Feeding and Nutrition :: aquatic plants

[mr blue sky]

I went and bought some plants today at the fish shop. I bought 2 anacharis' and a hornwort. I made a mistake by buying the hornwort, it got leaves EVERYWHERE. It kind of made me mad because I just cleaned Philberts tank this morning. So unless you like a leaf filled tank don't buy the hornwort.

The tank looks a lot better now that I put the plants in though. I'll get some pictures around night time (too much glare). I think I'll buy some water lettuce next time instead of the hornwort lol.

[rsour24]

i dont see those plants lasting very long anyway haha, your filter and turtle should do a lot of that clean up work for you

[marisa]

Hornwort is a strange plant---one of my painteds has had pieces of the same plant for 3 years now. I have, however, found that if I sometimes put it in water that's been changed, it will lose all its leaves and make a real mess.

[mr blue sky]

I came home from a wedding on saturday and Ifound this.

[rsour24]

yea, RES love aqautic plants, it will be almost impossible to keep them in a tank

[mr blue sky]

lol I see that now.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Yeah my RES would eat then entire 5 bunches I bought a month ago if I had them all in his tank. I have to put them in a bucket so they can grow but they are starting to turn gray on the leaves for some reason.