Plant identification...Eleocharis?

[Barry Tetra]

Hi everyone!

So about 3 days ago, I’ve found this grass in on a rain gutter and It looks like
Eleocharis acicularis (which is native species) But I’m not so sure about this so...
can anyone help id them?

@Wills @WhistlingBadger @Colin_T

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Sure does look like it.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It kind of does LOL like it just from Google, but it’s impossible to know for sure from a photo.

Maybe take it to a local biologist and see if they know?

 

[Barry Tetra]

Maybe take it to a local biologist and see if they know?

I don’t know any and can’t find any since I lives in a countryside...

I have been testing it in my planted tank rightnow and It’s pearling too! Will be testing it in another tank though I don’t have any aquasoil left.

@WhistlingBadger are you using soil in your tank? I wanted to know if I can use garden soil in my tank.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Yes, I use soil in my tanks. I've used organic potting soil from the hardware store, but for my Sumatra tank I just used some dirt from the back yard. I put about an inch of soil on the bottom and cover it with an inch or two of sand. Make sure you use organic soil, no fertilizers added, and if you use outside dirt, be sure it isn't polluted. For example, don't use soil from alongside a highway, or from a garden or farm that's been sprayed with chemicals.

 

[Sgooosh]

looks like it
aw dang i wish i had more aquatic plants in my area.

 

[Barry Tetra]

@WhistlingBadger

Is animal excrement soil safe to use in the tank?

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I would be very cautions about that. If it is thoroughly decomposed, possibly. If not, you're asking for disaster as the remaining manure decomposes.