Brianemone Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 hey for my new four foot im looking for a round/broard leafed plant that will cover the ground sort of like that lawn grass that never needs mowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 What lawn grass that never needs mowing? I want some. LOL Would glossostigma do? I don't know much about it yet but I believe its low growing if there is sufficient light. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 that looks good, and its native can you buy it in a store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 hahaha, lake rotoiti i think ill pay it a visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 There is a public-health warning on those lakes at the moment. Algae bloom. Watch or listen to the news to see when the all clear is given. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted January 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 i think ill have a look at some local streams, be a nice picnic trip for my wife and i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Brianemone, I found an aquatic plant in Mitre 10 (New Lynn) a few days ago that I thought I might try. So far so good although I had to anchor it with a couple of DH's fishing sinkers (seemed appropriate, no hooks in sight though!) to make it stay on the bottom! It's called Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis - Oxygenating. A lovely plant that forms a carpet at the bottom of your pond. Great for foraging fish. Will take greater depths than other oxygenating plants. Planting depth up to 1m in good light. I found more on it here:- http://species.fishindex.com/plant_90.html It's also called Micro Sword and comes from South America. I planted the whole thing but it could be broken up into smaller pieces. You really need to have a deep layer of substrate to put it into - it looks like it's sitting on the top of mine, I need more gravel! It cost $11.95 for a large plant and they had lots more bog plants, quite a good selection really. I also found a good size plant of Hair Grass (Lilaeopsis mauritius I think) yesterday at the Bird Barn in Lincoln Rd plus another one that looked like Hair Grass but wasn't - only $4 each but they were the last ones! Another LFS also have it but theirs are piddly little plants for $4.95, they look like they'd keel over if you looked at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted January 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 thats a really nice plant fore the mid ground area, ill have to pop on down to mitre ten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Here's a picture of it in my tank:- Edited - I forgot I'd already posted this picture in another forum, don't want to bore everyone to death! It's not really low enough to be carpet like though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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