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| :: Dwarf Bacopa |
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Scientific Name |
Bacopa Monnieri |
| Common Name |
Dwarf Bacopa |
| Native Habitat |
Tropics |
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| Lighting Requirements |
Medium |
| Tempreature Range |
15� - 28� C |
| P.H. Range |
Acid - Basic |
| Care |
Easy |
| Notes: |
My wife picked this one up for
me at the LFS, it is really cool, about 2 weeks after i got it, it started shooting off
little blooms. The blooms were on short runners from the main stalk, and had a very small
white flower. Nothing very big or flashy, but it was cool to have something bloom in the
tank... next time I'll have the batteries charged up on my camera ;-) |
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| :: Hornwort |
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Scientific Name |
Ceratophyllum Demersum |
| Common Name |
Hornwort or Coontail |
| Native Habitat |
Cosmopolitan |
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| Lighting Requirements |
Average - High |
| Tempreature Range |
60� - 85� F |
| P.H. Range |
Neutral - Basic |
| Care |
Easy |
| Notes: |
I aquired this paticular plant
from my catfish pond in the pasture. this stuff grows out there like you wouldn't believe,
and they sell it at the pet store for $1.50 a bundle hehehe.... One thing you need to be
sure to do is wash anything that you get from the wild VERY VERY GOOD before you put it in
your tank! I have heard of people using a 1:20 Bleach solution to wash plants and rocks,
but I was afraid that I would kill the plant, so I just washed them in tap water. I soaked
them for about 5 minutes and then stirred up the water, when you do this, you will
understand why you have to wash things.... I found all kinds of little critters in
that stuff... everything from Dragonfly larvae (these can kill your entire fish population
from what i hear) to snails.
This plant is doing Extremely well, almost too good... I have to trim
and throw away clippings almost every week. The only reason it is still in my tank is that
I havent gotten enough other plants to make up for the space that this stuff is occupying.
I really don't like its appearance all that well, but it is searving its purpous for now.
The main reasons i got this plant were as follows... It is
a really fast grower and when your setting up a new planted tank with DIY CO� you need
fast growers to stop all the algae blooms that pop up....and second ..... It was free
;-) |
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| :: Java
Fern |
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Scientific Name |
Microsorium pteropus |
| Common Name |
Java Fern |
| Native Habitat |
Southeast Asia |
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| Lighting Requirements |
Low |
| Tempreature Range |
65� - 85� F |
| P.H. Range |
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| Care |
Easy |
| Notes: |
Java ferns should not be
planted in the gravel (like this one is) since this picture was taken, I have moved my
Java ferns to a piece of drift wood and tied them to it with a length of fishing line. I
have had these in my tank for about a month and a half... I wasnt sure what they were
exactly until they started growing little plants on the bottom sides of their leaves. If
you look closely at the top right leaf in the picture, you can see one of the baby plants
poking out from behind the main leaf. In general, the ferns are doing very well, even
though I didn't plant them as they are supposed to be planted. |
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| :: I have no idea |
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Scientific Name |
Not known |
| Common Name |
Not known |
| Native Habitat |
Not known (My Pond) |
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| Lighting Requirements |
Not known |
| Tempreature Range |
Not known |
| P.H. Range |
Not known |
| Care |
Easy |
| Notes: |
I got this plant from my pond too
(see Hornwort above for more information on getting plants from
the wild). I really like this plant, but I cant seem to find it on the Internet anywhere.
When it is growing really good, the top part of the plant is a red color, and this really
brightens up the tank. It grows really fast (almost as fast as the hornwort) and is easy
to multiply, just cut it and replant it. |
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