RE: [APD] Re: This Pesky Duckweed

["Wise, Nicholas" <Nicholas_Wise at lgeenergy.com>]

Persistence is the best thing to remove duckweed.  If you have a python,
you can invert it below the surface to skim the duckweed off.  Then do
it again every day and you will get it quickly.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill D [mailto:billinet at comcast_net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:14 AM
> To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
> Subject: [APD] Re: This Pesky Duckweed 
> 
> 
> I have to remove duckweed from all of my tanks every few 
> weeks, except for one.  I know that duckweed has been 
> introduced to that one, but rarely do I see even one plant.
> 
> That tank is heavily planted and contains a number of platys, 
> among other fish.  I've never seen a platy eat any duckweed, 
> but they like vegetable matter, so . . .
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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