Plant ID... ? - Aquarium Advice

cJw · 01-21-2007, 07:54 PM

Heyas!

I picked up 3 bunches of (what I thought) were low light plants @ my LFS last weekend and wanted to confirm their IDs.

Here's the pic:

Larger version here if it helps : link

Anyway, from left to right

- Anacharis

- Corkscrew Val

- Java Fern (has yet to really 'get happy')

- 'FoxTail' (or so said the label) - the main question, really. It's grown literally about 2" PER DAY for a week now and I'm curious how to split it...

- More Anacharis

- Cabomba (in the corner)

Are these IDs all correct, from what you can tell?

tia -

MyCatsDrool · 01-21-2007, 11:19 PM

the one labeled foxtail looks more like hornwart to me than myrio

BillD · 01-22-2007, 01:14 AM

Hornwort, is sometimes called foxtail, or coontail. It can be split where ever you want. Keep in mind, that it will never root, and they tend to die off at the bottom. Trimming the bottom away will keep them looking good. The ids of the others are also correct.

MyCatsDrool · 01-22-2007, 11:33 AM

I always thought foxtail = myrio filigree

BillD · 01-22-2007, 04:50 PM

Not familiar with the term myro filagree, so I will assume, you mean Myriophyllum sp., which also looks similar, although that is definitely Hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum, in the picture. Therein, we see the problem with common names, which are sometimes regional, and sometimes at the whim of the retailer.

cJw · 01-22-2007, 08:45 PM

Well thanks for clearing that up!

I'm not sure how I'll manage using the hornwort as background planting, but thanks to its growth rate, even if I mess up I'll have more than enough.

Anything to recommend for use tying bunches together AND keeping the 'bottom' on the 'bottom' of the tank?

Mosaic · 01-26-2007, 07:51 PM

Lead plant weights, of course!

cJw · 01-29-2007, 12:11 AM

...lead?

In my fish tank? I thought lead was a no-no?

I do have 2 coils of moldable metal that came with the bunch of hornwort and cabomba (basically dissolved now)... they're holding some hornwort down in the pea gravel - which is the problem. I can't really imagine any other way to hold the plants down.

I know they don't *have* to be planted, but I prefer the look...

rich311k · 01-29-2007, 12:18 AM

They are not really made of lead. They are safe for use in fish tanks.

Gillie · 01-29-2007, 02:14 AM

They're made of Bismuth or something like that it's totally safe.

01-21-2007, 07:54 PM	#1
cJw Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 884 Images: 11	Plant ID... ? Heyas! I picked up 3 bunches of (what I thought) were low light plants @ my LFS last weekend and wanted to confirm their IDs. Here's the pic: Larger version here if it helps : link Anyway, from left to right - Anacharis - Corkscrew Val - Java Fern (has yet to really 'get happy') - 'FoxTail' (or so said the label) - the main question, really. It's grown literally about 2" PER DAY for a week now and I'm curious how to split it... - More Anacharis - Cabomba (in the corner) Are these IDs all correct, from what you can tell? tia - __________________ 30g long planted fw 1 blue gourami 6 rummy nose tetras 6 gold barbs 3 peppered cory cats 1 'maldito' cory cats= 1 yoyo loach 1 clown pleco 6 ghost shrimp † There are no coincidences. †

01-21-2007, 11:19 PM	#2
MyCatsDrool Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	the one labeled foxtail looks more like hornwart to me than myrio __________________ Watch our thread! A MyCatsDrool and Travis Simonson Joint Production....55 Tanganyikan Tank. It is hidden in the photography showcase. It is really my tank, but Trav is helping and we live next door from each other...so.... CCTV Has shut its doors. Off the air. 5.5 gal ADA rimless cube, fully planted, killifish breeder. coming soon to a forum near you. It's called Sex Panther, by Odeon. Illegal in 9 countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

01-22-2007, 01:14 AM	#3
BillD Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Whitby, Ont,Canada Posts: 912	Hornwort, is sometimes called foxtail, or coontail. It can be split where ever you want. Keep in mind, that it will never root, and they tend to die off at the bottom. Trimming the bottom away will keep them looking good. The ids of the others are also correct. __________________ Join a fish club. Don't have one in your area? Start one.

01-22-2007, 11:33 AM	#4
MyCatsDrool Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	I always thought foxtail = myrio filigree __________________ Watch our thread! A MyCatsDrool and Travis Simonson Joint Production....55 Tanganyikan Tank. It is hidden in the photography showcase. It is really my tank, but Trav is helping and we live next door from each other...so.... CCTV Has shut its doors. Off the air. 5.5 gal ADA rimless cube, fully planted, killifish breeder. coming soon to a forum near you. It's called Sex Panther, by Odeon. Illegal in 9 countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

01-22-2007, 04:50 PM	#5
BillD Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Whitby, Ont,Canada Posts: 912	Not familiar with the term myro filagree, so I will assume, you mean Myriophyllum sp., which also looks similar, although that is definitely Hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum, in the picture. Therein, we see the problem with common names, which are sometimes regional, and sometimes at the whim of the retailer. __________________ Join a fish club. Don't have one in your area? Start one.

01-22-2007, 08:45 PM	#6
cJw Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 884 Images: 11	Thanks! :D Well thanks for clearing that up! I'm not sure how I'll manage using the hornwort as background planting, but thanks to its growth rate, even if I mess up I'll have more than enough. Anything to recommend for use tying bunches together AND keeping the 'bottom' on the 'bottom' of the tank? __________________ 30g long planted fw 1 blue gourami 6 rummy nose tetras 6 gold barbs 3 peppered cory cats 1 'maldito' cory cats= 1 yoyo loach 1 clown pleco 6 ghost shrimp † There are no coincidences. †

01-26-2007, 07:51 PM	#7
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	Lead plant weights, of course! __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

01-29-2007, 12:11 AM	#8
cJw Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 884 Images: 11	...lead? In my fish tank? I thought lead was a no-no? I do have 2 coils of moldable metal that came with the bunch of hornwort and cabomba (basically dissolved now)... they're holding some hornwort down in the pea gravel - which is the problem. I can't really imagine any other way to hold the plants down. I know they don't have to be planted, but I prefer the look... __________________ 30g long planted fw 1 blue gourami 6 rummy nose tetras 6 gold barbs 3 peppered cory cats 1 'maldito' cory cats= 1 yoyo loach 1 clown pleco 6 ghost shrimp † There are no coincidences. †

01-29-2007, 12:18 AM	#9
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	They are not really made of lead. They are safe for use in fish tanks.

01-29-2007, 02:14 AM	#10
Gillie Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romeo, Michigan Posts: 454	They're made of Bismuth or something like that it's totally safe.

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