firstly, I am a glass merchant and have a small glass company.

Almost all paints will in time let go of the glass with some letting go faster than others.
If I am after a long term coating , I pay the extra and use the same system that is used with glass splash backs behind kitchen appliances. The down side of this is that that tank is now coated forever which means that if your situation changes, you can do little about it.

I would recommend that you think about painting polystyrine or plywood and placing it behind your tank (or the sides) which can be removed and either changed to a different colour in the future. Dark backgrounds can also make finding fry quite hard at times (or am I simply getting older)

not sure why the photo didnt come out but if interested, follow the URL

I use the bath system and simply use a tank heater with it
I use one bottle heating up and the other 3 with BBS 12 hours apart and the one airline going to the first and then in battery after that.
I strongly recomend a cloths peg to make the bottle that you will be using next.
I simply syphon the BBS through an old pillow slip

Waste of a tank? maybe

here in New Zealand we have an albino that has been called Fp Gardneri Albino
Its one of the most prolific killis that we have
I have no idea what strain it is but as we dont get too many killis at all, we are simply please to see it.
It looks very similar to Fp Nigerianus (Jos Plateau)

dont know if this adds or not?

Thanks Brian
My questions were based on hatching time to be honest.
Although I have bred Nothos for a while (going back over 30 years in total), the last year or two I have tended to leave peat longer quite often and this has resulted in poorer hatch rates. My eyes are no longer as sharp as they were and the peat I use makes finding eggs quite hard as well so I was of the thinking that with a longer soak time, I may have to shorten the incubation period (beliving that they may well be almost water incubated). From your experiance, it looks like I may well have been 100% wrong.
Thanks
Very helpfull indeed

Im interested to get peoples thoughts on the length of time that you leave peat in with Nothos.
I tend to leave it in for 2 weeks at a time then simply remove and dry it and replace it straight away.
What are your thoughts about a "rest" time for the females by removing the males?
Are you better to leave the peat in for say a week (or even just a few days)then a week or two off before spawning again?

personally if Ive been mowing the lawns I may do but not the cultures

I also use the same product with white worms. Seems to be less messy and the worms stick to the glass easily.
I think that the secret may be to put a little less feed in for them so it dosnt get a chance to go off.
With White worms, they create a ball of worms on the edge of the lunchon and you can remove them with a teaspoon with out removing any of the peat making feeding as easy as opening a beer

I use Jiffy pots.
Jiffy pots are dried compressed peat pallets that soak up water when added. They are fine so the Grindals can travel freely for 6 months or so.
I keep 4 to 6 cultures going at any one time as Grindals will live longer in the tanks than most other worms I can get.
For feeding, I use what is called here lunchon. Its a processed meat that comes in a roll (although I buy it ready sliced). Kids here will have it for lunch on their sandwiches. I only put enough in to feed for a couple of days but find this system lasts well

thanks
I owe you a VB

Gidday Barry
When I enter the forum area I change the style to default as I faind it easier to both follow and easier on the eyes.
When leaving it reverts.
Is there a way to keep my settings?
Ive looked but admit to getting older so may well be missing it somewhere
Thanks