new plants what are they?

StrontiumDog · Sep 25, 2004

ok so I got my new tank by getting my partner involved worked a treat............................. then came the plants, oh that looks nice,ooh i like that one.

My reply to her was i dont think they are true aquatic plants. :crazy:

so please help me out again (omg theres no begging smilies)

StrontiumDog · Sep 25, 2004

and heres the 2nd one

Cat · Sep 25, 2004

They are aquatic I have both of those in my tanks :thumbs:

Scougie · Sep 26, 2004

I'm not gonna be much help either but I also have the second one in my tank and unless you have good lighting it wont grow and will soon be fish food.

fraservet · Sep 26, 2004

I'm not sure what the first plant is, but I think it's semi-aquatic from what I remember (not 100% sure though)

AquaSeaFoam · Sep 26, 2004

i've never seen the first one before.. but i'm pretty sure the second one is only semi-aquatic... for terrariums and such. I saw some at my lfs, but i went home and read that they are semi aquatic... they might live for a while.. but they've been slowly dissenegrating in my lfs's tanks.
I read somewhere that if the plant can stand up out of water its not truly aquatic, so you might want to test your plants with that.

Lateral Line · Sep 26, 2004

The first is the true aquatic African fern Bolbitis heudelotii. You should attach the rhizome to a stone or wood, it should not be buried or it will rot. In nature, it grows in high energy environments, in soft acidic water. It is not an easy plant to grow in other conditions, although if it does get going, it tend to go well.

The second looks like a Dracenae species, which, as has already been mentioned, is not a true aquatic and rarely survives long completely underwater.

catwoman · Sep 26, 2004

That 2nd plant looks like a houseplant I used to have from the Dracaena family. They are not true aquatics but are sold as such if that's what it is. Lucky Bamboo that you see everywhere with their roots in water are from the same family. It will only last a few months under water.

StrontiumDog · Sep 27, 2004

Thanks all for your replies, I thought the 2nd one was not a true aquatic plant and i was sure the first one was to because the stem is so ridged.

Thanks Lateral i will remove the first plant out of my gravel and attach it to a big pebble. Must admit i like the little fellow, it's different.

I never wanted to hurt my partners fellings so hopefully some good will come of this.

Thanks all :nod:

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