On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:32:46 +0000 (UTC),
(Richard Sexton) wrote:

In article ,
Abraham Evangelista wrote:
http://www.sonnani.com/aquaria/unkno...nt_1_small.jpg

This is a Potamogeton species. Very, cosmopolitan this genus s
occurs everywhere except the poles and has mores epcies in it than any
other aquatic plant genus.

Woohoo! Got a weed! Actually, the more I look at it, the more I like
it. The contrast between the nice green leaves and the almost red
stem makes it attractive when compared to all the straight green
plants currently in the tank. (Anacharis, Hornwort, Bladderwort, M

Good luck acclimating it to "tropical"
temperatures and non-dormancy in winter. I've never had any luck. It
grows around here, too.

Hasn't died yet. In fact, the bit that I had in the CO2/EI grow out
tank has put on nearly an inch. Sadly, that tank also cracked on me
tonight, so everything that was growing out is now sitting in a
bucket. :-(

http://www.sonnani.com/aquaria/unkno...nt_2_small.jpg

Fontinalis. "a cool water plant" the books all say. Neat stuff.

That's not good... The growout tank wasn't heated, but a 10 gallon
indoors with a powerhead and some intense lighting kept it pretty
toasty. I suppose this means it isn't gonna care for the tropical
tank eh? A shame... it seemed quite attractive!

Disinfect with alum to kill nasties which abound in it.

Did the bleach thing, but not before shaking off the various amphipods
and copepods into a jar. Maybe I'll treat the fish later this week!
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Abraham Evangelista