Help with Plant ID

toked

toked

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My woman brought home some plants this weekend but none were labled. Here are some pics

No idea what this one is
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This one looks like some type of anubias
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lobelia cardinalis? and anubias congensis? I think.

I like the red one. From what I see, if its congensis it gets nice and tall. Nice!


Hey what do you mean "your woman" nice to have a good woman eh? :cool2:
 
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It is hard to ID plants out of the water but will take a shot. The top plant I am almost certain is:
Hemigraphis colorata
Family Acanthaceae
Continent Asia
Region South-east Asia
Country of origin Java
Height 12-25 cm
Width 8-15 cm
Light requirements low-high
Temperature 18-28 °C
Hardness tolerance soft-hard
pH tolerance 6-8
Growth medium
Demands medium

A terrarium plant sometimes used in aquariums and goldfish bowls. Can be used as a decorative plant, but only lasts a few months. The good balance of an aquarium is disturbed if there are too many of this type of plant. Not eaten by herbivorous fish.
The above is from the Tropica site.

The bottom pic do not look like anubias to me- normally anubias have a green rhizome that tends to be twiglike not bulbous. Is it possible they are a crypt?
 
Thanks for the replies so far. I'll take some more pics in-tank later when the lights are on.

Swimfins:
haha yes good to have a good woman. The buys too many tho;) I always appreciate it but I tell her its just more aquascaping work for me heh. Now, if she dove into the tank to help that'd be different :D
 
The first pic is of a purple crinkle plant. It is NOT an aquatic plant. They keep selling it as one, it is frustrating. It is a terrarium plant and will just begin to melt right away in the aquarium. It'll last for a couple weeks though. I would take it back.

The bottom pics look like anubias lanceolata. They are a good find.
 
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Kissofthegorami said:
The first pic is of a purple crinkle plant. It is NOT an aquatic plant. They keep selling it as one, it is frustrating. It is a terrarium plant and will just begin to melt right away in the aquarium. It'll last for a couple weeks though. I would take it back.

The bottom pics look like anubias lanceolata. They are a good find.
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I agree with the top plant.

The bottom ones look like a crypt. , but cannot tell which one. Maybe Cryptocoryne Nevilli.
 
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