Is This Plant Aquatic?

[patthecat12]

Hi recently bought this plant as well as others at my LFS but the leaves on this one are disinter grading.
is it really an aquatic plant? i heard some pet shops are using non aquatic

Also i have had the temperature high for cycling could this make it rot?

 

[Keithoms]

IMO to me it looks like it isnt. But id wait for a second opinion.

 

[AdAndrews]

imo i dont think so, it almost looks like some sort of pond plant that would seem to grow partially in the water but mostly above

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[shibby]

looks almost like a tiger lotus but not quite .... im rubbish with plants though.

 

[patthecat12]

hi everybody i have come to the conclusion that this is a pond plant as the tag that came with it said it likes cold temp. so i have shot it in with the goldfish. : )

 

[Colin_T]

Yep it’s a marsh plant. I have them growing in the garden. Can't think of what it’s called tho.
The pink leaf looks a bit like a Lotus but the stem is too thick for one.

True aquatic plants are generally unable to support their own weight when removed from the water. Marsh plants will remain standing up straight. Some aquatic plants are grown in hydroponic systems and will have emersed leaves that die off when the plant is put in a tank. However, new submersed leaves will appear.
Good plants to try include Ambulia, Elodia, Hygrophilla sp, Ludwigia, Swordplants & Narrow Vallis.

 

[patthecat12]

Thanks colin T whenever i buy new plants I will see if they can support there weight and look out for the ones you suggested

 

[Colin_T]

I think it's a Syngonium variety.

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[nosoup4you]

Looks like a type of Caladium...

 

[aaronnorth]

Thanks colin T whenever i buy new plants I will see if they can support there weight and look out for the ones you suggested

Most plants you can use in the aquarium can support their own weight:

anubias, echindorous, cryptocorynes, , ludwigia, microsorum, some hygrophillia species...

Yes some of the above are marsh plants, but they can still survive perfectly fine in your tank, You can't apply it as a general rule,