The Wild Fishing Forum

I'm trying hard to restrain myself..... 

Errrr, I used Instant Ocean marine salt, so kind of???

He's right that you will get a better yield than if the salinity is too low.

You're not doing things by halves are you!

If you are going for Cory's and Dwarf cichlids take a long hard look at also culturing :-

Microworms - small tetras and fry
Banana worms - small tetras and fry
Grindal worms - everything
White worms - everything but feed sparingly due to a high fat content. They do wonders for bringing fish into breeding condition though.


You'll save yourself $$$ in food if done correctly.

***Anyone here want to take bets on how long it is before Fred is officially diagnosed with suffering from MTS (Multi Tank Syndrome)? 

40 years ago I recall a fish keeper I worked with telling me he got far better yield hatching brine shrimp in sea water than tap water with added salt. OK if you live by the sea I suppose.

Anyone tried this? I only ever used tap water + salt.

The UK only produces around 50% of its own food.

The real issue is that people want everything cheap, hence the imports and they've forgot what seasonable availability is. So we'll never see an increase in UK food production IMHO. The best thing people can do is take time to learn about local suppliers and support them where they can.

You can find a lot of cheap whisky on Amazon at certain times. It's well worth looking out for the deals.

Springbank casks have made 6 figures plus in recent years.

I'm off to a see friends this evening. Tonight it won't be Scotch but different bourbons!

You and me both. I can't stand the things.

I don't even look at them when visiting the shop I mentioned!

Great shots Fred

Back in my Alpine Nursery days we mixed our own potting compost which was up to 50% grit. I mixed in instant and controlled release fertilizers to grow on and sustain the plants for their stay in the garden centres. I wondered if the root tabs would release more rapidly if broken up and therefore had a greater surface area.

Putting them in whole will feed say a highlight heavy feeder plant, like an Amazon Sword and some near it, crushing and spreading would feed plants that require less nutrients like fast growing stem plants over a bigger area. Don't put them in though until you have the hard landscaping done then they wont be covered by rocks and wood.