hornwort growth rates

[Gbruce121]

hey all..

I just had a quick question. I just got back from petsmart and i picked up
some hornwort for my 29 gal community tank. I really like the way it looks,
and wanted to find out how much of it I should get. The tank could probably
hold three or four plants of the size I had purchased, but I'm not sure if I
can just have the one plant and let it grow. I have, among other fish, a
couple of kissing gouramis and also several fiddler crabs, and the last time I
tried to add plants to it they ate them in about two weeks. Trying this again,
but I wanted to know if hornwort grows as fast as Cabomba, or should I just
keep getting new plants when they eat the old ones?

thanks in advance..

--Josh Bruce

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[Dinky]

"Gbruce121" > wrote in message
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>
>
> hey all..
>
> I just had a quick question. I just got back from petsmart and i picked
up
> some hornwort for my 29 gal community tank. I really like the way it
looks,
> and wanted to find out how much of it I should get. The tank could
probably
> hold three or four plants of the size I had purchased, but I'm not sure if
I
> can just have the one plant and let it grow. I have, among other fish, a
> couple of kissing gouramis and also several fiddler crabs, and the last
time I
> tried to add plants to it they ate them in about two weeks. Trying this
again,
> but I wanted to know if hornwort grows as fast as Cabomba, or should I
just
> keep getting new plants when they eat the old ones?


I have known hornwort to grow up to 4 inches in a day. I had it fill a 20
high to the point where the fish were near to panic from a double bunch 12
inches long in less than 3 weeks. It's a weed. Great for lowering nitrates,
LOL!