Native plants to the african lakes?

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I was wondering what plants were native to the african lakes...besides vals.

 

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• Apr 14, 2008

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Vals are one of the only commercially available plants native to lake malawi, others include ceratophyllum demersum, different species of utricularia and ottelia exserta.

 

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• Apr 14, 2008

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I think Anubius is from Africa, but not sure where in Africa.

 

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Yep they're from africa, but are a primarily river plant.

 

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Yeah, vals are the only native plants available from the rift lakes...others are riverine.

 

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and the buggers will chow down on valls for all they're worth.

If you want to try plants with rift lake, try Java Ferns for a start - too bitter to be tasty.

 

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Yeah i tried to grow vals but they all melted!!!

 

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I have a ton of Java Fern in with mine, which does really well, some Valls which basically get up to about 6 inches before they are noticed and promptly hammered down again, Some Java Moss which is taking pretty nicely.