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:wink: Yes mate I am, thanks! I really need a macro lens though :( Might have to borrow one for a week from the Photography Society at Uni. Yeah me neither mate, just started reading up on them yesterday. They seem a lot more.. evolved than other plants! Cool mate :) care to share pictures...

Hi guys, As I'm in Uni now, my head has been melted with stuff to do. Thats why I haven't been as active as usual, which I'm not liking! Anyway, the Uni runs Treborth Botanical Gardens, here in Bangor. They have a few lovely greenhouses, one of which is completely tropical and overgrown with...

I thought it was a bladder wort? Not a liver wort? The "bladders" are what traps the small insects, and they're not on the leaves they're on the roots as Darrel said. Beautiful flowers though.

Looks like some kind of Hygrophilia?

:wave: Thanks whitey. :lol: Sorry Jack!

No I don't think so, all the "little people" in Cuba tend to stick to the mainland.

I don't really trust superglue, it has to be the gel kind or something aswell. Best thing to do is tie it down really well, with cotton sewing thread - get dark green or something so you cant see it. It looks kinda crap for a few weeks, then it will start growing like wildfire in the right...

Re: Weird That makes them turn into TWO :O

Just cut the whole leaf. There was THREE on it ..... Sh*t. Anything that eats them ?

WHAT ! Oh no :( I'm draining the tank on saturday and bringing it on a 4 hour trip. Think this will kill it ?

Check this out. Anyone got any ideas? Its on the underside of a saggitaria subulata leaf, moves a lot, hasnt spread to anywhere else in the tank and is cream white in colour. It's been there for about a week and is starting to get to me. Apologies for the badly edited photo. Look for it in...

Google "planted amazon biotope" maybe?

depends on your CO2 rate ferts etc and plants. If you're running a good nutrient rich enviroment they will bounce back twice as good!

As some of you know, I have just started dosing VIMI's "Accelerator" Liquid Carbon. Nothing has been affected in the tank by the daily 1.3ml dose. Nothing except the Saggitaria Subulata - I think! Is this melt ? :(

Yeah that's java, seems to have been grown in a low tech set up and it isn't in great shape! Chop it finely like a herb and use lots of fine thread to tie it tight to a branch + a few shrimp and it will be beautiful and lush in a few weeks!

Not bad mate, if you bought plenty you'd be doing great :D How did you come across the site ?

Never bought from them, they have a good selection though :D Great prices. This caught my eye http://www.tivamo.eu/epages/62448305.sf ... s/3071-AP5 Haven't seen it before ! How much is postage to the UK ?

That happened to mine on a small shrimp tank. I removed the cover glass on the tank and the plant never rotted again, but stopped growing as fast! Don't know if it was humidity that caused it or what.

Repositioned the HOB in a more flow efficient position earlier, and now I'm only running 18W. Lets see how it goes, thanks for the help guys :D

Can anyone help ?

My Hydro leaves have just turned brown on top, they also are starting to have very "wavy" looking stems, rather than straight up. Deficiency ? I'll post pics if people need them to diagnose. thanks guys!

Nobody wants to be the guy selling duckweed to people who will pay too much for it!

Resembles willow moss?

I'd stick with cotton then for the bogwood. Superglue has to be the gel kind and leaves a white mark in the wood, also its more suited to fissidens!

Tights or those loofah/sponge/shower flower things if you want a carpetted kind of look on the object. Just black or dark green COTTON thread if you want it to look more freely growing. Use cotton as it will eventually rot away so no removal at later stages. If it's all trimmings, I'd...

Thanks for the replies guys! Great photos there, they are much more attractive than the ones in my LFS. Think I might double up flow on a tank I have :D Cheers :D

First, are these shrimp safe? Second, do they eat diatoms and algae ? And third... Do they eat plants/moss? Any advice appreciated. Regards

I have a tall low light hex tank and I was thinking that maybe it might grow in there as it is tall and skinny. Thanks for the info darrel, it's very helpful! I'll let you know how I get on :D

Was out with my Dad yesterday and he was showing me a friends pond in a place where he is working, its beautiful! It has an island in the middle full of red acers... Looks really lovely. Anyway, it is full of water lilies, the red speckled leaf kind. The owner said I could have some if I...

Ooh I see :) What's the difference between them and Boraras Briggitae ? Sparkling gourami's look great in heavily planted nano's IMO. They search and explore everything!

Tom they look great mate... LOVE the jungle look. Are there Chili's in the first one ?

Re: Bryophyte Show and Tell Cool :D never heard of it :D

It must be some quality stuff :D

http://beeshrimp.co.uk/plants-c-26.html :lol:

Thank you for understanding Viv :lol:

Oh yeah I LOVE those tanks!!!! :D Was looking at them yesterday actually, they're a work of art. I'll be happy to take cuttings :lol: Have you an updated photo of the "overgrown-ness" ? Sorry for hijacking Viv! Kris

Mine were red under high light too. But then they grow new green leaves, which soon turn reddish. Give it some time, they are slow growers. By the way Tom, what tank is that shot from ? Do you have journal I can nosey at? Looks great. :D Kris

Thanks for the replies guys! Needless to say, I will NOT be buying any of this :lol: Thanks for the heads up :D Do living waters have a website Chris ? I'm sort of always stuck in Ipswich. If I'm not here, I'm in Ireland. Kris

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plagiomnium-T ... 4ceb53404d Don't know if it is a moss, or if its even aquatic - like that star moss on the same eBay shop. Any advice aprecciated. Kris

Uh oh.

I was going to say Walichii. Too late now I guess! Tank looks great though! How's the 11w light fairing out? Kris

My java moss in my 30L Cube has just been tied to some bogwood along with anubias and microsorum for about 3 months now. It showed no sign of growth or trying to grow along the wood. :( But just this week I have noticed that it suddenly has started creeping along the wood itself (as in clinging...

You could maybe try a vivarium fogger? That would make sure they were kept moist all the time I'd say, not sure if it would have any effect on light or anything though. Can't wait to see it when you finally get it going. :D Kris

Apparently java fern is one of the worst plants for drying out. If you were growing them emersed then you'd need to be vigilant with misting. Good luck with the tank though, I like the idea of an all fern tank. Kris

That is salvinia, definitely not Frogbit! Kris

Thanks guys, that link helped. Kris

What's the best way to go about this? Kris

Yeah the fluitans will get blown all over the place alright... Maybe lower the angle? No its not invasive at all, its very delicate and IMO its quite slow growing! It does tolerate my light, and that's quite low. If you like I can send you a small amount so you can try it. If you cover...

I got some Phyllanthus Fluitans on this forum. Very delicate, and not invasive. Kris

That flower is beautiful. Whats growing in the top left corner of the tank, it looks like riccia? Is it ? Kris.

Hi guys, Thanks for the replies! :) I used brown cotton thread in the end, found it in the household sewing box :lol: That Carp Braid is a good idea, I can see how it would look like roots. Thanks again, Kris.

I picked up an Anubias today, I think its Anubias Nana - and I want to attach it to some driftwood. Whats the best way to do this? What part of the plant should I attach to the driftwood? Should I use cotton thread or fishing line? It comes in a pot, with lots of thread roots - should i remove...

Thanks for the info Sussex_cichlids but I obviously wasnt clear enough in my description, I've just re-read it now! I want to post a Java Fern from my place here in Suffolk, back to Dublin. Its an EU country so do the same rules apply ? . Also, I was looking for info on how to package it...

Hi Guys, I have some Java Ferns in my uni tank that i want to post back home. How should I go about doing this so that they won't die or be severely damaged when they arrive? Thanks, Kris.