Re: JAMES:-) & the Duckweed

[Stephen Boulet <stepheb at comm_mot.com>]

Thanks James and everyone for the information. I found a source for the wolffia at
Blue Spruce biological supply ($6 for 2 oz.). I'll be raising this in the basement
with my greenwater, rotifer, and daphnia cultures.

Hmm, maybe I should see how my display tank would do after adding both greenwater
and wolffia.... or not.

-- Stephen

Dwight <boukmn at mindspring_com> wrote:

> >I don't think I'd recommend letting it anywhere near a display tank - it
> >grows and multiplies every bit as fast as the regular Duckweeds and can
> >become a right royal pain in the butt to get rid of, but it might be fine as
> >a fish food, as it really IS much smaller than Duckweed (which is already
> >pretty tiny).
>
> What JAMES said is true... keep this stuff away from a display tank.  If it
> ever gets away from you score some FFF or Florida Flag Fish (Jordanella
> floridae)  aka American Flag Fish.  FFF are aggressive eaters of both
> duckweeds Wolffia arrhiza and Lemna ninor.
>

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