What Is This?

[nmonks]

I've not seen this before, and I certainly didn't buy it. It forms long threadlike runners (10 cm or so) with a distinctive, alternating pattern of paired "leaves" all along the runner. These little leaves are about 5 mm long. On some of the pairs there is a single blister or pod of some sort. This plant forms tangles around larger plants, but otherwise floats.

Anyone know what this is?

Cheers,

Neale

 

[Bloo]

How interesting - but nope no idea. Looks weed-like to me at a random guess

 

[zig]

I could be mistaken but as far as i know this is some sort of carnivorous plant ie. some sort of bug eating plant, but i could be wrong, i cannot remember the name of it.

 

[Bufo Bill]

I could be mistaken but as far as i know this is some sort of carnivorous plant ie. some sort of bug eating plant, but i could be wrong, i cannot remember the name of it.

I thought the same thing- carnivorous. It looks to me like an aquatic bladderwort (Utricularia species). You could ask at www.littleshopofhorrors.co.uk. They are specialists in carnivorous plants so maybe they could help?

 

[RYO]

You could ask at www.littleshopofhorrors.co.uk. They are specialists in carnivorous plants so maybe they could help?

lol
Would that be an Audrey 2

 

[Themuleous]

Im going with a bladderwort of some type, cant say which one but a google image search found some things that look a bit like this, especially the small blobs on the sides

 

[riverman444]

FEED ME, SEYMOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nmonks]

You know, I thought of bladderwort, but the bladders (if that's what they are) are really small, we're talking smaller than a grain of salt. But it sounds a plausible answer, perhaps coming in with some of the livefoods I collect from the pond.

Thanks for the ideas so far! I was amused because it's quite common to get mystery things in marine tanks, but how often do we find such things in a freshwater aquarium?

Cheers,

Neale

 

[Miss Wiggle]

don't know but we found some in my fellas tank last night, bit of a coincidence!

 

[Bufo Bill]

You know, I thought of bladderwort, but the bladders (if that's what they are) are really small, we're talking smaller than a grain of salt.

The bladders are so small because they trap tiny (microscopic) water creatures as opposed to larger bugs.