Not quite as severely as last time, since it wasn’t during a water change (which means I could judge where the top of the water was accurately), but still a bit ruthlessly. I pulled up some of the old plants – ones that had tatty or no leaves for a large part of the stalk – they had quite incredible roots, some of them. The right-hand side is still a jungle because I replanted it heavily. I can now see lots of babies… and there are lots of them. I think all the females have now had a set of fry, and at least one female looks pregnant again. This is getting beyond a joke; fun as they are, we just can’t deal with it. I’ve called a number of shops, but nowhere is interested in getting them, even free. I’ve advertised them, but only had one interested person for the females, and they’re in Boronia so it’s too far for them to come and get them. I have just now gone and changed the post to say that they are free, so maybe that will get some interest. I really hope so; James is preparing himself to do away with at least the mature females, but I hope it doesn’t come to that. If we can’t give them away, that might be our only choice, though.

Did some water tests: all fine, nitrates at about 8, I think.