it may seem as though all hope is gone, but leave them and in no time if they are happy will grow back twice as large. I LOVE CRYPTS PS, If you dont want them, PM me and I will take em Will get back to you with ID

I use Bitlord software for downloading. What annoys me is having to shuffle through the rubbish to find the good torrents. Just google the topic with the word torrent and you can eventually find stuff. Im currently downloading theBBC Planet earth stuff. Awesome :lol: :lol:

Hope to go back with some nets soon. Will take some pics

Two far away from sea to be mullet. the stream goes into a lake from across farmland. Thought maybe whitebait, but just didnt look right. they were bigger with more of a gray colour.

Went snooping in a small stream today in Wanganui. Never seen it before, but are keen to go back. The creek/stream is only a few inches deep. In it were lots of little fish. looked a bit like bullies, but schooled together. Do bullies scholl in streams? If not, what will they prob be? Will go back at some stage and try catch them. Maybe try at night.

I also think that there is Vallisneria Gigantica there too. The Spiralis is more evident closer to shore. Shorter leaves with spiral flower stalks. Then having wider longer leaved plants out deeper. The sign just calls it "eelweed"

Yep sure do. Mind you so should everyone who visits the lake. Huge signs everywhere. Its contained in that lake only. Anything that heads downstream from it ends up in the ocean after crossing farmland then pine forests. Its a real pain swimming through it as it comes to the surface during the summer. Occasionall they drag the bottom to clear the swimming area. A prime example as to the dangers of spreading unwanted organisms and the damage it does to natural waterways.

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Yup the first is Spiralis. The lake edge is choked with it and Hornwort.Thanks Alan , couldnt remeber the name. I was actually looking for some Potamogeton crispus to photo for Plant pic database, but the water was not clear enough to see and i wasnt into getting to wet. I could see it but not reach it. Others that i never photoed were,ranunculus lingua,Myriophyllum propinquum and another plant growing amoungst the glosso and looks similar but has two opposing leaves rather than the single of Glosso.

The area when not dried up(the rest of the year except summer) Aponogeton distachyus Whats the name of this one?? Cant remember it.

Emersed plants(submersed most of the year) Glosso Pretty sure this is Ludwigia of some sort. Am sure this is the same plant.Growing submersed

Today I got bored so went for a drive to a local lake with my camera Some submersed shot Val

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some photos of plants for use on forum plant section if needed. African Water Fern - Bolbitis heudelotii Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) H Polysperma-sunset Floating Ludwigia(forgot proper name)

One of my mates has just moved to Oz to work for thier equivalent of DOC.(he used to work for DOC here as a ranger) He is staying about an hour out of Melbourne, and is the sort who is always wandering in the bush etc. He is regularly sending me pics of the reptiles and strange animals he comes across, just to make me jelous. He has given me permission to post some of them here for everyone to enjoy. Blue tounge Lizard He said this one is called a Mountain Dragon Some skinks. Photos by Peter Bird

Or jump on the ferry and go to Waiheke. Catch the bus at the other end and get off at one of the beaches. Nice golden sand, safe swimming. also reasonable fishing.

We flat out at work here. Boxing day sale continues. :bounce: :bounce:

There has been several posts regarding loaches clicking where people have thought that their tank had cracked. I think the noise is made via a bony plate behind the mouth. Loaches naturally live in murky and silty bottomed environment. it helps them find each other.

Ok people, Back to the pics of your South Americans Ps, I was just playing with the new colours thing there.