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RE: what plants do you use....Najas
All of my tanks are infested with Najas. I originally put it in there
deliberately and I don't really hate it yet but I think I will some day. It
provides good cover for females and fry but as Wright says, it will choke
the tank in short order. I pull it out and dry it for use in starting
infusoria cultures. I'll bet that when I get to where I can't stand it
anymore it will be as hard to get rid of as duckweed.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wright Huntley [mailto:huntley1 at home_com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:16 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: Re: what plants do you use....Najas
Scott Davis wrote:
>
> Thank you Larry,
>
> Are these all native to Florida? Are any or all
commercially available?
I think guadalupensis was originally from Mexico and Central
America. It's a
sort of lousy aquarium plant, and earns its common name
(with all the other
Najas) of "Pond Weed." It grows too fast and chokes the
tank. Also it is too
brittle for easy handling.
I love it! :-)
You might look for indica, as suggested in Rataj and
Horeman, or for
spawning medium check out graminea.
Wright
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