Post Pics of Pearling

[fish dork]

Rotala Macrandra

 

[mott]

Here is some hitchhiker Riccia that just formed by itself lol!!! I saw a piece or two float into my Anubias a few months ago, look at it now!

 

[Davy]

its beautiful!!!

 

[bsmith]

That is not Rotala Indica It is Rotala Macandra

Rotala Indica

Rotala macrandra

 

[theicequeen]

Ok maybe a stupid question, but I am still trying to learn more about live plants. What is pearling?

 

[mott]

That is not Rotala Indica It is Rotala Macandra

Hmm that's what they were sold to me as

 

[bsmith]

Its when the plants in the tank have made so much oxygen that the water cannot absorb any more so it just turn into bubble and floats to the top.

Ok maybe a stupid question, but I am still trying to learn more about live plants. What is pearling?

 

[bsmith]

No they are not that is the old, erroneous name. I see that is actually Rotala Rotundifolia. Still not indica though.

Hmm that's what they were sold to me as

 

[mott]

Ok I was right but it's also sold as Rotala Indica (Rotala roundifolia)

http://www.aquariumplants.com/Rotala_Indica_Rotala_roundifolia_p/bp028.htm

 

[theicequeen]

Its when the plants in the tank have made so much oxygen that the water cannot absorb any more so it just turn into bubble and floats to the top.

thanks for the info. so I take it that its a natural thing. my plants have never done that , is that ok.