What is this plant?

[nnoah_won]

Hi guys,
So a while ago I got some plants at petco. I know two of the three (jungle val and anacharis) and I really want to know what this last plant was. Other than that, the plant looks healthy. It propagates by cutting its stem under the roots. Here is a picture of it to see. These are not the typical tube plants from petco but were actually in a planted tank. They have a pink as well as green color to them. Those that you see are all of the same plant.

 

[nnoah_won]

Help! Plant id

What is this plant? I got it at petco, not the one in the tubes but in the tank. They have a pink and green color to them. Btw, those are all the same plant.

 

[mohican]

Looks like strand of rotala, but hard to tell. Leaves seem to be missing.

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[Plantaholic]

Its Alternanthera Reineckii. Requirements are:
Ph- 6.0 to 8.0
Hardness- 3-15 KH
Temp.- 70°- 80°
Light- Medium to high
Co2- Recommended
Mid or background Plant

 

[mohican]

Was my first thought, but leaves on mine didn't look like that nor green.

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[Plantaholic]

I added mine a month ago, and its been one of the roughest plant transitions ive had. Its rooting finally and my new growth looks the same as the OP's pics.

 

[nnoah_won]

Thanks guys.

 

[nnoah_won]

Are they healthy?

 

[jetajockey]

My guess is cherry stem hedge (or florida ruffle), a variant of alternanthera ficoidea. Semi aquatic.

 

[nnoah_won]

Plantaholic, can you post a picture of your alternanthera?

 

[Plantaholic]

Noah, will get some pics ASAP! I was on one of my AA rampages the day I first responded to this thread, so my participated/email notifications were bombarded by replies! Sorry for the delay!

 

[nnoah_won]

Ok thanks

 

[jetajockey]

The plant pictured looks nothing like alternanthera reineckii.

 

[nnoah_won]

What is it idk

 

[jetajockey]

Looks like alternanthera ficoidea cherry stem. The plant in the center of this page.
Home - WaterScapes Aquatic Plant Nursery

 

[nnoah_won]

The one on the left or right?

 

[jetajockey]

 

[nnoah_won]

Is it grown aquatic also? Bed cause they were in the petco tanks for a long time and they seemed to be surviving. Not the ones the tubes though

 

[jetajockey]

I don't know of anyone who keeps this particular plant long term submersed, which is one reason why I think it's hard to find pictures of it. These kind of plants are not going to die immediately if they are completely submersed, they are adapted to rising and falling water levels. It just seems like instead of putting on new submersed form growth they tend to just wither and die in time.

I have some of the raspberry swirl variant planted in gravel near my pond outside. It does much better in a setting where the bottom of the plant can stay in water, but mine has been fine in the gravel also, with regular watering.