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  1. Charose
    Thanks for the input @Lynze and @FrostiesFishes! That was sorta what I suspected, that the mutation is somewhat common and to be expected. Concern at the moment was if starting out with one of two males being in the 'cull' category, if I'd doom myself to too many undesirables in the next generation. I don't mind a few mutants in the group over time. I'll add to the gene pool in the future with the addition of new shrimp too.
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    yea the other thought i had was he was immature and not fully colored, but I haven't raised these before. was basing the rili phenotype based on this Red Cherry Shrimp Grading (with pictures) - Shrimp and Snail Breeder AQUARIUMBREEDER.COM Today I would like to talk about Red Cherry shrimp grading. As a matter of fact but most aquarists do not even know what kind…
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    I got a group of red cherry shrimp today from my local fish store with the intention of starting up a colony to maintain and supply my other tanks. Their stock was pretty low and long story short I think I ended up with 4 females and 2 males (shop clerk thought he gave me 4 males and 2 females though I requested at least 6 females and 2 males...) and one of the suspected males is a red rili variant. I was wondering if I should remove this rili male to prevent him from breeding. I know rili is a mutation, but don't know the genetics of it or best practices for establishing a good breeding colony. Will his progeny be a mixture of pure red and rili individuals or all red? I don't want to end back up with muddy shrimps right off the bat so any advice would be appreciated!
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    Sooo, I think it might be Limnophila indica or aquatica, which has more slender leaves than L. sessiphlora. What was throwing me off originally was that the leaves of sessisphlora are flattish, more like cabomba.
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    @Alison for the win! 99% sure we have the same plant, so it indeed is Limnophila sessiliflora. Thanks for sending the picture of yours, I was certain you reposted a pic of mine at first. The number of leafs per node is telling, ~10 and the branching patterns are the same on the leaves. Thanks for all the textbook smarts @Daniel and everyone else who chimed in.
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    Haha, see that's what I was told it probably was from the seller, ambulia is now named Limnophila sessiliflora, but they weren't positive and I've grown skeptical because of the leaf shape. From what I know about limnophila it looks and grows identical to cabomba. Could you please post a picture of a leaf from your plant?
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    Having a hard time finding good pictures of myriophyllum leaves to compare to my plant's, but definitely could be Myriophyllum 'Guyana' or Myriophyllum green. @Daniel any info in your aquatic plant book on myriophyllum?
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    look smooth to me
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    Here's another leaf
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    It does grow similarly to some myrio pics I've seen, but I can't get a good look at the leaves. I feel like they're more symmetrical than those on my plant.
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    I'd love to get my hands on that book, lots of ditches around me in Charleston county have interesting looking plants in them
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    That's a great write-up, is this from 'aquatic plants of the southeastern usa' book? I think it could be also be C. muricatum from these descriptions. Here's a close look at a leaf.
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    No, it's from a plant distributor actually.
  14. Charose
    It does, but the leaves are twice as long as my other cabombas, I have c. furcate and c. green in the same tank actually. It also grows differently, lots of side shoots and spreads under the soil, when trimmed it hasn't grown from the root nodes but instead grows a new side shoot elsewhere.
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    So I received a mystery stem plant a few months back, it was suggested to be Limnophila sessiflora, but I think it's probably a Myriophyllum of some sort. Could be hornwort, but I think it's more frilly than hornwort I've seen. Anyone know what it is exactly? It grows super well.
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    did you bury the banana?
  17. Charose
    If you're really concerned about it falling off, use rubber coated mini-clamps to guard it from shifting.
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    You're gonna kick yourself when you see how to keep the light on a Spec V while working in the tank.
  19. Charose
    Hey there, I'm Charles and live in Charleston, SC. I was big into fish tanks when I was younger but haven't kept a hobby tank since I left for college (20 years ago 😞). After moving around the country for school and graduate training, our family has finally settled down (relatively) and we've recently become first time homeowners. Naturally, I felt it time to finally get a tank going again! I started up a 5 gallon Fluval Spec a week ago "for my toddler" and am loving getting back into things. There's been a fair amount of change since I left, and I'm happy to see all the options for planted tanks available. The internet has really made things more educated and available. Having spent a few late nights binging on youtube videos, I realized Cory and the Co-Op seemed like a trustworthy resource for info and products, so I purchased some hardscape and plants and clumsily put the tank together the other night. Fingers crossed!
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