Have this plant in 2 of my livbearer tanks, fry love it and it grows great just curious what it is, heard it called guppy grass
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plant id plz
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thanks ozy
looks like it is definitly guppy grass, place I bought from sold me java moss as xmas moss so I wanted to double check id
looks like it is definitly guppy grass, place I bought from sold me java moss as xmas moss so I wanted to double check id
Looks a little more like stargrass to me.
Guppy grass (Najas guadalupensis) has very brittle yellow to brown branching stems and will grow floating and it will send out very long tendril like roots that easily work their way into sponge filters, under rocks etc.
Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterifolia)can grow floating but more typically grows as a leafy stem plant w/ green, very flexible straight stems (not much branching except where pinched off).
Basically, if you can pull an entire stem out of the water w/o it breaking at the least little hangup, it's stargrass. If it breaks easily, it's guppy grass
Guppy grass (Najas guadalupensis) has very brittle yellow to brown branching stems and will grow floating and it will send out very long tendril like roots that easily work their way into sponge filters, under rocks etc.
Stargrass (Heteranthera zosterifolia)can grow floating but more typically grows as a leafy stem plant w/ green, very flexible straight stems (not much branching except where pinched off).
Basically, if you can pull an entire stem out of the water w/o it breaking at the least little hangup, it's stargrass. If it breaks easily, it's guppy grass
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Extinct? Since when?
I don't think its stargrass. The leaves look too long and not pointy enough. But its kinda hard to tell with the sideways picture. 
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for the most part i think its true for guppy grass but i have pulled 6-7 inch long strains right from the substrate. i know what i have is guppy grass.
i would guess guppy grass better pics would help.