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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Tank Plant Advice => Topic started by: Aquamaid on September 21, 2014, 02:31:51 PM

Title: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Aquamaid on September 21, 2014, 02:31:51 PM
Would greatly appreciate if anyone can identify the frilly nasturtium like plant in the forground of this vid please, is it a Lotus or Pennywort maybe?
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Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Munchy2007 on September 21, 2014, 03:13:02 PM
Cardmine lytra possibly?
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Aquamaid on September 21, 2014, 03:48:53 PM
Oooh could be, i shall have a google  ;D thank you
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Sue on September 21, 2014, 03:54:17 PM
Since it's plastic, it may not be a true representation of any real plant, just a stylised version  :-\



Word of caution about tanks on you tube - while many of them are truly inspirational, others are horrendous. Be careful when looking at these.
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Aquamaid on September 21, 2014, 03:57:51 PM
 :yikes: It's plastic, i thought it looked a large fine specimen lol.  :-[ oops Thanks  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Sue on September 21, 2014, 04:11:03 PM
All three of the plants in there are plastic. From what I can see, there doesn't seem to be anything on the bottom of the tank. If you look at the base of the stems, you'll see they disappear into a brownish blob, as does the plant on the right. I only got real plants quite recently. I've had synthetic plants, both plastic and silk, for years - so I know what to look for  ;)
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Munchy2007 on September 21, 2014, 04:14:57 PM
I suspected they might be, but I was viewing on a tablet, so it wasn't entirely clear. However the plant I linked would be a fair match in appearance. :)
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Aquamaid on September 21, 2014, 06:10:40 PM
Oh and i didn't take any inspirational ideas away from the vid, don't think plastic pipes are my thing, im busy trying to hide the visible ones i have lol
Title: Re: Can anyone identify?
Post by: Sue on September 21, 2014, 06:44:07 PM
Plastic pipes do have their place but not in a main tank, in my opinion. I use them in my quarantine/hospital tank to give the fish somewhere to hide and they can be sterilised with bleach if the worst should happen. I wouldn't use them in any other tank though.