Expectorating_Aubergine

Yeah, carnivorous plants can be very pricey. I got mine from a place called darwins ateliers. Mine are in tap water. However the substrate is fully baked non clumping cat litter. The glass container has been set up for months, and I know when I use that substrate it will strip EVERYTHING from the water. I think the last time I checked the water was basically distilled.....

I've heard/seen the red ones, but I haven't been able to find any for sale. I'm fairly certain that the ones I got were originally from the southeast. I've heard tell that they are an introduced invasive over yonder. That's really cool that you have kept so many carnivores. The aquatic ones are the only ones I've had any luck with/could afford. Everything else either hates my water or gets destroyed by slugs and other wildlife.

My name isn't Amy, so I can only give Jesse suggestions 😋. So some of the toughest plants around are epiphytes like anubias and Java fern. You can also try growing dwarf saggitaria if your substrate is coarser (it looks like sand to me, but maybe it's not). Subwassertang is, in my opinion, one of the toughest plants you can have around. If you're going to have a plant only tank, be sure to fertilize it.

YASSS! That's the genuine article right there! Where is this petwhatever mein frund!

I have a 2 gallon work aquarium packed to the gills with endlers. I need something for population control....

I hear they are pretty long lived (20 years). Yes and no. They can live in anything from barely brackish to full strength seawater.

Sometimes baby prawns get caught with ghost shrimp.....

I don't know if I'm allowed to post a link to where I got it.....

Anyone ever try growing waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesicularia)? It's basically an aquatic submerged venus fly trap. Even has the snap traps. Seems like it could be big enough to catch large mosquito larvae. Started growing some from turions in the mail. They have started growing and developing their traps. Once it warms I'm going to put some in my outdoor pond. I might have to keep some endlers in with it to see if it can catch baby endlers.

I have algae like that that grows in my high humidity terrariums. Perhaps it's the same thing? Perhaps it's bubble algae....

It looks like some kind of algae....

That hasn't been my experience with glofish (I guess I'm outing myself). You know your husband best. Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure he'll be grateful. I'd be pretty jazzed to have an aquarium after a hospital stay, regardless of the fish in it.

I'm going to go against the grain here, and say maybe just get him the glofish. I get that you don't like them, but the tank isn't for you. One of the things I've learned from the handful of tanks I've put together for people is that people like what they like. Also, they might not voice their displeasure or disappointment to you directly, but it will be there (small children will though. Proceed with caution!). Granted, sometimes people realize that what you did is much better/they like it more, but that's not always the case. Not trying to be a jerk or pick an argument. Just throwing it out there.....

This is a dream species for me 🤤

Ahhh, yeah I just saw the title and switched to auto pilot. It's a pretty common question with what appears to be a much more nuanced answer than "a piece of bell pepper", lol. I'll try to read a few posts in next time 👍.

I just put a piece of bell pepper in there and pull it out when it's covered (next day). Rinse and repeat.

That's subwassertang. It's actually not a moss, but a fern gametophyte. A terrestrial epiphytic fern to be exact. It's pretty tough, and can survive emersed for extended periods if it's kept even a little bit moisture. Doesn't need high light or CO2.

Try kale and brussel sprouts. NOTHING will eat that stuff willingly. They will eat the plastic plants before they eat that. Unless you put balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper on it.....

I've noticed their colors get less vibrant when grown emersed. Then again mine are grown in terrariums on straight dirt.....

Albino rope fish would definitely make me want to buy from them. Climbing perch or bowfin too.....

I feed mine bell peppers and meaty turtle food. Once I had a sunburn and I had peeling skin. I had to reach in the tank for some reason. It came over and started eating the peeling skin off my arm. Pretty sure they will eat whatever you give them.

You can buy Utricularia gramminifolia (UG) At most fish stores as a tissue culture. The bladder traps grow under the substrate and are really tiny. The kind I have is Utricularia gibba. I got it at a pond store. Most places that sell pond plants will have it as a "hitchhiker". You usually have to find it yourself and ask to buy it. 9 times out of ten, whoever is helping you won't know what it is, or that it's a carnivorous plant. There is a good chance they might just let you have it for free. You can also buy them online on most major online places that sell aquatic plants (eBay, etsy, etc...)

I love carnivorous plants, but have never had much luck growing them. The one group I have had luck with is bladderworts aka, utricularia. I love the little bladder traps. Its cool to watch them catch mosquito larvae. They also have pretty orchid looking flowers! I keep some in my outside pond, but I prefer it in the aquarium. My understanding is that it's often a pest plant. Anybody else here grow any of the (non gramminifolia) utrics?

I don't see why this wouldn't work. Seems like a good way to save money on eco complete 👍.

Conventional thinking is to ply it with poke block, throw rocks at it and then use an ultra ball. I don't like gathering/blending berries. I'd say go with a grass type that knows sleep powder. Once it's asleep, just use a net ball. That ought to do it 👍.