Jungle Fan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Looks like a fun day! In my younger years I used to take a Kayak out on rivers, creeks, and lakes to go snorkeling, and also to take pictures of wetland birds. I even had made myself a sort of monopod contraption with a quick release clamp for my camera in front of the seat on my kayak. Fond memories. Third picture up from the bottom looks like Bacopa caroliniana. The others it would be helpful to have pictures of under water in the aquarium. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 Nice @Jungle Fan, it is always fun to be out in nature. I didn't know that Bacopa caroliniana could grow this far north. I found it rooted in fairly large rocks. The root system was huge! Here are some photos from the bucket they are all in now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 @Streetwise it just seems to look like Bacopa caroliniana which normally shouldn't grow in Vermont, but I've noticed that sometimes plants haven't been informed of the fact and grow where they shouldn't anyway. Then again it is more plausible that I'm wrong and it is some other aquatic plant species not captured in my identification books which list only species suitable for cultivation in the aquarium, and those not on the endangered species list, or which are outlawed because they are invasive species. I searched around a bit to find aquatic plants native to Vermont and really didn't see anything that looked quite like it. Here are some of the sites: https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/lakes/ans/docs/Key to Common Vermont Aquatic Plant Species 2016.pdf https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/lakes/ans/docs/Lake and Pond Plants Booklet.pdf https://vtinvasives.org/sites/default/files/documents/aquatics/Native Aquatic Plants Hi Res.pdf https://vtinvasives.org/gallery-of-aquatic-invasives https://maidstonelake.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Aquatic-Invasive-Species.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 @Jungle Fan, I have kept Bacopa caroliniana before, and the color, smell, and leaf structure look very similar. The top bits look a little more curly, which is what caught my eye when digging them out. I looked at many of those links when I was researching zebra mussels, but maybe not all of them. I have heard of white clouds and Neocaridina in some bodies of water here, so seeing plants with extended range doesn’t surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Aquatics Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Great inspiration there. Love the live plants. Looking forward to filming something at the lake this summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 @JH Aquatics, let’s go collecting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 I think the grass is terrestrial, or at-best, semi-aquatic. What is the other plant with the wider leaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anita Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Streetwise said: I think the grass is terrestrial, or at-best, semi-aquatic. What is the other plant with the wider leaves? Hmm, the "grass" looks like Common Reed, which is a non-native invasive, https://vtinvasives.org/invasive/common-reed.🥺 The plant with the triangle leaves might be another invader, European Water Chestnut, https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/invasives/chestext.htm, 🤔 Edited May 24, 2021 by Anita 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Thank you, @Anita! I wouldn't be surprised if I found more invasive species than native plants in most of our waterways. As is, whatever I decide to keep will stay in that bucket until I can be sure I didn't bring home Zebra mussels with them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 I finally went sailboat racing for the first time in long time, after sailing only once in 2020. It was a beautiful evening, and I’m exhausted and happy! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac M Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I was recently in San Diego, California and remembered that you did sailboat racing while looking out at the marina. Glad to hear you got back out there and enjoyed yourself! Beautiful pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Hundreds of perch out around the docks today! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 The reeds died, and I stuffed them underwater to decompose, but the other two collected species are thriving. I dumped in some mulm and some Easy Green, and the lights are doing their thing. The roots are awesome. I'm tempted to just pour in some organic soil and then some gravel. I would encourage everyone to keep utility buckets. You can have a lot of fun with your scraps and staging, without any pressure. This bucket could support fish if I needed a safe spot for a move or something. I haven't seen any Zebra mussels yet, which gives me a clue about where they like to live on the lake (shade). It all smells rather minty after handling it! What was really cool with those collected plants is that their root systems were just networked around hand-sized rocks, with no other real substrate, but they went three or four rock layers deep. It took me several minutes to pull out each plant clump without breaking major roots. These were collected in about two feet of water. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hobbit Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Ahh, that looks like a river I used to go tubing on when I was a kid and we would visit my grandparents in Hannover, NH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 I got out on the water for my first weekend race of the year. It was a glorious day! Can anyone identify this plant? Do we have Cryptocoryne on Lake Champlain? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 1:36 AM, Hobbit said: Ahh, that looks like a river I used to go tubing on when I was a kid and we would visit my grandparents in Hannover, NH. That is the Winooski river in Waterbury, Vermont, where I live. It eventually feeds into Lake Champlain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 4:14 PM, Streetwise said: I dont care what kind of plant that is. Thats gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 3:14 PM, Streetwise said: Can anyone identify this plant? Do we have Cryptocoryne on Lake Champlain? Probably a Potamogeton species. Not sure I can ID beyond that right now. Many of them get quite large, but small species like P. gayi can be a interesting additions to planted aquariums. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 7:58 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: Probably a Potamogeton species. Not sure I can ID beyond that right now. Many of them get quite large, but small species like P. gayi can be a interesting additions to planted aquariums. Good work @OnlyGenusCaps, I think it is Potamogeton crispus. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 4:40 PM, Daniel said: I think it is Potamogeton crispus I suspect you are correct. That was my first thought given the similar look and prevalence. But you know us scientists, we don't want to commit to anything unless we are more than 95% sure. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 I finally visited my cousins’ pond, and I can’t wait to put some fish and shrimp in there. I should have brought a swimsuit. The last photo is the holding pond. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) This might help ( I’m using this to see if I can learn to link something 🤣) it is your native plants in Vermont waterways with pictures. I took a picture if the website and address in case this does not work https://vtinvasives.org/sites/default/files/documents/aquatics/Native Aquatic Plants Hi Res.pdf this was in reference to the plants you were trying to identify Edited August 14, 2021 by Guppysnail 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Your sailing photos are beautiful, and your cousin's pond really shows off how lush and green that part of the country is--we used to go to New Hampshire in early August and see the greenness and flowers that we have down here in early summer, it was like getting two Junes in one year. I always felt like the water up there is sparklier, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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