Anasfire Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) Can take better photo's if needed. It's really fast growing (I started out with 3 small plants) and creates pups without me even noticing. I think it's wisteria but need a conformation. Thanks Edited May 4, 2010 by Fighters4U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 It's water sprite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUNGLE Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Water Sprite for sure. When I was a teenager everyone kept water sprite. Guppy enthusiasts thought that if water sprite was thriving,the water would be suitable for guppies. The floating leaves and roots are great for Bettas and their fry to feed and hide among. Went thru a period of being seen as a weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Awesome, Thanks guys. I just thinned a heap of it out of my tank. It was blocking too much light from the java fern, christmas moss and amazon swords. I think I might have to add it to the list of breeding aides I sell coz I've just removed around 8 plants and there's still heaps in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandeecane Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'll take some, lovely. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasfire Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 okie dokie...next time I thin it out I'll pop some in a zip lock bag for ya and post it up. xoxo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James West Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) It's Indian Fern: Ceratopteris cornuta Family: Pteridaceae Also known as: [ Common ] Oak leaf water sprite [ Scientific ] Pteris cornuta Region: Pan Tropic http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=52 Such a great plant for Bettas when floating. Sometimes confused with Watersprite: Ceratopteris thalictroides Family: Pteridaceae Also known as: [ Common ] Sumatra Fern; Oriental water fern, Water sprite [ Scientific ] Acostichum thalictroides Region: Pan Tropic http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=53 Edited July 13, 2010 by discofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Some of the taxonomists don't recognize cornuta as a distinct species and some call it a subspecies (i.e. Ceratopteris thalictroides cornuta). Never heard the name 'Indian Fern' used for it before - very misleading for a plant with a pan-tropical distribution. I've always seen it called broad leaf water sprite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James West Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Some of the taxonomists don't recognize cornuta as a distinct species and some call it a subspecies (i.e. Ceratopteris thalictroides cornuta). Never heard the name 'Indian Fern' used for it before - very misleading for a plant with a pan-tropical distribution. I've always seen it called broad leaf water sprite. Common names are often misleading. As a kid in NSW it was always know as Indian fern but that was the late 70's and 80's. I remember my Gourami loved swimming under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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