Re: Duckweed and Java Fern???

[Jeremy Adams <killifish at attbi_com>]

On 6/4/02 8:17 AM, "Stoecker,Michael,FRANKLIN PARK,NC&C"
<michael.stoecker at us_nestle.com> wrote:

> If one still wishes to pursue duckweed for it benefits [fish cover, nutrient
> absorber], then I would like to suggest the giant duckweed Polyrhizza [sp?].
> Because of its size, it is easier to control, but it too can be difficult to
> eradicate if one later chooses to do that.  It has a bright green, waxy
> leaf, a purple under side and about a dozen root hairs.

Or take the next step and go to frogbit. Extremely prolific, yet extremely
easy to eradicate. I have been fighting a loosing battle against duckweed in
my fish room for several years.

Jeremy

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