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Thanks guys. I am not worried about the plants getting into local waters because that's where the plants came from. I took them from the local river. But I will let them dry out before throwing into our green waste bin. I think I will keep some 50% of the pond covered because now it's summer...

I have a recently built 6000 L pond stocked with Koi, Goldfish and Iridescent sharks (all relocated from another smaller pond) and a few week ago I added some floating plants (water lettuce and giant duck weed). I have been away for 2 weeks and I received a picture from home showing that the...

I used to have CO2 canisters and Leaf Zone but there was too much growth and was quite demanding on maintenance. Do you think cutting back on light will help? I have 8 T5 tubes of 39W each, but I leave only 4 on. I have individual switches for the light so I can keep only 2 on. If that doesn't...

The substrate is only 18 month old. I have some root tabs and also API Leaf Zone that I can use. I will add them for a few weeks and we'll see. I have noticed similar problems with the Vals. For the past few weeks, I have noticed a lot more floating leaves when I change water every week. The...

I have a sword plant that is melting at the base of the leaf. Please find picture attached. The mature leaves are ok but new leaves are having this problem. Can anyone identify a possible cause of the problem? (Tank: 90g; ADA Aquasoil substrate; 156W of T5 light 8 hours a day; No CO2; No...

Does anyone know how long do black skirt tetras live? I thought their life span was about 2-3 years but I have 1 that is in its 5th year. I had bought 6 of them. This one is the only surviving one.

Can I keep an ID shark in a pond? I've had them in tanks before but they sometimes get agitated and try to jump off. The tank is securely covered but what about a pond? Are they likely to jump outside the pond even if the water space available is a lot more? The 2 ID sharks are 15" long and are...

I have received 4 translucent shrimps which I think are ghost shrimps. My choices are to either add them to my main community tank, which has a whole school of angels eagerly waiting for the shrimps to be floated in, or a small betta tank with only a Siamese fighter fish. The tank is moderately...

Thanks all for the response. The main frame is of reinforced concrete with Balao timber on top. The concrete frame is only 5 foot wide whereas the tank is 6ft wide, hence the overhang by about 6" on each side (well, 5" on one side and 7" on the other). The timber planks are 6ft long and overhand...

I have a 6ft outdoor aquarium installed some 18 months ago. The tank was tested full of water before use. Since then I've had several problems with the tank. The first problem was the tank opening up along one vertical edge. It was the silicon that had split. It was repaired and reinforced. A...

I woke up this morning to find a dead cat floating in my tank! The tank is a 6 ft one kept outdoor with comets and irridecent sharks covered with light metallic mesh. The unfortunate cat was a young one who must have found a way inside by lifting the mesh but once inside it drowned in the tank...

Zebra loaches it is then. Sine my first post, i have not noticed it on any other leaf.

I will watch the behaviour of the loaches closer. But they have been in this tank for quite some time. Over a year at least. The recent additions are the x-ray tetra and the rasbora. Are any of them known to eat plants?

Which fish can do this overnight to an amazon leaf? I have plated this plant last week. Until yesterday, there was no sign of eating on it. This morning, two leaves were showing several large holes. Can anyone identify the likely culprit? The fish I have in this tank are 4 Angels, 6 rummy nose...

It certainly looks a lot like ribbon plant, which I have in the yard. But Ribbon plant does not have those tubers in its roots. The shop dealer says its not ribbon plant. If it is indeed ribbon plant, it won't last long in the water. The leaves will detach one by one until there is nothing left...

I just brought some new plants from the shop and there are some of them that I have not seen before. Can anyone please help me ID these plants? Also I want to know if thet green and white plant (first and last pic) is an aquatic plant or not.

Upsidedown catfish. They were so cute when I bought them. But soon my rummy noses started disappearing and the catfish grew way faster than I expected. Had to bring them back to the store.

Thanks for the info. I am conscious that they will outgrow the tank. At their current size, I think the 6ft tank is ok. Depending how fast they grow, they will be too big for the tank in a year or a few years. That is why I need to know if I can keep them in a big ppond with tilapia. I am not...

Thanks for the info. I am conscious that they will outgrow the tank. At their current size, I think the 6ft tank is ok. Depending how fast they grow, they will be too big for the tank in a year or a few years. That is why I need to know if I can keep them in a big ppond with tilapia. I am not...

Thanks for the links.