plant id

[bennyc]

hi everyone,

need some help id a plant growing from my HC. I am not sure if they are HC or some other plant as many of my HC clumps have such plants.

Should i remove them?

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[tiintinn]

Is it Singapore moss?

[bennyc]

does not seems like as there are no frond characteristics of singapore moss.

[bennyc]

manage to get a closer photo.
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[shockedz]

isn't that some kind of floating plant? but I'm pretty sure you can't grow them submersed

[bennyc]

isn't that some kind of floating plant? but I'm pretty sure you can't grow them submersed

Hi bro shockedz,

the plant grew from my HC clumps while i am in DSM phrase. It was never my intention to grow this plant. On second thought, it could be a variant of the singapore moss, not quite sure.

[shockedz]

Hi bro shockedz,

the plant grew from my HC clumps while i am in DSM phrase. It was never my intention to grow this plant. On second thought, it could be a variant of the singapore moss, not quite sure.

I'm pretty sure that is azolla caroliniana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla_caroliniana

[bennyc]

I'm pretty sure that is azolla caroliniana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla_caroliniana

Hi Shockedz bro,

thanks for solving the mystery! Too bad I have throw all the fern away. It's ability to fix nitrogen from the air by means of symbiotic cyanobacteria is interesting.

[shockedz]

it's not a rare plant, I'm sure you can find it easily. Btw it's good to have them in unmature tank, so do plants like egeria densa

[harryxing]

I found some azolla in my tank randomly also. uploadfromtaptalk1395018535677.jpguploadfromtaptalk1395018582198.jpg

Is it of any benefit to keep them?

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[bennyc]

There is no harm keeping them. Use them like frogbit. They do fast thou