Can someone please help me name my plants so i can rescearch them on the net, im getting sick of not knowing what i have .....

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Thanks in advance :lol:

Number 3 is hygro, grows like a weed

5-Star Grass

I have three and four, but ive forgotten the names. Ira gave me number three, it grows really big and in large qauntities, even in low light, i love it.

Shae

1) no sure what plant this is? is there two of a kind as there seems to be two stalks (red and green).

2) i bought this plant from Hollywood (north shore) who told me that its nick name is "Elephant Ear". let me know when you find out from them.

3) Definately Hygrophilia Polysperma as the leafs are almost green. if it goes reddish when it is near the light, then it is Hygrophilia polysperma "Rosanervig". easy plant to grow.

4) is definately Nymphaea Lotus "Green" commmonly known as Lotus with red spot. if you got one to sell, please let me know. i am interested.

5) Star Grass, commonly found in the LFS.

Happy research.

Thanks

1) no sure what plant this is? is there two of a kind as there seems to be two stalks (red and green).

this is definatly 1 plant

if you can do some close up. that will be clearer. or wait till it get bigger.

Cheers

#1 could be Rotala Macranda.

Allegedly hard to grow, but goes like a weed in my tank. The green suggests lack of Iron, light and CO2. As decreasing any of these in my tank brings out the green.

Does it look like this??

it dosent really look like that john, but it could be, will try to get a better pic, all these plants were planted last tuesday, so havent established themselfs yet

What is the substrate you are using? Looks quite fine?

35kg of pool filter sand (for $20 )

1) Alternanthera reineckii (not 100% of this one)

2) Saururus cernuus

3) Hygrophila polysperma

4) Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri)

5) Heteranthera zosterifolia

Thanks apisto. Cool name :lol:

Thanks apisto. Cool name :lol:

Your welkom 8)

I don't think 1 is alternanthera. 2 The common name is mouse's ear (from the shape of the leaf). Grows very slowly and needs strong light. Usually sold in the shops in the emersed form. I grow it like a potplant and it puts up runners all the time. Take the small plant with one leaf and about to put up second and plant in tank. If left to grow emersed it will grow quite rank and look like an elephant's ear,but if started small will stay that way. Lots of light---nice we plant.

Having had a second look, I think 1 may be Rotala macranda which has been grown emersed and then submersed hence the two types of leaves.

Hi all thanks for your intrest, i have learnt abit about some of my plants just from googleing tha names you all gave me. After all the confusion about no.1 i went back to the person i got it off, and he said it was "Alternanthera bettzickiana red" and after googleing ie ad have to say that that is it. the plant looks like it is nearly dead now as i think i dont have enuf light, but once i have moore lights i will try and get another one and see how it goes.

Thanks again

Shane

Hmmm....Shane, that is one of the Alternanthera species which are not-suiteable for use in an aquarium. Better not try again, unless you are planning on planting it near a pond.

that is one of the Alternanthera species which are not-suiteable for use in an aquarium.

Why not??? is it toxic

Terrestrial Plants Sold as Aquatics

Just as I thought.

Did a search, and came up with this.

"If it looks like a house plant,

it probably is"

Therefore I would say it fits that category.

It will prolly slowly rot away.

Alan 104

The house plants aren't meant to be totally submerged HandS so will die after a few months or so.

ok, thats interesting, i got it from lfs and he gave me that name for it, i know he just got some more in stock too :-? I wonder if he knows

ok, thats interesting, i got it from lfs and he gave me that name for it, i know he just got some more in stock too :-? I wonder if he knows

Hmmm.........I do not know how LFS's are in New Zealand, but here in The Netherlands they sell house and/or terrarium plants as aquariumplants all the time.

It happens in NZ too