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NJ Devils Fan
03-08-2003, 4:39 PM
I just got this plant today. Can you please tell me what kind it is?
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL47/889630/1620657/21300731.jpg
Fishiebusiness
03-08-2003, 5:07 PM
Possibly rotala wallichi
superstein61
03-08-2003, 8:59 PM
Yes, I agree - it seems to be Rotala Wallichii
NJ - here is a good web site for plant IDs:
http://www.tropica.com/default.asp
Also - a word of friendly advice - you probably should investigate the plants on this or another site before buying them to make sure they are compatable with your growing set-up. Some have easy demands - other have difficult ones, etc, etc.
I know its easy to make an impulse purchase at your LFS - but in the long run, you may be better off researching and planning what you want and what will do well first
Fishiebusiness
03-08-2003, 9:37 PM
Rotala wallichi is a toughie, I grew some in a 6 gallon with DIY co2. Whenever co2 output was good, it grew well, but when the output fell, the rotala stopped growing and died back.
GhoriG
03-09-2003, 2:51 AM
Its not rotala wallichi.
That's Myriophyllum Heterophyllum (red foxtail) for sure.
NJ Devils Fan
03-09-2003, 8:20 AM
I really thought it was also red foxtail. It looks exactly like the one's I see on the plant sites.
Slappy*McFish
03-09-2003, 12:12 PM
Rotala Wallichiihttp://www.trueaquariumplants.com/iaqpl/rotalawallichi.jpg
Red Foxtailhttp://www.trueaquariumplants.com/iaqpl/myriohetero.jpg
Starry
03-09-2003, 2:48 PM
I'd go with Myriophyllum as well. It's more of a tangled big mess, while R. wallichii is skinnier and not as bushy. Also, R. wallichii doesn't have the red stem.
Faramir
03-10-2003, 3:31 AM
An another vote for Myriophyllum. Best filter clogger in the business. :D
125gJoe
03-10-2003, 9:21 AM
Sure looks like a Red Foxtail.... :)