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The area that we visited has man made waterways with concrete banks and bottom. There was an abundance of plants and animals (fish, turtles, snakes, and of course insects). The water was surpisingly clear and very low and there were tons of fish swimming everywhere. There were probably at least 5-7 species.
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| The first plant that we spotted in the shallow water was a kind of Ludwigia, a pretty common plant in most of the US.
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| We couldn't identify this plant but it was very abundant on the edge, by the water.
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This is Najas sp. - a plant that is ubiquitous in the US and grows well in CO2 or non-CO2 tanks as well as in tanks with no CO2 and very low light. Look at the picture of the same plant in one of my tanks. In a non CO2 tank it grows just a little bit smaller. The only downside to this plant is that it is very fragile and breaks off easily but that is not really a problem - handling should be done more carefully but that's all.
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| Najas collected in the area and grown in a CO2 supplied tank for about a month. Beautiful green!
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| Pieter with some Chara sp. (and his Special Belgian Plant Collecting Steel Toe boots).
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Chara sp. - an algae that resempbles a stem plant. It has no tissues - the cells of the "stem" and the "leaves" are identical. When it opens it looks like the spokes of an umbrella. There are tiny yellow and blood red dots all over the "leaves". They are the algae's sexual organs called "Antheridia" (male) and "Oogonia" (female). This is another interesting bit of info I found:
"...Unlike rooted plants, chara receives its nutrients from the water column. this makes it an idea competitor for available nutrients that undesirable algae require. Once established, chara can help to reduce turbidity that is caused by suspended particles and planktonic algae..."
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| Some Bacopa sp. It looks better collected personally than buying it from many stores...
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| Bacopa in one of my tanks. I think that is the same species as the one we found locally.
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