Tammy Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 3 tanks all with foxtail and all with the same aged tap water... only 1 tank has a heater set to 26 degrees Celcius... after about 6 hours I notice that the foxtail has all but dis-integrated leaving just limp stalks and loose leaves every where. Where as the foxtail in the unheated tanks is fine?!? It is my first encounter with Foxtail... was my batch just tempremental? Please let me what your experiences have been. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 I think you may have another plant, as far as i know foxtail and hornwart are a different thing. I have hornwart outside in my pond and it lives in the freezing water, and i brought some in last week into a heated (28 degree) water and it is growing so well, up to about 50cm a week, too fast for me to keep up with!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 hmm... thanks for that Phil... My (country town) LFS assures me it is Hornwort but then again that guy doesn't know his hand from his elbow. I cant wait for city living with a range of reputable shops. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 that is a rather blurry pic of some of my hornwart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Foxtail has a higher WPG requirement than hornwort. What are your tanks like lighting-wise? EDIT: looked it up for you FOXTAIL Myriophyllum sp. HORNWORT Ceratophyllum sp (C. submersum is best, C. demersum (sp?) doesn't handle the transition to water very well.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 right.. thanks guys.... Phil, what I have is definitely different to the plant in your pic. mine is bushier with long skinny (almost tubular)leaves branching off from everywhere. I will try to get a pic tomorrow. To see what you think but I reckon it must be foxtail... Bloody LFS really does not have clue! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Bloody LFS really does not have clue! ranting.gif sad2.gif Just be grateful if it turns out not to really be a terrestrial plant, sold as an aquatic species!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najoha Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Lfs often only go by what was on their order sheet and if that is what the supplier sent that, in their mind, is what it is. Case in point 'Clown tails' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Lfs often only go by what was on their order sheet and if that is what the supplier sent that, in their mind, is what it is. Case in point 'Clown tails' <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do they have little red noses or something? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 They do Em, with big white patches around their eyes and a little red patch on their head, like a wig and they're usually balloon CT's (big frilly fins) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 *whistles the clown theme* I dislike when you go in shops to buy something and the salespeople try to talk you out of the exact thing you want and go for something more expensive... that or they look at you funny when they find out you know more than they do :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkey Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I've got a plant that looks like the one Phil has but it was sold to me as Foxtail I'm still not sure it isn't hornwort though. Every so often it goes brown and all the leaves drop off so I throw most of it out but keep a little bit that is still green and throw it back in the tank (26c) and it grows in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Do you have a pic of yours Sharon? i find that outside in the pond the plant goes brown and only the tips are green, the tips are all i bring inside for tanks and they stay green under the double fluros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 so would hornwort be a high light plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hornwort is low to medium, say 0.5WPG to 2WPG, although it would probably grow in higher. WPG = watts per gallon, which is a rough way of estimating how much light is getting to your plants. how strong is your fluro tube compared to how many gallons you have in your tank. Its not foolproof, its just a rough guide, as it doesn't work with tanks under 15USG, or with custome tall tanks, or with old tubes. long list :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkey Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Do you have a pic of yours Sharon? no but I'll try and get one for you. I'm sure the lighting in my tanks is not right but I have a huge algae problem because they are near a glass door so I have had to use a single light for only about 6 hours. Might play around with that again soon though :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiPS Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 Most of the Australian references that Google turned up indicate that hornwort and foxtail are both common names for Ceratophyllum demersum. However, the lfs's around here tend to call it hornwort. What I've bought as "foxtail" is bronze-coloured with pink tips, but is in other respects identical to hornwort. Too confusing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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