Re: [Killietalk] azolla (was duckweed)

["wm crash" <wm_crash at hotmail_com>]

Hi,

I have bought azolla from a local shop. When I got it, it was contaminated 
with duckweed, but the azolla per se was very healthy. I placed it in my 
tank that grows enormous amounts of Ceratopteris cornuta (i.e. there are 
enough nutrients to go around). Within a few days, much of the azolla 
started to fungus. I had to remove it. Within 3 weeks, all the azolla was 
lost; the duckweed on the other hand is still doing great.

My tank where I tried this is well covered and the air in there has high 
humidity.I have not tried azolla in a low humidity environment.

take care,
wm_crash, the friendly hooligan
AKA #08840, SAA #162, SVAS #120, HOOLIGAN #1
San Jose, CA

>   I'm also curious if anyone else has used azolla in a tank.  I didn't 
>really read the article, more like skimmed it and it seemed like it would 
>be more of a pest than duckweed can be.  I wonder if it would actually help 
>control cyanobacteria rather than cause it to spread..  need to do some 
>more reading on it, Kyle
>
>
>Kyle Osterholt


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