not an aquatic plant

mcox3

mcox3

Veritas Aequitas
Dec 26, 2006
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Okay for some time i've been wondering why my "java fern" wasnt growing and why it never looked like anyone else's java ferns...

i bought this thing for 9 bucks at petsmart and its sold by top fin. well turns out this thing isnt a true aquatic plant. along with mondo grass, which i also bought.

i'm a little ticked off at this whole thing, so here's a heads up. dont buy this stuff.

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Yep, I've seen that sold as "Borneo fern". It suckered me in once (Oh! So pretty!), but it didn't do well in my tank at all. Works great in a terrarium, though.
 
There are lots of non-aquatic plants sold as underwater plants.

Temple, underwater pine, Purple waffle, ect.
 
Oh well..We learn from our mistakes though, don't we?:) I mistook one plant for an aquatic plant before but I realized sooner that it was a terrestrial plant when it turned brown and died in a few months.
 
Lupin said:
Oh well..We learn from our mistakes though, don't we?:) I mistook one plant for an aquatic plant before but I realized sooner that it was a terrestrial plant when it turned brown and died in a few months.
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Heh, if that were the telltale sign of a non-aquatic plant, then I'd have assumed Cabomba was non-aquatic.:grinyes:
 
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