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What is your favorite aquarium plant?
What is your favorite aquarium plant? How is the selection of aquarium
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wrote in message oups.com... What is your favorite aquarium plant? How is the selection of aquarium plants for sale at your LFS? My favorite aquatic plant is Java fern , it's nearly unkillable. Of the 15 or so pet stores within 100 miles of me the selection of aquatic plants is very dissappointing, usually 5 species or less for sale and most of them in poor condition. I collect most of my plants from the wild. Limnophile |
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Hi there, I've found a site for those interested in Aquarium plants. Many shops sell bog plants as aquatic plants. These plants don't do too well in aquariums as they are only completedly submerged in water for short periods of the year in their natually habitat. Have a look at http://www.trueaquariumplants.com/ TheWizardHunter |
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On 2005-01-20, Larry Blanchard wrote:
In article .com, says... What is your favorite aquarium plant? How is the selection of aquarium plants for sale at your LFS? Pygmy chain sword - spreads like mad. Also Echinodorus bleheri v.Compacta for smaller tanks. I was recently impressed by this littel sucker. Picked up two plants for $1.49 less than a week ago. I almost wouldn't call it "Pygmy" anymore! Yea, the LFSes around here deal very poorly in plants. One has a decent selection and amount, but they basically stick them ni tanks to die. When they are all dead at the end of the month, they clean out and reorer. Buying from them is like rehab. Another has better conditions for their plants while in the store, but has pretty poor selection. Small, Medium, Large Amazon Swords, Hygrophilia, and Red Ludwigia. Once I was able to get a Red Tiger Lotus, and that was a rare event... -- Ross Vandegrift "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell." --St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37 |
On 2005-01-20, Eric Schreiber wrote:
wrote: What is your favorite aquarium plant? Right now, my favorite is the Red Melon Sword. This picture should illustrate why - the one in my tank is gorgeous. http://www.ericschreiber.com/aquariu...elonsword.html Whoa, that sucker is *goregous*!! As per my last post about the poor LFS selection, I might just have to see what kind of special orders places will make for me... -- Ross Vandegrift "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell." --St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37 |
Eric Schreiber wrote:
Right now, my favorite is the Red Melon Sword. This picture should illustrate why - the one in my tank is gorgeous. They are very pretty. Mine grew too big for the tank (110g) and I had to remove it. Luckily, it had a smaller child nearby and I planted that one in its place. Mine seems to have longer leaves, how much light do you have in that tank? -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
Victor Martinez wrote:
They are very pretty. Mine grew too big for the tank (110g) and I had to remove it. Luckily, it had a smaller child nearby and I planted that one in its place. Some time ago I bought a huge Jade Sword from my LFS. I don't know what I was thinking, as it was certainly too big for my tank, and cost something like $18. Naturally, it pretty much died right away. At the last moment I pulled out what was left and stuck it in a one-gallon jar of water with a couple of inches of dirt at the bottom. While the main plant didn't survive, there are at least four small child plants in the jar now. Still don't know what I'm going to do with them, but for now maintenance is easy. Mine seems to have longer leaves, how much light do you have in that tank? It's a 20 gallon high tank, with an Eclipse hood. The hood has 30 watts. I added more lights in the gap, bringing the total to 56 watts of compact flourescent lighting. There are two somewhat poor photos, and an explanation, of the additional lighting at: www.ericschreiber.com/aquarium/tank1.html -- Eric Schreiber www.ericschreiber.com |
Larry Blanchard wrote:
Pygmy chain sword - spreads like mad. I'd like to try something like that to cover my tank bottom. What kind of lighting do you have? Someone from these newsgroups sent me some Indian Stargrass in trade a while back, but I'm not having much luck with it. I've managed two keep three tiny plantlets alive, two in a cup by the window and one in my tank, but I can't say they're doing well. -- Eric Schreiber www.ericschreiber.com |
Ross Vandegrift wrote:
Whoa, that sucker is goregous!! I assure you, it has nothing to do with me - just dumb, blind luck that it does well in my tank. As per my last post about the poor LFS selection, I might just have to see what kind of special orders places will make for me... You might consider ordering online. There are numerous reputable dealers out there. Also, if you have something to offer in trade you can often find other hobbyists in the newsgroups who can give you some interesting things. -- Eric Schreiber www.ericschreiber.com |
Eric Schreiber wrote:
There are two somewhat poor photos, and an explanation, of the additional lighting at: www.ericschreiber.com/aquarium/tank1.html That is very cool! How do you prevent water from touching the add-on lights? -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
Victor Martinez wrote: Eric Schreiber wrote: Right now, my favorite is the Red Melon Sword. This picture should illustrate why - the one in my tank is gorgeous. They are very pretty. Mine grew too big for the tank (110g) and I had to remove it. Luckily, it had a smaller child nearby and I planted that one in its place. Mine seems to have longer leaves, how much light do you have in that tank? Yes, mine has stems which are far too long for the 24" height of my tank. When the leaves grow too tall they bend over double and make it very difficult for algae eaters to keep the leaves clean. Mine get covered in green fuzz and BB algae. Nikki |
Victor Martinez wrote:
www.ericschreiber.com/aquarium/tank1.html That is very cool! How do you prevent water from touching the add-on lights? I don't know if you're familiar with the Eclipse hoods or not, but perhaps you can see from my photos that there is a filter area at the back. You might be able to make out the two metal hooks I have hanging from this filter area, into the 'gap' in the Eclipse hood design. Resting on those two hooks I have a piece of Plexiglass, cut to just a bit larger than the size of the add-on lighting fixture. The lighting fixture then rests of the Plexiglass. It isn't by any means moisture-proof, and no way would it pass a UL inspection. :-) But, the Eclipse hoods don't make much splashing, and as long as I'm careful when working in the tank, the fixture stays pretty well dry. Because of the way it's all jammed in, and the shape I made the hooks in, it's actually pretty sturdy. I'd really have to wollop it to knock the add-on fixture into my tank. I'm surprised that no one makes a commercial add-on similar to this. It shouldn't be hard to manufacture a reasonably well sealed fixture with a better hooking system that people could just drop in place. Here is some truly awful ascii-art that shows the shape of the hook. This will only work if you're using a fixed font, like Courier, to view it. The left side hangs into the filter area, and the right side drops into the gap to support the Plexiglass. Notice the upturn at the far right, which serves to keep the Plexiglass and fixture from falling off the hook. While I made this with a pair of thick, stiff wires, someone with some skill in heating and bending Plexiglass or acrylic could made a continuous form that served as both hook and splash guard. __ / \ | | | | | | | | | | \________________/ -- Eric Schreiber www.ericschreiber.com |
Eric Schreiber wrote:
I don't know if you're familiar with the Eclipse hoods or not, but I have one in my 20g long tank. :) It isn't by any means moisture-proof, and no way would it pass a UL inspection. :-) But, the Eclipse hoods don't make much splashing, and If you keep the water level high... :) My concern actually comes from the top part. Sometimes when the filter gets a bit clogged up, there is some level of splashing up there. It is a interesting concept though, I might give it a shot. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
Victor Martinez wrote:
I have one in my 20g long tank. :) Ah, good. My explanation wasn't very good, and probably wouldn't make sense if you weren't familiar with the hood design. If you keep the water level high... :) I have to - I sit next to mine all day, and it drives me nuts with the noise when the water level gets low. My concern actually comes from the top part. Sometimes when the filter gets a bit clogged up, there is some level of splashing up there. I do have water spots on the top of the add-on light, which supports what you're saying. It's not entirely clear in the photos, but I also attached a strip of Plexiglass to the top of the fixture, mostly to provide support for the screws and to run the wires through. But it also works somewhat as a splash guard on the top, too. Really starting to wish I had skills with heating and shaping plastics, as I can see some much better design ideas for my fixture. Maybe if I get bored this Spring I'll play with the idea. After all, the idea of playing with a blow torch and hot plastic in my garage, well, "a thrill a minute" is the phrase that comes to mind :) -- Eric Schreiber www.ericschreiber.com |
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oups.com... What is your favorite aquarium plant? How is the selection of aquarium plants for sale at your LFS? You need to specify whether we can grow it or not. That I can grow in my well water: Hornwort, good old Echinodoras amazonica and tennelus (grudgingly). That I can't grow, all Crypts, Riccia, Tiger Lotus, Undulatus... and the list goes on and on *wipes tear away*. Big Als and SuperPet would be my plant store choices *if I could, wipes other eye*. -- www.NetMax.tk |
NetMax wrote:
That I can't grow, all Crypts, Riccia, Tiger Lotus, Undulatus... and the You *can't* grow crypts?!?!?!?!?!?! Mine are like weeds that need prunning constantly. They're a nuisance... ;-) -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
In article , "Eric Schreiber"
eric at ericschreiber dot com says... Larry Blanchard wrote: Pygmy chain sword - spreads like mad. I'd like to try something like that to cover my tank bottom. What kind of lighting do you have? It's a 10 gallon tank with an incandescent hood, but I replaced the bulbs with the compact fluorescents with 6500K color temperature. Mine were AllGlass, but Walmart has some for a lot less. I bought 6 plants from aquariumplants.com (IIRC) about 2-3 months ago. I just took 8 plants out for another tank and you can't even see where they were :-). -- Homo sapiens is a goal, not a description |
Hi there,
I've found a site for those interested in Aquarium plants. Many shops sell bog plants as aquatic plants. These plants don't do too well in aquariums as they are only completedly submerged in water for short periods of the year in their natually habitat. Have a look at http://www.trueaquariumplants.com/ TheWizardHunter -- thewizardhunter I think my WEB site is better, but I may be a little biased! There is actually no information to speak of on that WEB site, look at mine! www.aquabotanic.com |
I grow crypts, but my Java ferns are ragged ;-)
Amazon sword out grew my 55, and I sell micro-chain to the LFS. Bob "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... NetMax wrote: That I can't grow, all Crypts, Riccia, Tiger Lotus, Undulatus... and the You *can't* grow crypts?!?!?!?!?!?! Mine are like weeds that need prunning constantly. They're a nuisance... ;-) -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Limnophile" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... What is your favorite aquarium plant? How is the selection of aquarium plants for sale at your LFS? My favorite aquatic plant is Java fern , it's nearly unkillable. Ha, tell that to my goldfish, they eat them like there was no tomorrow... /Morten --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.841 / Virus Database: 572 - Release Date: 21/01/2005 |
Howdy,
For me, it's got to be anacharis. I love anything that grows like a weed, and especially this plant. When I was a kid I could never grow it (!) and now that I'm clueful it grows like mad. Most satisfying. Runner up has to be the simple amazon sword, or maybe java moss. Hey, I never said I am a connoisseur, did I? :) As to the LFS, it's not actually that bad. Better than any place I've seen, in fact, though I've never seen a place that's super-serious about plants. The shop, New World Aquarium in Manhattan, usually has about 10-15 varieties of plants, and they're not beyond hope when I take them home. Most, in fact, are in decent shape all things considered. If you're in Manhattan, it's worth a peek. They're on 38th street between 2nd and 3rd avenues. They also have sal****er stuff, and a good selection of cichlids, but I never really look at either. -- Trapper, in snowy NYC |
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