What plant is this?

[Balbright1993]

I bought this plant from my local LFS, no idea what its called, can you identify it? I think it might be some sort of bacopa...

 

[Bert2oo1]

Could be penny wort or baby tears maybe? I'd say the round leaves are hydroponic ones as the top growth looks more sharp

 

[Balbright1993]

What do you mean by hydroponic?

 

[Bert2oo1]

What do you mean by hydroponic?

Most aquarium plants are grown emersed under hydroponic lights, that's why when we put them in an aquarium they tend to melt and lose leaves etc.

 

[Balbright1993]

So do i need to get one of these hydroponic lights?

 

[Bert2oo1]

So do i need to get one of these hydroponic lights?

Nope the plant will adjust to being under water so the leaves will change and the old ones will die out. They adjust by themselves

I could be wrong about the I'd tho. It's definitely not penny wort(I just googled it and forgot what it looks like)

The top does look similar to my pink baby tears though.

 

[Balbright1993]

It could be baby tears although the stems are quite thick and rigid

 

[Bert2oo1]

It could be baby tears although the stems are quite thick and rigid

Yea I'd say it's baby tears, you will know once u get abit more growth. The stems could be thicker than usual from being grown emersed aswell as the plant needs more strength to stand up when it's out of water