Please identify this plant
- Thread starter NJ Devils Fan
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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
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
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.
I really thought it was also red foxtail. It looks exactly like the one's I see on the plant sites.
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.
