Utricularia graminifolia – the carnivorous foreground plant

[PlAnTaNoOb]

Woa... do you guys plant this stuff in your aquarium? It looks really nice fomr the pictures!
http://www.tropica.com/article.asp?t...aristic&id=731

[Salphur]

Hi,
i just got them in my tank recently. I must say they are quite a beauty!

Cheers!

[PlAnTaNoOb]

Hey,

nice. Post a pic of your tank!

Do you "feed" them anything?

[Sunflower]

but looks very difficult to grow leh

[EvolutionZ]

i just got it today as well.. trying out on my 2ft high tech tank

[PlAnTaNoOb]

ooh... Evo, where did you get it from?
Post a pic of your tank with it inside?

[zoombee]

can i check why is it "carnivorous"? does feed on livestocks?

[EvolutionZ]

ooh... Evo, where did you get it from?
Post a pic of your tank with it inside?

i got a small portion from Weirong.
anyway, now still not enough.. and just planted only.. i'll post a picture once it grows nicely..

anyway.. i heard from weirong bro that it grows quite fast. and easy to grow as well.

[EvolutionZ]

can i check why is it "carnivorous"? does feed on livestocks?

it eats microsopic things.. the traps are too small to feed on our faunas.. even daphina is too big to go in the traps.

[PlAnTaNoOb]

alright. thanks. I'll get some once i've gotten my co2 and ferts.

[Weirong]

Not a really challenging plant in my opinion.

Takes off in high or low light, planted in the substrate or just floating around. I doubt temperature plays a key role, although I keep mine in 25 dgrees C water. I also have it in waters of pH 5.5 to pH 7.0, so it is highly adaptable.

It seems to have a 'dormant' period when it initially takes to your water parameters. After that, just wait for growth (just be reasonable and don't compare it to Glosso).

[Salphur]

Hey,

nice. Post a pic of your tank!

Do you "feed" them anything?

Hi,
unfortunately i haven't got a digital cam over at my house to take some pics... , and like what Evo has mentioned.. it is not canivourous enough to do any harm to shrimps or fishes, as it's trapping sacs are smaller than a pimple on my face! haha.

I also agree with what Weirong has shared on the point that it is quite an undemanding plant which will grow at a faster pace once it acclimatizes to the tank conditions.

Cheers!

[doppelbanddwarf]

Can the plant be grown in no CO2 and low light?

[Sunflower]

i got a small portion from Weirong bro in AF.. go search in the marketplace.. confirm got.
anyway, now still not enough.. and just planted only.. i'll post a picture once it grows nicely..

anyway.. i heard from weirong bro that it grows quite fast. and easy to grow as well.

hope you succeed so i can get a few tips from you.

[EvolutionZ]

hope you succeed so i can get a few tips from you.

im waiting for them to form a nice carpet.

[aquaSynthesis]

So anyone selling?

[EvolutionZ]

can go to colourful. they have them for sale. but not cheap though.. but still cheaper than tropica.
if not, can contact weirong bro, he have them for sale =)