Coldwater plant in tropical water

Silent Doh · Rain Drop Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 7

I recieved a few bundles of a plant from my friend's tropical aquarium. I was trying to find what they were when my friend told me she got them from a nieghbor's cold water pond, and they adapted to tropical waters. They have leaves coming at about 1/4 inch intervals, in fours. They do not root well, but can grow to massive lengths if not kept in check. Mollies enjoy eating their leaves and when I plant the clippings in my aquarium, instead of the clippings growing, little peices start branching off, creating their own roots.

I'll try to get a picture of them in with my next post

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Silent Doh · Rain Drop Joined: 25 Nov 2005 Posts: 7

As I said in my previous post, I would get a picture. So I did. It's a little blurry, but at least you understand what I'm talking about, this is one of its branches:

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Kana3 · Guest

Well after I fogged up my spec's a bit to improve the image....

Maybe:

Elodea Crispa (African water weed - S.Africa)?

Elodea Densa (Pondweed - USA)?
I had this one about 12 years back, and my Mollies demolished it.

Elodea Canadensis (Canadian pondweed - N.America)?

Anyway, take your pick.

bettinacharlotta · Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: Ancharis

I gave Silent Doh the plants. I am sure they are ancharis after researching for a long time. They grew well in my tropical tank even though they are cold water plants. Actually they grew so well that they were difficult to keep up with so I just gave them all to my goldfish. Razz

Kana3 · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:15 am Post subject:

I understand that many of the Elodea species are originally cold water plants.

I don't think these are Anacharis as such.

If you're thinking of Anacharis nuttallii, this is synonymous with Elodea nuttallii, in which case the leaves here may not be thin enough.

E.canadensis is apparently the faster grower to E.nuttallii.

A better pic would be nice, but I'd be pushing for Elodea canadensis, or maybe even E.densa because of the longer looking leaf.

FisherCat · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject:

I have a plant just like that, it used to be in with our goldfish, but they died, and we turned it into a tropical tank. The plant is doing just fine, but rots when I try to plant it in the bottom and just floats on the top now... Laughing

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themuckypaw · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

looks and sounds like elodea densa to me. i aint no expert but it looks like what i have seen and bought as e.densa here

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