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  1. mort

    Suggestions for very slim tank/glass box

    The ficus pumila seems to like it.
  2. mort

    90L British Freshwater Biotope

    I think 4" is a more common minnow size but they are larger than many of us think and they can be surprisingly active and prefer a nice flow. There is a native tank with them in this video from about a minute in
  3. mort

    Journal 300

    I'm a bit out of the game but symphyllia and lobo's were always confused because they looked so similar at a small size. I think it is still current but a few years ago they were classified together as lobo's, so symphyllia's are no more. This article is from the time when the major shakeup was...
  4. mort

    Journal 300

    My coral naming skills are a bit archaic with all the recent changes but those lobo's always used to be described as lobophyllia flabelliformis, whether they actually are I don't know. From one of the better Id sites Lobophyllia flabelliformis stony coral and a closer example to yours...
  5. mort

    Is it necessary to buy special food for fish ?

    That looks like a young ancistris. They don't get more than about 4-5". One of the joys of having a dozen 8-12" clown loaches was adding half a cucumber and watching it be demolished in an hour or so. I cut the end off a decent size marrow that I weighed with a rock and saw them hollow out a...
  6. mort

    Fish deaths [emoji17]

    I'm now off out but hopefully someone will follow up for you but I don't think it's oxygen related. Guppies aren't particularly hardy, wild types can be but the vast majority are very poor quality because they have been inbred. This means they are very susceptible to disease and from that...
  7. mort

    Leopard Cory Looking Pale?

    If the fish are still out of the tank, remember that they will need acclimating to the new water conditions. If the tank is still cold then you can boil some water and mix it in a bucket with a little cold to bring the temperature in the tank up a bit. Just add a small amount at a time until the...
  8. mort

    Leopard Cory Looking Pale?

    Don't worry about the plants, there are lots of us who have done the exact same thing in the past, although thankfully it's not such a big problem today (lfs used to be full of them). It's worth having a look at this link...
  9. mort

    Leopard Cory Looking Pale?

    The heater, even if it's smaller should be able to keep a similar temperature to the old one unless you live in a really cold house. The old filter should be fine for the bioload provided you use cycled media. The plants will help a little but I do notice that you have a couple that are not...
  10. mort

    Is it necessary to buy special food for fish ?

    My cories used to go crazy for live daphnia because it had the habit of congregating in one bottom corner where the sun was. It was the same with baby brine shrimp for pygmy cories but I found cories in general prefer worm shaped food. I only grow cucumbers for my fish, and to give to friends...
  11. mort

    The Magical World of Moss

    I haven't seen the video yet, I'll watch it later but it did remind me of something I heard on a QI episode called miscellany once, so hope fully that isnt inthe vid. I found this site where it is quoted https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/13/4/ "The thing that begins with "M" and...
  12. mort

    Forground ideas for low tech

    I've had great success with marsilea in low techs and found it a bit easier to control than sagittaria, which is also good. I would also add that lilaeopsis does very good, even in low light but it does take a while to get established and growing well for me.
  13. mort

    New 160l aquarium stock ideas

    Bristlenose do fine in hard water. I have a female that's 25 years plus now and it's been in tap water the whole time. We are on liquid rock water as it comes from a chalk aquifer but it never put them off breeding.
  14. mort

    Help to identify it

    I think it's willow moss as well (to my untrained eye). I do know it's a very widespread moss and a quick Google shows it being found in a large part of the world.
  15. mort

    New pond... old sludge?!

    You can spread the topsoil over the existing borders, like a mulch. You would be surprised how much of the volume you can lose just by spreading it an inch or to deep over bare soil areas. Alternatively get some old sticks and logs, stack them and then put some soil over the top to make the...
  16. mort

    New pond... old sludge?!

    3ft was mainly if you have fish and I guessed since you mentioned them you are/were set on them. If you can be swayed not to add fish then it is the way I'd definitely go, you can't really have a true wildlife pond with them. Tench can get big and they are aquatic hoovers, great if you have a...
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    New pond... old sludge?!

    My first advice would be go a little deeper than 2ft. It's a rule of thumb depth for cold winters but it doesn't allow much wiggle room, especially if you get a layer of mulm in the bottom. For a wildlife pond I'm not suggesting you go mad but just going slightly deeper can create more habitat...
  18. mort

    Rams with Apistos?

    I'd personally leave them, ram longevity aside, it would be nicer (for me you may be different) to see if the apistogramma breed and raise some fry before you think about other fish. Sometimes changing the tanks dynamic with new cichlids can rob you of one of life's little pleasures.
  19. mort

    Helllooo from norfolk

    Hi and welcome from another norfolk resident.
  20. mort

    Espei Rasbora

    One thing that makes them jump, as it does for other fish, is the lights going off. If you have led's or the possibility of slowly reducing the light then they are less likely to jump out.
  21. mort

    Mixture of tetras in 250L planted tank.

    I'm a less is more fan. Less species but larger groups makes things more harmonious. I'd suggest going for contrasting body shapes and swimming levels. Two large groups and a centre piece fish or three slightly smaller groups would look nice in a tank that size. Cardinals look great with black...
  22. mort

    How old are these baby tetras?

    As Darrel mentions it will be early morning spawning with these. You may have more chance seeing some of the deposited eggs (moss might hold a few) but they will be eaten by the parents or other fish quite quickly. With "deep keeled" happy fish, they will be spawning often.
  23. mort

    How old are these baby tetras?

    I've never bred them but I know someone who has and in ideal conditions, as in a grow out tank with the best foods, they can get into chunky, near adult sized fish, in 6 months or so. It depends on the temperature and how much food they could snag but I'd guess yours are 6-8 weeks old at least...
  24. mort

    Columbian Tetras causing issues

    The biggest issue with increasing the number is that in time, perhaps a few years, they will begin to dwindle again and you reach a point where you either add more or have to rehome old fish. I like the Columbian tetras but found with the group my brother had, that they get big and lazy as they...
  25. mort

    Live /frozen food for Chilli Rasbora.

    Baby brine shrimp and daphnia (if you get a set of sieves you can collect the really small daphnia which are easier for them to eat) seem to make them happy.
  26. mort

    Columbian Tetras causing issues

    I've kept them a few times and have them as boisterous but not massively aggressive, more akin to barbs than tetra. I've certainly not had them chasing other fish species but they can certainly intimidate them and they do squabble amongst themselves. Whilst normally it's a case of the more the...
  27. mort

    Help deciding which fish could be the right one

    Is there any chance you can reserve them, perhaps with a small deposit, at the shop and pick them up in a couple of weeks? Most shops are quite accommodating if you ask.
  28. mort

    Outdoor tubs

    Not really practical for most but there used to be a marine aquarium where the owner had a large pipe dug a few feet under their garden which they pumped the water through in the summer for cooling, and then in the winter they had a coiled pipe under a large manure heap produced by their pet horses.
  29. mort

    2 gallons aquarium fish ?

    Hi Piotr, yes marine only. The sea seems to have allowed for a more diverse evolutionary expansion, so the weird and the wonderful is more common. These fish have evolved to live in sea grass and coral wherever sea urchins live. They have the black stripe and head down position because they use...
  30. mort

    Design Help!

    Hi Kieran, welcome. I'm not really a scaper so bear that in mind but I love that piece of wood. I'd move it slightly off centre (if you go for the golden ratio it would be best) and slightly back and then try to have a lower wood slightly closer to the fromt of the tank but off to the side of...
  31. mort

    Fish for Hard London Water (20 Gallon)

    I'm really sorry to hear about your mum, my condolences. I love leopard cories, they are a great chunky species. A bigger tank with a sandy bottom would be perfect for them.
  32. mort

    Red Tiger Lotus taking over...

    That's still a baby. I do agree though I think it looks great.
  33. mort

    Plant Identification!

    You need to do what I do. Study the picture and make a 100% positive, definitely that, id before you scroll down and see you were not even close.
  34. mort

    Decaying bogwood

    I have pieces of bogwood that are nearly 2 decades old now. The ancistris definitely rasp away at these and the pieces have slowly thinned over the years. I have the wood mulm as well which I think has been through the plecs first.
  35. mort

    Ripe for Picking: a Guide to Collecting your own Bountiful Botanicals

    Thinking more the roots have obviously been processed and cleaned up. Probably washed multiple times as well before we get them. The area under the plants that prohibits growth is an accumulation over time but I do agree they are very toxic plants. A friend lives in the new forest had a...
  36. mort

    Ripe for Picking: a Guide to Collecting your own Bountiful Botanicals

    I'm not doubting anything that's been posted about azalea above but azalea is used in aquaria quite a bit in aquaria (so are normal rhododendron) as spiderwood. I know the greatest concentration of grayanotoxin is in the nectar but how long does it stay in the plant once it has died off. The...
  37. mort

    Greenhouse Pond

    As much as id love to emulate some of what you have done I would need a better greenhouse. It didn't get anywhere near -15c here and we still had icicles on the inside.
  38. mort

    how can I level my already full 6' tank?

    Just to rule everything out, the difference is with the water flow off? I know it will be but it's sometimes really easy to overlook the easiest solution.
  39. mort

    how can I level my already full 6' tank?

    Which way the tank is leaning is important. If it's dipping down to the wall then I think it's less likely to be the floor, if it's dipping away from the wall then it could be the floor. I would definitely follow foxfish's suggestion above. I wouldn't try to level the tank without knowing the...
  40. mort

    how can I level my already full 6' tank?

    I would personally remove as much water as possible so you could check the level again to make sure it's not the weight of the tank. If it's only that far out and it's consistent across the length of the tank you could try some foam (like you have under tanks, a double layer might work) or even...
  41. mort

    Overhead light for growing Pothos?

    Pothos grows so quickly as a vine that you can trail it to where you want easily, so it doesn't have to stay over the tank. I'm cheap so have it vining towards a window. So I wouldn't look at fixed lighting above the tank if you have somewhere else to grow it to, where it could be a feature.
  42. mort

    Aquatic Frogs?

    I replied to your other thread before seeing this so I'll post the link here https://reptilesmagazine.com/caring-for-the-african-dwarf-frog/ I agree with what is written above by the others and when I saw the serpadesigns video I thought the tank was to deep from my experience with them. The...
  43. mort

    Fish for Hard London Water (20 Gallon)

    Dwarf frogs are certainly possible to keep for those new to tanks. They are reasonably easy to keep and quite fun but they are best with the tank tailored to their care. I just quickly googled care and this looks good from a quick skim...
  44. mort

    too much flow?

    That is a lot of flow for a species that comes from slower moving water. They can take flow but probably congregate in the quieter areas to escape. It is normal for fish to come out when the flow is off though. I think trying to reduce it is a good experiment to try. If they don't change their...
  45. mort

    fully aquatic crayfish/mini-lobsters anyone?

    There is a bit more here on what we can and can't keep, basically one tropical species only (and if you click the link you will see its a big boy) https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/fishkeeping-news/illegal-crayfish-on-the-rise-in-the-uk/ It's interesting that Burmese pythons are...
  46. mort

    fully aquatic crayfish/mini-lobsters anyone?

    I don't think any of us in the uk will be able to help with experience as we aren't allowed to keep them. It's a shame as I've always quite fancied some. I have seen them in Europe though so hopefully someone will have some experience to share.
  47. mort

    Clown Pleco

    I've seen more than one species called clown plec but normally they are this species https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=734 If this is the one you are looking at then my experience, I had one for over a decade as a kid, was that they don't do any damage to plants. I...
  48. mort

    Bridge O'er Blackened Water (to Clearwater)

    The new rocks look great. Can i ask is that scindapsus planted in a pot or does it have its roots in another tank?
  49. mort

    Dropsy

    I'd contact pier if you haven't already and see what they suggest. I'm guessing they have good in depth knowledge or these types of fish as they seem to deal with them alot. I don't really have any experience with them but I've never had any success treating dropsy due to it already being to...
  50. mort

    The Living Aquarium

    The wholesalers used to catch the cories and leave them in a tub of water for a little while before then bagging them up in fresh water before sending. I'm not sure how much this helped but it was evident that you could see a cloudy substance in the water. They went through this process even...
  51. mort

    transfering aquatic plants from a local pond

    I had the opposite result with watercress than Darrel but it was always grown in water with a high fish load. I used it as a vegetable filter for our pond and growing emersed in my clown loach tank with both resulting in vigorous, rampant growth, to a point it was a real pain.
  52. mort

    transfering aquatic plants from a local pond

    There is a water plantain, alisima plantago aquatica. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/water-plantain We get it around the broads and it does look like the first picture.
  53. mort

    Cherry Shrimp temperature range?

    Hi, they will live happily at those temperatures, some can even survive in outside ponds with a covering of ice. I found they didn't breed that much at 18c or so but that could suit what you are trying. To acclimate there are several ways to do it and its about trying to match the temperatures...
  54. mort

    A Tale of Two Roma's

    I don't have shrimps but have witnessed my laetacara dorsigera sucking ramshorns out of their shells recently. I do still get pencilfish fry coming through and even when they are a real tiny size, it shows no predatory instinct towards them.
  55. mort

    Tank Life

    This is a how long is a piece of string type question really. Some silicon or tank manufacturers give a rough idea with their guarantees but I've seen anything from 10-25 years quoted (for the silicon not the tank guarantee). It does also depend on lots of other factors like what you keep the...
  56. mort

    Seachem prime vs safe

    You can use it as an alternative but because it is so concentrate, you need to be careful. It is really only as good as the accuracy of your scales because I don't think you want to overdose it. It works better with large tanks but I'd check you are able to measure the small quantities needed...
  57. mort

    A Tale of Two Roma's

    I'm a huge fan of laetacara in general but those are stunning. You do have very good taste in dwarf cichlids:)
  58. mort

    Fish for Hard London Water (20 Gallon)

    With the water change just guess by eye as you suggest. If you take out a little more or a little less it won't really matter. I always add dechlorinator to the new water before it goes in as that way you dose only the new water. Water changes are a bit of a personal routine and you will find...
  59. mort

    Aquarium freshwater fish sourced from wild?

    Unfortunately I don't think being bred in captivity is always more ethical. The arogance of man has manipulated some species in very drastic and unhealthy ways. Fancy goldfish, shortened bodied fish like balloon mollies, dyed or tattooed fish (although less common here) and now genetically...
  60. mort

    Fluval PFK

    I don't think these polls have any real value tbh. The only thing they show is distribution of the products (most lfs will sell fluval because they are probably the easiest available range) and the amount of advertising the company does. I'm not knocking any of their products, ones like bug...
  61. mort

    Removing built up limescale on glass (empty tank)

    I just tend to use some white vinegar, either dabbed on or sprayed. You can dilute it in water if you have a lot to do and let it soak on for a while. I don't use blades on tanks unless I wet the tank first as it can cause scratches, whereas a little water/vinegar helps the blade move without...
  62. mort

    A direct sunlight planted tank

    My tank is low energy and no co2 but it is absolutely full of plants (including weedy najas guadalupensis) and has an enormous amount of emergent growth including about ten meters or so of pothos (grown as a single, non branched vine to see how long I can grow it as I'm a bit sad) . It's not the...
  63. mort

    Filters timed to turn off at night for 2-3 hrs

    I'm not sure turning filters on an off constantly is conductive to a long filter life. Wear and tear will probably cost more in the long run than you'd ever save. Are all the filters on different tanks or do you have multiple filters on your tanks? If it's the latter then you might be able to...
  64. mort

    Fish for Hard London Water (20 Gallon)

    If that's a reply to my previous post where I said they contribute very little to the bioload, then that's a good thing. They are beneficial to the tank for algae and detritus control, it's just you don't really need to factor them much into your stocking plans much because they don't contribute...
  65. mort

    Juwel Rio 180 Lighting - Anything New Going On?

    I haven't used them but I remembered iaquatics made juwel compatible lights and they still seem to do a t5 version https://www.iquaticsonline.co.uk/product/100cm-universal-ebay-juwel/ Not sure if they have anything like compatible led replacements but might be a starting point for you. I used...
  66. mort

    Fish for Hard London Water (20 Gallon)

    Our norwich tap water is extremely hard and most fish do fine. I do find that species like cardinal tetras don't live as long, in softwater I've had them for 5 years plus but in hard water about 3 tops. I'd echo a clown plec as a good option. I had one when I was a kid and it lived for over 20...
  67. mort

    A direct sunlight planted tank

    I have had a tank setup for about 10 years or so that is in a room with a south facing window. The tank is a couple of feet from the window but slightly to the side so the sun isn't directly shinning on it until the afternoon. It's not quite the same as having one in a conservatory with light...
  68. mort

    Most of My Fish Seem Stressed and I don't Know How to Fix It

    You don't need to turn the heater off, rather just adjust the temperature so it's lower. In the average summer here many of us have ambient temperatures high enough for the heaters to not come on and by setting it at 23-24c you will likely not have it on over the summer. I don't know where in...
  69. mort

    Sump layout

    Sumps come down to personal choice. From your plan it should work with the new divider and you only really need to fiddle with it if you aren't putting much flow through it. Many wholesalers have an extra partition for bio balls before the other bio media but apart from that they are similar to...
  70. mort

    Peacock Gudgeon eggs

    I would guess they have all hatched if you are seeing wrigglers now. I messaged my old colleague because I've been looking for a project and these intrigued me, she said the males hang around with the fry until they have absorbed their yolk sack and hatch in 5-6 days at 24c. When I looked after...
  71. mort

    Medium sized tetra?

    I read a paper a few years ago that suggested tetra were nippy in smaller groups (defined as 6 or below I think) because of an increase in social aggression caused by an insecurity due to lack of numbers. It showed even peaceful species experienced this by measuring cortisol. It's why if...
  72. mort

    Peacock Gudgeon eggs

    It's a long time since I bred them and it was actually a colleagues tank ( they were on maternity leave), so I'm not an expert by any means so don't take this as gospel. I think they hatched after 6-7 days and didn't become free swimming until a few days later. This was in a breeding facility...
  73. mort

    Peacock Gudgeon eggs

    22c is lower than I kept them, 24-25c, and the eggs hatched after about a week I think, so yours could be a day or two longer. Could they be a second brood of eggs? Mine were pretty prolific spawners and didn't have much space between broods. The fry were also picked off before I separated them...
  74. mort

    Medium sized tetra?

    Be very careful with the serpae, they are tetra with a deserved reputation for fin nipping. I'm not sure they make very good tankmates for angelfish. In the long run you would be better off returning them and swapping them for more red eyes (which were also quite nippy and aggressive ime but not...
  75. mort

    ID please, if possible!

    I know nothing about the area but with hard water and the look of that, could it be the ubiquitous vallisneria? It looks like it grows more similar to that than eleocharis which tends to be less clumpy. The first picture to my eyes looks very like vallisneria as well because it's very similar to...
  76. mort

    Peacock Gudgeon eggs

    Hi, two weeks is a long time for them to hatch from what I can remember (I bred them a couple of times many many years ago). Can I ask the tank temperature and are you certain they were laid that long ago. I think my male protected the area for a while before he inticed the female in. If they...
  77. mort

    Medium sized tetra?

    Rosy tetra or bentosi tetra were my first thoughts before I saw the Conort2 post above. I like phantom tetras as an option to because they are very peaceful and harmonious fish. Emperors can be nippy, although generally with themselves and only if kept in to small a group. Blue Columbian tetras...
  78. mort

    RCS in unheated, unfiltered tank?

    Hi, welcome. Red cherry shrimp can certainly survive in those kind of tanks but I think the temperature swings, mentioned above, are the main thing to think of. 12 litres isn't a very large volume and by a window is where it will suffer the widest temperature swings in the average house. I'd...
  79. mort

    Most of My Fish Seem Stressed and I don't Know How to Fix It

    Hi, welcome. Tam's advice above is good so I'll just add a little about the fish. Embers and neons are fish that love to live in groups, the more the merrier really, so can be quite shy and timid when kept in smaller numbers. It's counterintuitive but the more cover the fish have, the more you...
  80. mort

    Post Your Pics & Videos of the Great Outdoors

    My apologies that its not alive but its an interesting animal that doesn't appear very often on our coasts. We found this on new years day. It's a Mola mola sun fish and there is more here which I saw this morning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64186766
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    Alfragrog as soil substitute

    For water lillies in a wildlife pond they are probably best planted in baskets with aquatic soil but in fish ponds they seem to thrive when just tied to a brick and thrown in (they still send down root's which eventually find the sediment in the bottom of the pond if you habe any). If you want a...
  82. mort

    Tall bushy plants for low tech

    Those emperors look magnificent.
  83. mort

    Alfragrog as soil substitute

    I notice this is in the ponds section so am guessing you are wanting it for a pond and not a tank. For ponds it's more of an option but I don't think you really benefit much. I've used it for emersed plants in aquaria and all it does in those situations is anchor the plant in the pot. It will...
  84. mort

    Mike's fish room musings

    I'm guessing if you measured just the first snow the tds would be a bit higher as it would clear some particles from the atmosphere as it fell. Heavy snow is likely to have a lower tds for the same reason. I think it has a lower tds than rain because it's frozen in the atmosphere before falling...
  85. mort

    Post-ice help

    Completely agree with Martin. If the liner is still flexible, which it should be, and if you have some excess, you can do a little fettling to remedy some of your problems.
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    Journal The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden

    @Tim Harrison it's was most likely caulerpa prolifera. That was the most common caulerpa for a very long time before taxifolia (which is much more likely to sexually reproduce however) showed up before racemosa became available (which is even more likely to sexual reproduce). C. taxifolia is...
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    Post-ice help

    Both our neighbour and I have dogs so we didn't take it any further other than to tell them we had put cameras up and contacted the police and would press charges next time. I think he is mentally disturbed but now thankfully gone. I'm very much a forgive, forget, move on person. If the plants...
  88. mort

    Journal An 'arium of some kind.

    The bargain bin at our local homebase is where most of my plants come from to. Can I ask how you rid your orchids or anything else of mealy bug? Just curious if you use anything different to me really.
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    Journal The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden

    The macro algae scene I think never really took off because it's just so hard to get a variety of macro's. A couple of caulerpa's are commonly available but they will always be a ticking time bomb and the most interesting ones just aren't traded. The other nice macro's are either so expensive to...
  90. mort

    Journal The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden

    That might have been me if it's on r2r. I used to write alot on there before the mass exodus of enlightened people a few years ago. I haven't been on since tbh I think the clown goby should be fine. They are so cryptic and have a noxious body coating, that very few things even look at them...
  91. mort

    Journal The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden

    Ps, those red starfish always used to be a linckia sp (I dont think the nomenclature has changed for them like it has for so many other marine creatures lately). Linckia are the easier ones to keep and can live many years assuming they have been cared for along the chain.
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    Journal The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden

    Beautiful. The Stigmatura blennies are one of my favourites. Just a slight word of warning, from experience, the sailfin blennies have really big gobs and can be quite naughty with small fish. I remember one killing one of my alleni damsels (admittedly by mistake I think, went for a piece of...
  93. mort

    Post-ice help

    Water collection and storage is definitely something that you need to consider when thinking about using the water for ponds but I'd much prefer to use rainwater than tap for a wildlife pond. You will get rainwater entering the pond anyway and although it's a smaller proportion than if you did a...
  94. mort

    Post-ice help

    Hi, welcome. How deep are the ponds? My initial thoughts are the frogs got caught by the quickly forming ice. We have frogs in the bottom of our ponds through the winter where they hibernate in the mud but these ponds are deep enough to not freeze more than the top inch or so. Frogs also...
  95. mort

    Bought a tank off eBay.

    It's all well and good trying to return it or sort things out but you really have to be sure that you 100% didn't cause the damage. If you are then definitely contact ebay and go through the resolve process but if your aren't 100% and you may have accidently knocked it, pivoted on the corner...
  96. mort

    Stocking Help Please?

    I wouldn't worry about the espei with amano at all. Ime they are really great tankmates for even tiny shrimp and I've never witnessed them predating any (not to say they won't be opportunistic though). I have seen normal harlequins attack and kill neo's though on more than one occasion...
  97. mort

    Bought a tank off eBay.

    Who lifted the tank? Most people pick tanks up with their hands over the bottom corners and that damage looks like you would be able to feel it. It's going to be hard to prove when the damage was done and unless you are 100% certain that you didn't cause it, then that's the only time you can...
  98. mort

    Bought a tank off eBay.

    What a shame. That looks like it's been ding'd on the corner and it's shattered the whole way through. If that's the case then the only thing you can do is replace that side panel. Try asking your lfs if they use anyone to build tanks or do their own, sometimes they may know a customer. In the...
  99. mort

    Selaginella potting mix

    Can you take a sample of the soil that it grows in out in the wild to try. I'm sure you could make something similar if you study the consistency. My cousin lives in Brazil and he made a few terrariums with jungle collected species by just digging the plants up with a section of soil and...
  100. mort

    Leach ID

    It's very hard to avoid cross contamination if you need to move plants, decor or substrate. There are treatments that can be used such as panacur (which is a de-wormer for various pets) and no planaria ( as sold by a sponsor Genchem No Planaria 50g ), plus a few more remedies. There are also...
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