please tell me what this is I went and asked for hornwort

[motherspice]

the plant hornwot at least thats what I hope it is.....please tell me its what I bought

Tried to get good pics
Drove 45 minutes each way..... 1st it dont float......so it had weights she said so I wut the weights back on some piece of metal then there was some pieces floating around tried to get it all out ........should I take the ?weights off?

 

[saffikeagan]

Plants for Ponds & Water Gardens: Hornwort Plant

could be....

 

[motherspice]

I took it out and did a quick vac. removed 3 gals of water, was not happy with the plant there were pieces of that plant all in my tank either is was not a hornwort or it was a not healthy one, either way my fish dont need that nor do I need the stress

 

[SpeedEuphoria]

I was considering hornwort since thats one of the few that is available at my LFS. I'm pretty sure I read a couple places that it makes a mess in your tank as the leaves fall of and go all over.

 

[motherspice]

and that it did so took the bugger out

 

[Zagz]

Hornwort when it is healthy is a fast growing floating plant. It can loose some parts of the plant. The plant in your pic doesn't look a lot like hornwort but pictures can be difficult to tell.

 

[jsoong]

If that is hornwort, it is a ratty looking one! I suspect that it is light & nutrient deprived.

My hornwort only drops leaves when it is dying - eg when I dosed with Excel to try to control BBA. You need a fair amount of light to keep it happy, and it needs a bit of nitrates. You can try floating it so it will get more light. Once it is healthy, you can try planting it again.

 

[new2betas]

I have hornwort in mine and it is growing pretty well and not leaving too much of a mess. It has grown a lot and about 5-6" of it is floating on the top of the water. That is where my newly discovered 2 female red cherry shrimp have been hiding...lol

 

[black hills tj]

My hornwort never dropped any leaves. If yours is then its quite unhealthy. I held mine into the substrate with metal weights, and it grew really bushy and quite tall.

 

[JustOneMore20]

The plant in the 1st pic and on the left in the 2nd is indeed hornwort, though I agree it looks a tad unhealthy. Once it gets used to your lighting and tank, it should take off.

If it was a large plant it may not float. Cut some pieces off and let them float if you want some floating.

 

[brutus]

i had some brought home put in tank in 5 min made big mess i net up toss out 10 min later ...glad was on sale