peaceNchaos Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hey all, Finally managed to join up even with a free email account - SO for my first post I need some help trying to figure out what these plants are! Bought a few mail order packs off TradeMe over the last few weeks and havent had any luck getting a species list of what was sent to me, anyone here got any ideas? Im only curious mainly cos the stem plant has BOOMED since I put it in, and im not sure how the red plant is doing - it has grown taller, but the lower 1/3rd of its leaves have come off at the stem while the upper ones dont seem to have changed much at all. Just because its a red colour and im only running 75w of light over the 35g tank Im expecting it to die, would be nice to be told otherwise but not expecting it! http://s1356.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=4 http://s1356.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=3 http://s1356.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=7 OH and this guy - I picked up a cheap as tank which had a 4" thick layer of flourite in the bottom - the brown/black gravelly mix - the water was drained right down to the substrate, deeper in pockets where the substrate filled the tank bottom unevenly - so this lil guy was growing emmersed (roots in water leaves in air) and I threw him in the main tank at home - is it a lil sword plant of some kind? I cant figure him out tho it seems to be doing well enough. http://s1356.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=0 Hopefully those picture links work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?page_id=25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 It is a bit hard to tell as plants vary so much depending on growing conditions. The red and stem plant have been grown emersed then converted to submersed growth so there is a bit of both on each. The red plant could be Alternanthera reineckii "roseafolia" or Ludwigia repens. The green plant is a myriophyllum and there are a few varieties about. The different look at the base is because it has been grown emersed (out of the water). The last plant is an Echinodorus (sword plant) of some description but hard to tell at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Looks like echinodorus "ozelot" or "osiris". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceNchaos Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Legends - thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 I would expect ozelot to be varigated but it could be a junior of a few varieties including osiris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 pic 1: - Mares tail (Hippuris Vulgaris) and red hygrophilla possibly (Alternanthera reineckii) also looks like you have some green lud (Ludwigia repens) and some hygrophilla, probably polysperma on the left side looks like dwarf sag in the foreground and imthinking maybe Giant babies tears on the right side. btw the pleco will end up outgrowing your tank and knocking your plants around a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceNchaos Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 pic 1: - Mares tail (Hippuris Vulgaris) and red hygrophilla possibly (Alternanthera reineckii) also looks like you have some green lud (Ludwigia repens) and some hygrophilla, probably polysperma on the left side looks like dwarf sag in the foreground and imthinking maybe Giant babies tears on the right side. btw the pleco will end up outgrowing your tank and knocking your plants around a fair bit. Yea I always put Hygro's into my tanks, stuffs pretty much impossible to go wrong with ive found. the pleco started munching the hell out of the sag the day after I put it in, I dont think itll last too long, im waiting to see how fast he goes at it vs how long it takes to get established before I decide to take it out or not. And yea I know hell get WAY to big, bout two weeks after I set the tank up a mate of mine rocked up to the house with 'Lemmy' the pleco for me - was too nice a gesture to take him back to the store, I figure when hes grown another inch or two (hes bout 3" long now) then ill find him a new home one way or another - figure he should be good for a year or so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 The fluffy plant is definitely a species of Myriophyllum. Hippuris vulgaris does not have leaves made out of many segments like Myriophyllum does. The submerged growth of Hippuris vulgaris looks like this. I would assume the species you have is M. propinquum, which I have seen for sale a lot in water garden shops so I would think that they would sell the same one at pet shops. The only other species I have seen for sale is M. robustum which is red. The red plant is Alternanthera reineckii (not Hygrophila). You can tell because it has the small yellowish flowers at the nodes which Hygrophila and Ludwigia do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 maybe myriophyllum mattogrossense, i think its what i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 The fluffy plant is definitely a species of Myriophyllum. Hippuris vulgaris does not have leaves made out of many segments like Myriophyllum does. The submerged growth of Hippuris vulgaris looks like this. I would assume the species you have is M. propinquum, which I have seen for sale a lot in water garden shops so I would think that they would sell the same one at pet shops. The only other species I have seen for sale is M. robustum which is red. The red plant is Alternanthera reineckii (not Hygrophila). You can tell because it has the small yellowish flowers at the nodes which Hygrophila and Ludwigia do not. hrmmm.... you are right..... I will have to check out what plant we are selling as hippuris vulgaris is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceNchaos Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 The fluffy plant is definitely a species of Myriophyllum. Hippuris vulgaris does not have leaves made out of many segments like Myriophyllum does. The submerged growth of Hippuris vulgaris looks like this. I would assume the species you have is M. propinquum, which I have seen for sale a lot in water garden shops so I would think that they would sell the same one at pet shops. The only other species I have seen for sale is M. robustum which is red. The red plant is Alternanthera reineckii (not Hygrophila). You can tell because it has the small yellowish flowers at the nodes which Hygrophila and Ludwigia do not. LEGEND! No wonder its not doing well. those yellow nodes are what had me confused aswell, couldnt pick it from the databases I trawled through. Thanks heaps! Ill just pull it out, not nearly enough light (2.1wpg), dont want it rotting away in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 after googling the heck out of it and checking descriptions Im going to go with M. propinquum, will have to talk to the supplier though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Have done a heap of searching on this and the Final ID I have from the Auckland city council is that it is Myriophillum variifolium. Common sold as Hippuris vulgaris (Which is supposedly uknow in NZ waters) although the supplier has his ID from the biosecurities officer so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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