Experience with wild plants?

[wyoredman]

Does anyone have any experience using wild aquatic plants in their aquarium?

The reason I ask, is I have a pond that has several different types of plants growing in it. I would like to plant a few in my tank, but am not sure if it is a good idea.

My first concern is that the pond is around 55* and my tank is 76*. Will the temperature difference kill the plant?

Secondly, I worry about introducing parasites, snails, etc. into my tank. Can I soak the plants from the pond in 1 part H2O2 to 4 parts tap water and kill the parasites? If so, what duration should they soak for? An hour, several hours, a day?

Finally, what have been your experiences with wild aquatic plants placed in your tank?

Thanks!

 

[big.]

I recently took many different plants out of a pond near me and put them in my tank. I rinsed all the dirt off and soaked all the plants in 1:19 bleach solution for 2 and a half minutes. Then I rinsed all the plants off and put them in my tank. No problems with any hitchhikers at all so far and it has been 4 days. Also, all the fish remain alive and healthy.
Lol I am no good at aquascaping and yes I know I need a background but any way, all the plants in there are from the lake except for the ludwigia repens, golden lloydiella, both the anubias and the java fern

 

[wyoredman]

Cool! That's what I'm getting at!

Hmmm, bleach instead of Peroxide? Might work for me too.

Thanks. I like the idea of using some native plants, as here in my Wyoming town, the pet store is extremely limited and I have a hard time deciding what to order on-line. I'm more a hands on, see what it looks like in person, type of guy!