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Someone notified me that those weren't sideshoots / runners coming from my Torina belem but a pest weed called Utricularia gibba. I needed to get rid of quickly as its very invasive and difficult to manage. lol. I thought the Torina was doing well and starting to reproduce! Picture (again):

That's great info!! Thanks. By trimming the stems do you mean cut off (pull off??) the existing side shoots? I guess you don't want to cut off too many too quickly (leaving a bare stem)?

I posted this question in my log but I thought I'd ask it separately as I've seen it asked on other forums but never really answered. From reading elsewhere it sounds like Rotala green and maybe other stemmed plants will grow white roots high up the stem if the plant reaches the surface: Is...

To ensure the temperature of the water change is the same do you use another heater or do you just let it sit until it gets to room temperature? or do you just add the water slowly?

There's a store dedicated to planted aquaria (they sell a lot of ADA stuff) in downtown San Francisco called Aqua Forest Aquarium. Unfortunately it's a bit of a hike for me and it's a bit expensive. They have some nice display tanks though. Here's some shots of some of the store tanks (for...

Alright! The tank cleared up and I got a few more plants. They seem to be growing like mad. I assume this is Rotala Green (Rotala rotundifolia): Should I cut down the white root like things that hang down throughout the plant (those are what seem to be growing)? I don't know what...

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Oh, I just read that Chloramine is Chlorine + Ammonia. Probably why my tap water reads ammonia.

Other MW info on Riccia: Function: noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from P.F.Ricci 18th century Italian nobleman + New Latin -ia ric-ci-a-ce-ae Pronunciation: ,richÄ“'Ä￾sÄ“,Ä“ /Ä￾/ as a in ace /s/ as s in less

Thanks. Sounds like whether it Blyxa japonica or Acorus gramineus they're both difficult to keep. I'll get new pictures soon as I took care of the cloudiness problems. But now I have a different problem. Without any fish I was getting nearly 1mg/l ammonia readings. I did some water changes...

Marrion Webster's Unabridged dictionary says: Main Entry: ric·cia Pronunciation: 'richēa \r\ as in red \i\ as in hit \ch\ as in chin \ē\ as in easy \a\ as in abut : a genus (the type of the family Ricciaceae) of floating liverwort resembling duckweed....

The town in Italy with the same name is pronounced: Rich-e-a

Did you mean the Variegated Japanese Rush (Acorus gramineus): Looks like what I have is that. This article also says Japanese Rush is not aquatic but there is a variety that is: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plan...apaneseRush.php Anyone know the name of that? Looks like I bought...

Thanks guys. I'll put new clearer pictures up once the cloudiness goes away. We haven't decided on how we'll stock it yet. Right now I just want to see if I can keep a couple plants alive.

Hi all, After dabbling successfully in freshwater fish for some time and a brief unsuccessful stint with a marine / reef aquarium my wife and I have decided to create a planted aquarium. We've been very inspired by a beautiful planted aquarium at a local LFS (I'll try to get a picture of the...