Recent content by PeterFishKeepin

Sounds like it should be successful enough, Ive broken smaller bulbs of the mother plant in my pond and they have done well so you should be fine, i would recommend a root tab to get things going before it rots.

If you can avoid cutting the roots that's ideal but if if few need to get cut its not going to kill the plant, the lily will just need some time to grow, and some root fertilizers are good

Just give it a go I guess, when you drain it down perhaps give some gentle pressure to the substrate to keep it from ripping apart but don't press too hard or the roots will snap. Even if roots do snap the lily will come back, I recent got a tiny off cut from a mini water lily from a pond to put...

Didnt really know the diamensions of a tall vs long because here in Australia we don't use gallon sized tanks so that tall part confused me. Thanks for the info

OP mentions its a 65 gallon tall tank. (36 x 18 x 24 inches/ 91 x 45 x 60 cm) Is that the standard dimensions or something else?, because those dension barbs might not like having less length to the tank.

Do a big water change and then remove when water is low so there is little mess created, whatever soil pokes through just sprinkle some extra sand over and you should be sweet!

Are you wanting to separate them so they don't get eaten? You could put a small tank divider, or a breeder net/cage on the top of your tank?

If you have a spare setup tank could you move the parents and fry?

Hey guys are you talking to me or the OP, I'm a bit confused, because OP hasn't mentioned anything about a 3500 litre pond, that figure is from when I told OP about my pond. To be clear I don't own/keep ducks in my pond, at first it was wild ducks pooping and making mess everywhere at/in my...

Totally agree, after having wild ducks come to my pond and poop everywhere and risk eating my fish I put a big net over the pond prevent wildlife and leaf litter from getting in the pond, nice and clean!

Looks more to be like a male honey gourami. The back of the top dorsal fin is more of a pointed edge rather than curved if that makes sense. Also the smaller slimmer body shape.

Welcome, I'm another Aussie too!

I already said, Water lily, iris, watercress and a few others.

my plants stay in pond year round, the water temps get down to 5 C and up to 35-40 C

a few plants eg lilys and a water iris, the bb on the pond walls, rocks and in filter,