Canfeleq Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Hi everyone, I have this 'plant' that keeps coming up in all the tanks that have plants in them. At first I thought that it was part of the root system of the java fern but I have had it turn up in a tank that only has moss. It can't have been transfered from my other tanks as there are no fish in this one and it has only shown up in the past week or so. The moss was delivered about 2 weeks ago and has not been in any of my tanks and the water was straight from the tap, so it had to have come with the moss. I have a fair amount of it in my big tank at the moment even though I removed most of it about a month ago. Can someone identify it? Just curious really. By the way, the fry in the photo are guppies...the tank is full of them :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 I wish I knew Rhonda, as I have had it too. hopefully someone will enlighten us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango4Jade Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Plant in the substrate. It looks identical to the RARE!! UG - Utricularia graminifolia If it has short green leaves then its UG, if its got no leaves, then its a family related to UG....carnivorous plant But really expensive....2X2cm portion $40.... If you like you can send me some so I can ID it further. Mango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Looks like a "bladderwort"....a number of differnt species are native to Australia As Mango4Jade says Utricularia "spp" ....a carnivous aquatic plant....but wont harm fish Utricularia gibba "Bladderwort"...is available from Aquagreen from time to time for $5.50 a lot I think it just floats freely??? not rooted to substrate?? I've had it (or something similar) from time to time.....it hitches a ride with other plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I get it a lot as well and I've been told it's some kind of Utricularia species. I'm pretty sure mine isn't the rare kind. Certainly not rare in my tanks. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango4Jade Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Just wondering bettarazzi, have you tried to plant it in soil before? Is there any presence of leaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 its a type of algae, grow super fast... you don't want to have them! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfeleq Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thanks everyone. I have not noticed it growing anywhere near the substrate but it always appears loosely anchored to other plants. It's not hard to remove but is very fragile so some of it always remains in the tank and as Kitz remarked it grows super fast. If you are really interested Mango, pm your address and I will post you some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talktokeith Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Looks algae to me! I'd see one, kill one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Just wondering bettarazzi, have you tried to plant it in soil before? Is there any presence of leaves? No, never tried to plant it. It doesn't have leaves. It comes in on other plants I buy. I've always just treated it like a weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 it's Utricularia gibba can become a nussaince, but certainly better than algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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