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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:37 pm **Cherry Hedge**

Is cherry hedge (aquatic plant) safe for turtles? The pet store said so, but I wanted to double check. I live in MA and anacharis is banned all over the place here.

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:01 pm

From what I could find out, it's more of a terrarium plant but can be used in aquarium. I wouldn't go by what the pet store says, far too many people have got far too much bad info from pet shops when it comes to turtles.

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:02 pm

OT, but when did anachris become banned in MA? It must have been fairly recently...You've saved me a trip across the border (I'm in CT and it's illegal here, too). Thanks

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:53 am

I've heard from every petstore I've been to that it is banned, however I haven't done any actual legal research. So far I have only been able to find one web site that would sell (and ship) it to MA (and even NH). I just bought a small amount of it and am hoping to make it last a while.

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:17 pm

Like your avatar.

Last year I was told that Petco in Springfield sold it. If petstores are saying it's banned, I think it's been banned. They're fined heavily they're caught selling invasive plants (the garden shop where I could buy it several years ago ditched everything they had for fear of being fined by the plant).

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:33 am

I talked to him again and he said it was banned as of Feb of 07. Luckily some sites will still ship it here!

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:19 am

This is likely a stupid question, but why would a plant be banned?

I'll assume it's to prevent contamination into the rivers, etc. but that sounds like a far stretch....

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:23 am

Yes, plants are banned when they become invasive species in the area. Anacharis and some floating water plants like water lettuce can quickly out-compete native plants and take over an ecosystem.

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:39 am

People dump aquarium plants outside? Well, I guess if they dump everything else (pets, garbage, etc), it shouldn't seem so surprising to me...

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:24 am

Callie wrote:People dump aquarium plants outside? Well, I guess if they dump everything else (pets, garbage, etc), it shouldn't seem so surprising to me...

So true! The world is going downhill at a fast pace.

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