Caryl

My Anubias nana is very hardy. I think it copes with Africans (as does Java fern). You just cut chunks of the Anubias and replant. It will grow whether the roots are anchored or not. You can plant in gravel or attach to driftwood. Mine is in quite low light (thanks to the plants above) and seemed happy enough to grow. Mine never had extra long roots so I never trimmed them so can't say if it affects growth rate. I wonder if yours has such long roots because it is lacking something? Mine gets lots of BN poo 8)

and watch for officers as it is actually illegal to remove sand from beaches Try to get the sand as far above the high tide mark as possible as it will have less shell in it so less likely to affect the pH as much.

If you have a suitable container I would put the fish in it and treat them there, cheaper. If you leave the pond empty of fish for about 2 weeks the white spot cycle will die on its own as they need fish as hosts. But if the fish all have white spot and fin rot that indicates something really bad is off with your water quality. Possibly rotting vegetation on the bottom? I would take the opportunity to give the pond a good clean out.

From memory I think you will find the swords colour up faster and are slightly fatter.

Many plants look totally different when under water than when grown fully emersed. You would swear they were totally different plants!

That's a bit vague for ID purposes. Are you sure it isn't blanket weed? :-? If it is in the trough, have a look to see if it is growing under as well as above the water.

I think under gravel filters are great - in tanks 2ft or less.

They weren't bald Ira :lol:

I was once and loved them then too

I totally agree with Alanmin 8)

Rotala

Don't be sexist vindy500. A lot of us girls love bugs 8)

There is more than one plant commonly known as red pine. I hope they are getting what they think they are

Yes, having someone spraying something nearby was my next thought. It has been so wet here though I don't think anyone has been able to spray anything anywhere! Thanks all for the input.

Congratulations. Expect to be tired for the next 18 years at least! :lol:

Wait til I get to visit you next year Mark - I will bring the wet celery

Hi gremlin and welcome. So, where was home?

The fish came from different places at different times, not all at once.

When I had my goldfish in a bath they had no filtration, just plants. I didn't do water changes either, just topped it up as the water evaporated (which it did very quickly over summer). Fish lived and bred happily. I don't think you can put the minnows in with the paradise fish as they will be eaten? The water went very very green though and you could hardly see the fish but they didn't mind and it gave plenty for the fry to feed off. If you decide to add a filter, make sure the power is connected legally with the correct safety stuff added for outdoor use.

I meant to add that all the largest fish are dying first. There are a few fry in the pond so it is possible the raggedness is a result of spawning but doesn't explain so many deaths.

I have just had a lady ring with a problem. She set up a large pond about 4 months ago. It is lined with polythene, 400cm deep and about 30,000 litres. It had about 100 goldfish in it (largest was 8"). Recently they have been dying and she has lost 45 over 3 weeks. Their tails appear to be shredded. If it is finrot, is there some way to treat a pond that size that doesn't include medicating such a large volume of water? She has tested the pH and nitrites and both are good. There is a fine layer of pollen on the surface and she wondered if this was causing a problem. Fish are at the surface but not gasping (although that is probably normal at the moment as it is warm and sunny). There is a small fountain at one end and an overflow, so it has had plenty of fresh water into it over the past month thanks to our heavy rainfall. Sorry about the mix of imperial and metric but it is how she gave them to me 8) Any ideas please? They are off to Aussie tomorrow and she is concerned about more dying while they are away.

Only goldfish. Counted 56 the other day but there is about 70 in total I think. Hard to count them :lol:

None of us A-town :lol:

Congratulations! :bounce:

The handling of that car is lousy but it goes well in a straight line. It doesn't like corners. We have seen that car "in the flesh" and talked to the owner. Very nice installation with a great V8 burble exhaust. In fact I have a number of up close photos of it. The train was in Blenheim on its way south.