schoeplein
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I spent the day at Schlitterbaun, a water park in New Braunfels, TX, that is along the Comal River. While floating down the river my aquarist mind kicked in when I saw masses of plants in the water and thought, "ooh, I wonder if that would be OK in my tank?"
I managed to leave the park with a handful of stems. They wreaked like the stuff you'd bring home from a beach before bleaching. Nature smells nasty, ya'll.
Based on my research, most likely what I snagged was ludwigia repens, or more of the same stuff I already have. But could also be the invasive hygrophila polysperma... The leaf structure make me question that alternative.
I'm surprised the stems made it home, since I didn't have a plastic bag with water to make the hour trip home, then an hour bath in peroxide with glut and prime. The water itself seemed to spruce them back up. I rinsed them, trimmed and planted the best stems.
We'll see what I have when they take to my tank's environment.
I know other folks have pulled things from ponds or beaches. What are your stories?
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I managed to leave the park with a handful of stems. They wreaked like the stuff you'd bring home from a beach before bleaching. Nature smells nasty, ya'll.
Based on my research, most likely what I snagged was ludwigia repens, or more of the same stuff I already have. But could also be the invasive hygrophila polysperma... The leaf structure make me question that alternative.
I'm surprised the stems made it home, since I didn't have a plastic bag with water to make the hour trip home, then an hour bath in peroxide with glut and prime. The water itself seemed to spruce them back up. I rinsed them, trimmed and planted the best stems.
We'll see what I have when they take to my tank's environment.
I know other folks have pulled things from ponds or beaches. What are your stories?
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