Hello Everyone,
I just bought a plant from a lsf called a "Green Hedge" (Alternanthera ficoidea?) that I thought was an aquatic plant. Here is a picture of the plant:
Here is a closeup of a leaf:
After doing some research here and on a few other sites I saw many people saying that this is not an aquatic plant, and does not belong in an aquarium because it will rot and die if kept submerged. My first thought was to remove it immediately. But I decided to do a little bit more research, because I started seeing references to it on pond aquatic websites and saw it sold as an aquatic plants on other aquatic plant websites. I found this bit of information:
"Aquarium Plants : Terrarium/Bog Plants
These plants prefer a moist, semi-aquatic environment, with their roots wet and their leaves above the water line. They are perfect for a Paludarium (half-water/half-land set-up), or a humid Terrarium. Some of them will survive quite well when fully-submerged in an aquarium - check the chart below."
on this page:
http://www.aquariumcenter.com/plants_product.php?id=4
and the page basically indicates that it is ok to keep this particular plant fully submerged.
Since there seems to be some kind of debate on whether this particular plant will survive and grow fully submerged in an aquarium i was wondering if anyone had any more info on the Green Hedge and could shed some light on the subject.
I'm new to Aquarium Advice but I've been reading through the forums and you all seem like one of the best sources for Aquaria information, so thanks in advance!
I just bought a plant from a lsf called a "Green Hedge" (Alternanthera ficoidea?) that I thought was an aquatic plant. Here is a picture of the plant:
Here is a closeup of a leaf:
After doing some research here and on a few other sites I saw many people saying that this is not an aquatic plant, and does not belong in an aquarium because it will rot and die if kept submerged. My first thought was to remove it immediately. But I decided to do a little bit more research, because I started seeing references to it on pond aquatic websites and saw it sold as an aquatic plants on other aquatic plant websites. I found this bit of information:
"Aquarium Plants : Terrarium/Bog Plants
These plants prefer a moist, semi-aquatic environment, with their roots wet and their leaves above the water line. They are perfect for a Paludarium (half-water/half-land set-up), or a humid Terrarium. Some of them will survive quite well when fully-submerged in an aquarium - check the chart below."
on this page:
http://www.aquariumcenter.com/plants_product.php?id=4
and the page basically indicates that it is ok to keep this particular plant fully submerged.
Since there seems to be some kind of debate on whether this particular plant will survive and grow fully submerged in an aquarium i was wondering if anyone had any more info on the Green Hedge and could shed some light on the subject.
I'm new to Aquarium Advice but I've been reading through the forums and you all seem like one of the best sources for Aquaria information, so thanks in advance!