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l3lhsl3
10-03-2009, 2:07 PM
i have no idea what these are called thats why im asking they look like lil trees and they cover the top of water ? anybody have an idea
mak3mydae
10-03-2009, 2:13 PM
perhaps salvinia minima? Can you get a picture?
bluekrissyspike
10-03-2009, 4:03 PM
trees...mangroves? mature watersprite maybe?
toddnbecka
10-03-2009, 10:22 PM
Duckweed, amazon frogbit, water lettuce, and several types of Salvinia are all floating plants with roots growing below them.
67chevelle
10-03-2009, 10:30 PM
Anacharis and hornwort both grow just fine,if not better,if they are not planted.
Hornwort looks like little trees to me,
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Plant,%20Hornwort.htm
l3lhsl3
10-03-2009, 11:11 PM
ok maybe not like a tree just a stem with 2 leaves at the top ?
67chevelle
10-04-2009, 12:04 AM
How bout this one?
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Plant,%20Dwarf%20Lily.htm
Ratfish
10-05-2009, 4:52 PM
Sounds like Azolla to me. Fast-growing floating fern. I've always liked it:
http://www.plantsystematics.org/users/robbin/upload3/Azolla_mexicana_habit.jpg