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This is my first post and i do realise this is a welcome forum so hi. I am from Sydney Australia and this may be informative to locals as i have experimented over the years with plants from my pond and garden with my tank and have found some plants that arent tropical plants nor water plants survive very well in the Aquarium. i am sure there are other members that have experimented or seen others growing outdoor plants underwater.
I have had sucess with......
Rock Moss. i believe it is spaghnum moss it is peat moss growing green underwater. Local growing on bush rock in Sydney.
Wandering Dew, A noxious weed which can give skin irritations but thick leaved plant and attractive.
Rafus palm. A palm that grows quite big i have seen them 6 feet in garden but smaller ones look great.
Spanish Moss. Grows coast of NSW in Australia and in Florida A purple gray beared plant that grows green in aquarium.
thins out a bit but does ssem to survive even tho an air plant not a water plant.
Many other plants if i only had green thumb i could perhaps name them all the ones above i know the names too.
I have plenty of nice plants in my aquarium that i have bought but because i live in a relatively warm enviroment with feral tropical fish in local waterways i do take note what is growing around my garden own pond and local creeks and dams. I have recently caught Mosquito fish and guppies with short blue tails and redfin in local dam and rivers. They are not in my aquarium but as ferals were removed from waterways. The next lot i will catch i might breed as feeders but the parents will be and or are full of copper lead mercury and i am not giving my fish parasites and heavy metals for dinner so will treat parents and perhaps breed before freezing of folks.
I thought i would contribute first post and if others have had success with other plants they may wish to name them.
I have had sucess with......
Rock Moss. i believe it is spaghnum moss it is peat moss growing green underwater. Local growing on bush rock in Sydney.
Wandering Dew, A noxious weed which can give skin irritations but thick leaved plant and attractive.
Rafus palm. A palm that grows quite big i have seen them 6 feet in garden but smaller ones look great.
Spanish Moss. Grows coast of NSW in Australia and in Florida A purple gray beared plant that grows green in aquarium.
thins out a bit but does ssem to survive even tho an air plant not a water plant.
Many other plants if i only had green thumb i could perhaps name them all the ones above i know the names too.
I have plenty of nice plants in my aquarium that i have bought but because i live in a relatively warm enviroment with feral tropical fish in local waterways i do take note what is growing around my garden own pond and local creeks and dams. I have recently caught Mosquito fish and guppies with short blue tails and redfin in local dam and rivers. They are not in my aquarium but as ferals were removed from waterways. The next lot i will catch i might breed as feeders but the parents will be and or are full of copper lead mercury and i am not giving my fish parasites and heavy metals for dinner so will treat parents and perhaps breed before freezing of folks.
I thought i would contribute first post and if others have had success with other plants they may wish to name them.
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