i did something stupid. i was in my local fish store and seen this plant i like and bought it help they called it a red foxtail but its green help. im an idiot because i dont know anything about it help. :sim:
red foxtail
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Now here's something interesting...
cutleaf watermilfoil
Myriophyllum pinnatum
Also Known As: GREEN FOXTAIL, Potamogeton pinnatum, Myriophyllum scabratum
from the PlantGeek site: http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_search.php?search=green+foxtail
Here's the link for cutleaf watermilfoil: http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=170
cutleaf watermilfoil
Myriophyllum pinnatum
Also Known As: GREEN FOXTAIL, Potamogeton pinnatum, Myriophyllum scabratum
from the PlantGeek site: http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_search.php?search=green+foxtail
Here's the link for cutleaf watermilfoil: http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=170
There is a red foxtail, Myriophyllum tuberculatum, but it would be rather amazing if your LFS had that in stock as it is rather a rare plant from Indonesia.
They do go green if they do not get enough light.
Roan
They do go green if they do not get enough light.
Roan
thank you,
they also claim they get most of their plants from hobbist it looks like the green kind
they also claim they get most of their plants from hobbist it looks like the green kind
If they are getting them from a hobbyist, maybe it *is* tuberculatum. Possible. However, if you aren't running high light and CO2, it's not going to red up for you. Dunno how well it will do in any other condition. It's not an easy plant.raift said:
Roan
I have something in a bucket that was labeled at the LFS as Red Foxtail. It was quite lovely, but got all tangled up with a bout of green hair algae I had, so I put them in a bucket for an algicide bath, and they never made it back to my tank. At the time, it liked my tank, grew rather quickly, and prospered into a lush thicket of foliage with red tops.
The shape of the plant is very similar to what a real fox's tail looks like. The color grades from green at the bottom, to a deep red color at the top. On the lower part of each stem, hair-thin white roots pop out at about one-inch intervals and wander down to the substrate.
Does this sound like real Foxtail...? If so, and it really is rare, I am going to start growing the stuff.
The shape of the plant is very similar to what a real fox's tail looks like. The color grades from green at the bottom, to a deep red color at the top. On the lower part of each stem, hair-thin white roots pop out at about one-inch intervals and wander down to the substrate.
Does this sound like real Foxtail...? If so, and it really is rare, I am going to start growing the stuff.
Sounds like Red to me, however I've noticed that there are either two different varieties or the stems grow thicker in lower light.
I had to go to 15 different online sites to find my tuberculatum. The first site I ordered from sent some awesome plants and the second site sent nice plants, but the stems are much thicker and the leaves not as red as what I have. I'd almost say they were two different plants.
As for tuberculatum being rare, I'm not sure if it's because it's a hard to get plant or that there is just not a high demand for it. I need it for my PNG/Australian biotope tanks, so I have to have it
What you could do is ask in the forums at PlantedTank.com and a few other places like that and just see who is interested in getting some. Then you'll know if it's worthwhile to grow it.
You should also try posting pictures there and getting a positive ID on the plant.
Roan
I had to go to 15 different online sites to find my tuberculatum. The first site I ordered from sent some awesome plants and the second site sent nice plants, but the stems are much thicker and the leaves not as red as what I have. I'd almost say they were two different plants.
As for tuberculatum being rare, I'm not sure if it's because it's a hard to get plant or that there is just not a high demand for it. I need it for my PNG/Australian biotope tanks, so I have to have it
What you could do is ask in the forums at PlantedTank.com and a few other places like that and just see who is interested in getting some. Then you'll know if it's worthwhile to grow it.
You should also try posting pictures there and getting a positive ID on the plant.
Roan
I picked up both a red and a green at a LPS. I admit that I don't keep the light on constantly but the plants FLOURISH regardless the red is hardy though not very red (again my fault, I like to sleep in the dark) green near the bottom rustier as it comes closer to the light. my green is also a monster I'm going to trim both down and spread the plantings. I have noticed however that some stalks of my green were pulled up by my fish. I was away from home because the air conditioning was broken and it was 103 degrees in the house. I stopped by to ice the tank a few times a day and notice the fish had pulled some of the stalks out. I didn't bother replanting at the time. upon my return the roots had woven to the upper stalks. I thought it would be rough untangling them without damaging them. a week passed and the A/C was working so we came home it appears as tho the roots had spliced themselves to the upper plant its been weeks and the plants remain green and healthy. Is that normal?
