Sorry to hear about all this guys :(
Roots will rot under anaerobic conditions, some oxygen is needed. I am sure they mean in a circle around the plants. Thanks for clarifying
Looks an awful lot like LECA. Curious as to how it works
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Heaters can pull a lot of energy, I think insulating tanks will be the cheapest option
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Send the neighbours the chocolates and a note explaining the situation, hopefully they can understand the problem at large
Prime can help deal with ammonia
Let's not get political here. Alcohol abuse is huge in SA, so it seems important enough to drop the huge income on sin tax to keep hospitals open
Looks like ich. You'll have to treat both tanks
These things happen with heaters, they are the pieces of kit that fail most often
I've never heard of a R1200 jaguar. That's far too much for a super common trade fish, unless perhaps for an adult. Fish rarely carry...
It wouldn't be so widely used if it wasn't effective..
You can look into levasimole for worms, often used for pigeons
Not too bad, I would not call them semi-aggressive. They are predatory, if they can't eat it they ignore it.. For more info look here:...
I have this: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/freshwater-life-field-guide-plants-and-animals-southern-africa/9781775841029
Biology. Next year I will be moving into Biodiversity and Ecology. Still waiting to see where I go postgrad, but probably into phylogenetics
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