chriscoli
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I have a plant that is growing like crazy in one of my tanks, but I can't remember what it is...please help! I bought it as a clump of unrooted stems.
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iamzrad
Members
Looks like Val to me (Vallisnera).
It grows like crazy.
It grows like crazy.
chriscoli
Administrator
nope, not a val. I have those, and this isn't one of them.
Reel Addiction
Members
Looks like a broadleaf green one
chriscoli
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Gee, Chris, THANKS!
That reminds me of when I used to work at a plant nursery and we'd get people coming in asking about their plants...."see, I have this tree...it has leaves. They are green. What is it?"
That reminds me of when I used to work at a plant nursery and we'd get people coming in asking about their plants...."see, I have this tree...it has leaves. They are green. What is it?"
iamzrad
Members
Crypts?
chriscoli
Administrator
I don't think its a crypt, either. I've got several of those and it's not like them either.
Reel Addiction
Members
Glad to be of service, you can close the thread now lol.
chriscoli
Administrator
OK, EVERYONE, LISTEN UP! Thanks to Chris, we now know that it's green and has leaves. I can now stop losing sleep over wondering what my plant is!
Here's a better pic of the stems....
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Here's a better pic of the stems....
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scientist0724
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It's Hygrophila corymbosa "Augustifolia".
It's a nice stem plant that looks very grassy. It's a nice filler in the background in order to achieve fullness like grass, but it propagates like crazy. Trim the plant when it gets to the top and plant the top a few inches away because the stem that you clipped will bush out with other stems shooting off the the sides.
Arlene
It's a nice stem plant that looks very grassy. It's a nice filler in the background in order to achieve fullness like grass, but it propagates like crazy. Trim the plant when it gets to the top and plant the top a few inches away because the stem that you clipped will bush out with other stems shooting off the the sides.
Arlene
chriscoli
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Awesome, Thanks Arlene!
scientist0724
Members
You're welcome Chris! I love the hovering loach you caught in the picture! I just got 7 of those last week and they school with my Burnese rosy loaches. They are so cute!
Arlene
Arlene
chriscoli
Administrator
The loaches have been fantastic! This tank has become one of my favorites to sit and watch....it's my first serious attempt at a planted tank.
Now that I see how big the Hygrophila gets, I've been slowly moving it to the back of the tank as I cut it back.
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Now that I see how big the Hygrophila gets, I've been slowly moving it to the back of the tank as I cut it back.
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scientist0724
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Nice planted tank! You should join GWAPA!
Arlene
Arlene
Reel Addiction
Members
Thats what I would have said if I would have seen the second picture in the begining!
Great looking tank by the way.
jonclark96
Past CCA President
The tank looks awesome Christine!
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chriscoli
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<ahem> yeah, right!
scientist0724
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Hehe! I knew what it was from the first picture!
You can smack me at the meeting for my smugness.Arlene
londonloco
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Great plant, grows in anything I plant it in. After you cut the stem, replant the part you cut. I had two stalks of this plant given to me (maybe it was Arlene?) a couple of years ago, it's in all my tanks now.
