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In the plant database http://aquariumworld.nz/databases/1-plants/

if the temps are right i wouldn't worry too much

possibly http://aquariumworld.nz/databases/1-plants/11-zz-Acorus-gramineus-variegatus

It s best to silicone a piece of glass over the crack as well

The orange colour is specifically bred for and has gotten better over the last 20 years

Welcome aboard and enjoy your stay here

Beautiful pond Caryl

You may need to look at solar water heating for winter.

Aquarays nz http://aquarays.co.nz/product/jebao-dc-2000-variable-return-pump/ This may do your job, I have sourced all my pumps fro them and service has been excellent

Cleaned out the enclosure of some of the reps coming up to one year old.

No one sells them can be found in bush areas under logs, pongas etc, usually in leaf litter etc requires a humid environment to sustain them

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nice set up

Welcome aboard

https://www.lernz.co.nz/publications/books/invasive-fish-management-handbook This handbook is a joint initiative between Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand (LERNZ) and the Department of Conservation (DOC). In 2005 the University of Waikato initiated a 10-year research programme on harmful algal blooms and pest fish (the Freshwater Restoration Outcome Based Investment or OBI, tagged LERNZ). The invasive fish work stream has, over the last decade, contributed significantly to current knowledge on invasive fish management in New Zealand, as described in this handbook. Contributions to a joint LERNZ / DOC workshop held in September 2014 helped form the basis of the material in this handbook.

Welcome back,it stays in the blood.

http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2010/08/logan-brown-wellington.html

Totally different looking animal, they may have a permit to keep native marine

Very nice

Yes sounds about right from the brief description

Rearing Hippocampus abdominalis. Tank set up. 30 Litre tank. Air pump Sponge filter The tanks must always have pristine water, I use natural salt water at 1.026 salinity and 20c Any leftover food is siphoned out each day and a water change done of 10 to 25%. I use sponge filters on a low flow to allow the fry to feed continuously with a light on 24 hours a day for the first few weeks. Picture of fry tank with separate compartments to keep numbers down of fry kept together,Brine shrimp hatching bottles overhead and the orange is plastic plants for fry to attach to. Fry are attracted to light and go to the water surface and then swallow air to fill up their swim bladder, which then seals up. the fry can congregate and form intertwined rafts at the surface and expand energy wrestling to get free of each other so i use floating plastic plants or netting for them to cling to instead. Pic of fry at 6 hrs post hatch, note the air pocket in swim bladder. Feeding Seahorse fry .It takes about 20 hrs for the fry to use up their yolk sac and this is when i start feeding out rotifers as brine shrimp Nauplii shells harden which means the fry’s digestive system can be impacted resulting in mortality. I heavily feed out rotifers or newly hatched brine shrimp to ensure all the fry can feed properly as starvation is easy in the first week. After the first week the fry are able to handle baby brine shrimp. After about 3 weeks i change the lighting to a 8 hr dark period and move into a 30 litre tank. Picture of fry at 7 days old, they have darkened up and swim bladder is now silver. Clean water and lots of appropriate live food are the key to success with these fish.

Well done.

Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific UniversityThey grow up so fast! - Our Yellow Tang juveniles were just moved to their new grow-out tank yesterday (Day 75) and seem to be very happy with their new home! The final count was 187 juveniles from this batch, and more are on the way!

A 1970 publication based on Bob McDowell's PhD thesis on New Zealand Galaxiads at Harvard! http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pdf4/044899800025014.pdf