Caryl

Java posts well in an envelope (in a plastic bag inside of course ;-) ). When you are ready to spawn the next lot of fish, PM me your name and address and I will post down a small amount for free.

I keep getting tonnes of it and it is all pervasive through my tank. It is usually hard to kill and should not be dying quickly. Are there any other plants in your tank? Are they staying alive and well? It is a hardy plant and not fussy to lighting or pH either. I will be in ChCh in August so can bring you a pile of it (if I remember).

I see nothing wrong with you using a GPS if you do not have a smart phone. $80 for maps is way cheaper than buying a phone you may not use for anything else. I would have said only the young think anything other than their precious iphone is obsolete but Ira doesn't fit that category either We have both a Navman (used the most) and a Tomtom (won it). I like the size of the screen on the Navman but recently bought a new car we put a radio/camera etc in and it has an even larger screen GPS on it. Not sure if it gives traffic updates though as I have not yet used it.

I have gathered them out of ponds to feed to fish but not actively bred them. There is plenty of information on how to here

How noisy most airpumps end up being depends on what type of surface you have sat them on. The cheaper and thinner the surface, the noisier the pump. A good solid wood stand - less noise. You can also sit them on a towel or something to reduce the vibration noise but don't clog any air vents it may have underneath. Heater protectors are used by those with big boisterous fish that dislodge or break heaters, or sit on them all the time.

What, you again?? :bggrn:

I don't know what the 'correct' thing is to do but I would leave it until it has warmed up somewhat. This will also give the plants a bit more time to establish their roots so be less likely to get pulled out by the fish tugging on them. There will also be more algae and microscopic stuff for the fish to eat when they come out of their semi-hibernation.

Isn't there anyone else in Invercargill who can help? :dunno:

Why not get some used filter media from Godly3vil My suggestion for finding the ammonia would also be a chemist.

welcome. Good to see some people of Christchurch are still willing to set up aquariums.

Exactly Ira! I may have another go but will not keep doing so. I would rather they died quickly being eaten than died slowly because I was not giving them all they needed.

I am assuming they have kept going Alan but the hospice hasn't told me as I had said the problem would continue anyway.

I am afraid they all died very quickly - as I expected. I do now have all I need if I get another lot of fry though. Haven't heard if the angels have continued producing fry so must go and have a look.

In a pond with goldfish? Most ponds have snails.

And please note this is an old thread

It means your filter is working. When you get too much sludge, give the sponges a light rinse in used tank water then put back in the filter. If you have more than one sponge, only rinse one at a time so you don't destroy all the good bacteria that is living in the sludge.

As said, I am no plant expert so I would not necessarily believe me - except I am 99% sure about the stargrass. The baby tears might be moneywort :roll:

Not a plant expert so someone else may say otherwise but... Second pic has 2 plants. Main bushy one is star grass, Heteranthera zosterifolia Small tall thin dark green one is Baby Tears, Bacopa sp Floating one with round leaves is pennywort, Hydrocotyle sp I don't know the different crypts.

:gopo: :iag: :bggrn:

Horses? So they are a polo team? :dunno: :gigl:

I always used spray paint from a can. Assuming you are painting the outside of the glass it won't matter what sort you use.

An interesting idea. I would expect the oil to make the backing slide off but obviously not! :thup:

As goldfish have been banned imports for so many years (or made so difficult and expensive to do that nobody wants to do it) the genetic pool of most here is very poor. There are so-called koi goldfish (because of their colouring) on the market but whether there are any here I'm not sure. I have seen some very large goldfish too!

Hi Angelo and welcome. I hope you realise koi are illegal in NZ!

Good luck with the new set-up.