TomO Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I want to collect native plants next year. It’s in the 30’s up here in northern Wisconsin. What do I need to keep in mind when collecting plants for my aquarium? Do I need to treat them with anything so I don’t possibly transmit undesirable animals with my plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I frequently collect native plants here in North Carolina. The main thing to watch for on plants are snails and dragonfly larva if you don't want either. But I have all kinds of weird stuff including tadpoles, stick insects and even fish show up in the plant collecting bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I collect duckweed and hornwort from a river in N WI in Summer, but I worry about viral hemorrhagic disease from the river getting in my aquaria. I wash the plants with the hose and drain them several times. The fish eat them quickly. I'm trying to grow them in a bowl in an East window for the Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel I frequently collect native plants here in North Carolina. The main thing to watch for on plants are snails and dragonfly larva if you don't want either. But I have all kinds of weird stuff including tadpoles, stick insects and even fish show up in the plant collecting bucket. So I done some native hunting on my own wondering if you can help me to identify any of these ty in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Wisnasky-tank said: So I done some native hunting on my own wondering if you can help me to identify any of these ty in advance This is the one that could be aquatic. Do you have a picture of where it came from? What county and state also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel 3 minutes ago, Wisnasky-tank said: So I done some native hunting on my own wondering if you can help me to identify any of these ty in advance This is the one that could be aquatic. Do you have a picture of where it came from? What county and state also. Wayne county Richmond Indiana 47374 and came from local pond everything I grabbed aside from one was growing literally under water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Put the one I asked about back in some water while I am working on it. Don't worry about the grasses, or any of the ones below, they are not aquatic. 16 minutes ago, Wisnasky-tank said: So I done some native hunting on my own wondering if you can help me to identify any of these ty in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 So even if it grows in water don’t make it aquatic and I have it all chilling in a separate tank . Also not sure you seen it in pics but I got some miss too that was growing on a rock in the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thought this look kinda like a Val plant of sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 This the moss that was on rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 This one could be Alternanthera, which might grow submerged, not sure yet. And yeah, just because it grows underwater, doesn't mean it will grow in your aquarium. Did the are look like the water was high? 5 minutes ago, Wisnasky-tank said: Thought this look kinda like a Val plant of sorts See how that plant is 'jointed'. That means it is a grass. The old botany saying is "Sedges have edges, and rushes are round, and grasses have joints (when cops aren't around)". So not a Val. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Wisnasky-tank said: This the moss that was on rock What happens to mosses (like the one in the picture above) from creeks and ponds is they cannot take the heat in our aquariums and die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel This one could be Alternanthera, which might grow submerged, not sure yet. And yeah, just because it grows underwater, doesn't mean it will grow in your aquarium. Did the are look like the water was high? 5 minutes ago, Wisnasky-tank said: Thought this look kinda like a Val plant of sorts See how that plant is 'jointed'. That means it is a grass. The old botany saying is "Sedges have edges, and rushes are round, and grasses have joints (when cops aren't around)". So not a Val. wow see I’d never new that and yes the one you said is AR was completely under water growing what about the stuff that looks like frogbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Wisnasky-tank said: wow see I’d never new that and yes the one you said is AR was completely under water growing what about the stuff that looks like frogbit I don't know what the 'frogbit' looking plant is yet. Doesn't look like a keeper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 But that 'frogbit' looking one might grow partially submerged and be a cool plant that grows out the top of your aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel But that 'frogbit' looking one might grow partially submerged and be a cool plant that grows out the top of your aquarium. So these are the aR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Wisnasky-tank Just now, Daniel But that 'frogbit' looking one might grow partially submerged and be a cool plant that grows out the top of your aquarium. So these are the aR Nor best pic but give you idea on root structure in water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Get a picture of the plants next time before you collect them so I can see the whole area. This is Bacopa caroliniana growing in a ditch. Here is the ditch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Wisnasky-tank said: Nor best pic but give you idea on root structure in water This looks you could have something interesting. Plant it and let's see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel 1 minute ago, Wisnasky-tank said: Nor best pic but give you idea on root structure in water This looks you could have something interesting. Plant it and let's see what happens. Ok so to conclude. let the frogbit looking one float and plant the ARs the rest is waste that won’t or can’t grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Wisnasky-tank said: Ok so to conclude. let the frogbit looking one float and plant the ARs the rest is waste that won’t or can’t grow? You got it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel Just now, Wisnasky-tank said: Ok so to conclude. let the frogbit looking one float and plant the ARs the rest is waste that won’t or can’t grow? You got it! Ty so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel Just now, Wisnasky-tank said: Ok so to conclude. let the frogbit looking one float and plant the ARs the rest is waste that won’t or can’t grow? You got it! Do you have Fb sir I wanted to give you Recognition in my Fb group about helping me on my adventure. Lord knows I wouldn’t of been able to decipher the real aquatic plants from. Ransoms that so happens to be growing by water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I am not a FaceBook person. Your enthusiasm is amazing! It was fun looking at what you had found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Just now, Daniel I am not a FaceBook person. Your enthusiasm is amazing! It was fun looking at what you had found. Went back through the park snagged two more ARs while getting pics for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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