TioTeo Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Curious if anyone has any idea of this plant. I don’t think I intentionally introduced it. It most closely resembles a “goat head” tribulus terrestris/bindii vine, which is why it somewhat concerns me. It is in an inside pond with Anubis a couple of different types of moss, a drawn water lily, windelov Java fern, and a tall broad leafed/bamboo like plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I believe this to be one of several species of Pondweed, they're native to the US, they don't cause any problems to the environment, but I don't know what good they do except maybe add oxygen to lower levels of a lake, or maybe food for bottom dwellers. I'm more familiar with Sago Pondweed so google Sago Pondweed and see what, if anything you can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TioTeo Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Thanks for the direction. It looks most similar to a slender pondweed from the description. https://thepondconnection.com/pond-and-lake-101/pond-and-lake-weeds-2/ I may grow it up a bit and decide if I want to keep it before it blooms or roots. Anybody have recommendations from having it in their aquarium/ponds? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 10:59 PM, TioTeo said: Curious if anyone has any idea of this plant. You have Utricularia gibba. It is a carnivorous plant. Not big enough to be a danger unless you are rearing copepods. Some consider it to be a weed in aquariums as it is difficult to fully eradicate from mosses. I enjoy it however. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TioTeo Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 4:32 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said: You have Utricularia gibba. It is a carnivorous plant. Not big enough to be a danger unless you are rearing copepods. Some consider it to be a weed in aquariums as it is difficult to fully eradicate from mosses. I enjoy it however. Interesting, I knew this looked unique enough to warrant investigating further. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utricularia_gibba Glad to know it should not be a problem for the young Midaka rice fish I am rearing in this indoor pond. I am trying to decide if I want to remove it now, while it looks like it is only a few strands thick, or just leave it. I assume like most aquarium organisms, it will manage itself with limited food sources in the water. In which case it may not be a big deal to leave and grow, but I will just need to be conscious of the possibility of spreading it to further tanks. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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