anacharis substitute? (it's illegal in Maine)

Hi there,
I have two new half-barrel ponds. I put a water lily and two marginals
in each of them. I'd like to get some more plants, particularly something
that can provide oxygen and prevent algae. In my research, I've heard
glowing reviews of anacharis for this purpose. However, I just learned that
anacharis is illegal in the state of Maine so I can't buy it anywhere.
(It's also illegal to put goldfish into any outdoor pond, even a barrel!)
I'm wondering if anyone has other suggestions for floating or submerged
plants that can help me round out my ecosystem. Does anyone else keep ponds
in Maine, or are the laws too restrictive? It's a real shame, given that
there are so many natural bogs and other wetlands, that we are so restricted
in terms of recreating one in our own yards. I growing discouraged about
the possibility of putting a more ambitious water feature in my yard with
all of these regulations.

Thanks for any tips.
Brian

Yeah, that's what they said at the aquarium store where I tried to buy it.
They can't sell anacharis at all in Maine. It's also illegal to stock
non-native fish anywhere outside. They have really strict rules about this
stuff in Maine, but I didn't realize how much it would affect my pond plans.


"Moontanman" wrote in message
...
Are you sure it's illegal to put fish in an artificial pond with no out
let?
You might be getting info about adding goldfish to a natural pond not a
lawn
pond. As for anachris I thought it was native to Maine. where are you
getting
your info? do they understand you are talking about a lawn pond?

Moon
remove nospam from e-mail to send to me, I grow trees in aquariums like
bonsai.
I breed dwarf crayfish, great for planted community tanks. If you can get
me a
shovelnose sturgeon fingerling (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) no wild
caught
please, contact me

Yeah, that's what they said at the aquarium store where I tried to buy it.
They can't sell anacharis at all in Maine. It's also illegal to stock
non-native fish anywhere outside. They have really strict rules about this
stuff in Maine, but I didn't realize how much it would affect my pond plans.


"Moontanman" wrote in message
...
Are you sure it's illegal to put fish in an artificial pond with no out
let?
You might be getting info about adding goldfish to a natural pond not a
lawn
pond. As for anachris I thought it was native to Maine. where are you
getting
your info? do they understand you are talking about a lawn pond?

Moon
remove nospam from e-mail to send to me, I grow trees in aquariums like
bonsai.
I breed dwarf crayfish, great for planted community tanks. If you can get
me a
shovelnose sturgeon fingerling (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) no wild
caught
please, contact me

Yeah, that's what they said at the aquarium store where I tried to buy it.
They can't sell anacharis at all in Maine. It's also illegal to stock
non-native fish anywhere outside. They have really strict rules about this
stuff in Maine, but I didn't realize how much it would affect my pond plans.

I looked before i went to work, and after. I cant find much searching
for Maine pond club, pond society, or even koi club.

Yeah, that's what they said at the aquarium store where I tried to buy it.
They can't sell anacharis at all in Maine. It's also illegal to stock
non-native fish anywhere outside. They have really strict rules about this
stuff in Maine, but I didn't realize how much it would affect my pond plans.

I looked before i went to work, and after. I cant find much searching
for Maine pond club, pond society, or even koi club.

Brian,

I had no luck finding anything helpful for you when I googled the same
topics that Jammer did, sigh.. (And yes, Moon, goldfish seem to be illegal
in Maine, from what I read.)

OTOH, Brian, I think that you could legally put sunfish in your pond, if I
read the Maine statutes correctly. Of course, they might be somewhat
stunted in a half-barrel pond!

Have you ever thought about moving to New Hampshire? :

Sorry, but I lived in northern VT for 8 years and the best thing we could
say about New Hampshire was that it had such a great view of Vermont! (not
my words, just a quote from the *most excellent book* "Real Vermonters Don't
Milk Goats"

Anne Lurie
[finally escaped from the snow belt & moved to] Raleigh, NC



"Brian" wrote in message
et...
Hi there,
I have two new half-barrel ponds. I put a water lily and two
marginals
in each of them. I'd like to get some more plants, particularly something
that can provide oxygen and prevent algae. In my research, I've heard
glowing reviews of anacharis for this purpose. However, I just learned
that
anacharis is illegal in the state of Maine so I can't buy it anywhere.
(It's also illegal to put goldfish into any outdoor pond, even a barrel!)
I'm wondering if anyone has other suggestions for floating or submerged
plants that can help me round out my ecosystem. Does anyone else keep
ponds
in Maine, or are the laws too restrictive? It's a real shame, given that
there are so many natural bogs and other wetlands, that we are so
restricted
in terms of recreating one in our own yards. I growing discouraged about
the possibility of putting a more ambitious water feature in my yard with
all of these regulations.

Thanks for any tips.
Brian

Brian,

I had no luck finding anything helpful for you when I googled the same
topics that Jammer did, sigh.. (And yes, Moon, goldfish seem to be illegal
in Maine, from what I read.)

OTOH, Brian, I think that you could legally put sunfish in your pond, if I
read the Maine statutes correctly. Of course, they might be somewhat
stunted in a half-barrel pond!

Have you ever thought about moving to New Hampshire? :

Sorry, but I lived in northern VT for 8 years and the best thing we could
say about New Hampshire was that it had such a great view of Vermont! (not
my words, just a quote from the *most excellent book* "Real Vermonters Don't
Milk Goats"

Anne Lurie
[finally escaped from the snow belt & moved to] Raleigh, NC



"Brian" wrote in message
et...
Hi there,
I have two new half-barrel ponds. I put a water lily and two
marginals
in each of them. I'd like to get some more plants, particularly something
that can provide oxygen and prevent algae. In my research, I've heard
glowing reviews of anacharis for this purpose. However, I just learned
that
anacharis is illegal in the state of Maine so I can't buy it anywhere.
(It's also illegal to put goldfish into any outdoor pond, even a barrel!)
I'm wondering if anyone has other suggestions for floating or submerged
plants that can help me round out my ecosystem. Does anyone else keep
ponds
in Maine, or are the laws too restrictive? It's a real shame, given that
there are so many natural bogs and other wetlands, that we are so
restricted
in terms of recreating one in our own yards. I growing discouraged about
the possibility of putting a more ambitious water feature in my yard with
all of these regulations.

Thanks for any tips.
Brian

The way I discover what's illegal in my state is to try to order it and the
website says, "Cannot ship to..." When I looked up anacharis, it said, "We
cannot ship this product to Vermont or Washington."

Where can you find what's banned in your state beyond that method?


--
LN in NH (new gardener in zone 5)
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed


"Brian" wrote in message
et...
Hi there,
I have two new half-barrel ponds. I put a water lily and two
marginals
in each of them. I'd like to get some more plants, particularly something
that can provide oxygen and prevent algae. In my research, I've heard
glowing reviews of anacharis for this purpose. However, I just learned
that
anacharis is illegal in the state of Maine so I can't buy it anywhere.
(It's also illegal to put goldfish into any outdoor pond, even a barrel!)
I'm wondering if anyone has other suggestions for floating or submerged
plants that can help me round out my ecosystem. Does anyone else keep
ponds
in Maine, or are the laws too restrictive? It's a real shame, given that
there are so many natural bogs and other wetlands, that we are so
restricted
in terms of recreating one in our own yards. I growing discouraged about
the possibility of putting a more ambitious water feature in my yard with
all of these regulations.

Thanks for any tips.
Brian

The way I discover what's illegal in my state is to try to order it and the
website says, "Cannot ship to..." When I looked up anacharis, it said, "We
cannot ship this product to Vermont or Washington."

Where can you find what's banned in your state beyond that method?


--
LN in NH (new gardener in zone 5)
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed


"Brian" wrote in message
et...
Hi there,
I have two new half-barrel ponds. I put a water lily and two
marginals
in each of them. I'd like to get some more plants, particularly something
that can provide oxygen and prevent algae. In my research, I've heard
glowing reviews of anacharis for this purpose. However, I just learned
that
anacharis is illegal in the state of Maine so I can't buy it anywhere.
(It's also illegal to put goldfish into any outdoor pond, even a barrel!)
I'm wondering if anyone has other suggestions for floating or submerged
plants that can help me round out my ecosystem. Does anyone else keep
ponds
in Maine, or are the laws too restrictive? It's a real shame, given that
there are so many natural bogs and other wetlands, that we are so
restricted
in terms of recreating one in our own yards. I growing discouraged about
the possibility of putting a more ambitious water feature in my yard with
all of these regulations.

Thanks for any tips.
Brian

LN wrote Funny, when I looked up my state, I found some plants I have in
my pond that
I bought in my own state. Hmmm.

Yup, I found frogbit for sale in my state last year, a banned plant.





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