Plants

[helms97]

okay, i go to the schuylkill river (big river that runs through PA) and i always find these plants floating in the water, alot of the time they are actually planted in the water too. but my question is are they truly aquatic? i also saw them growing on land and sometimes they end up dying in m tank. all hepl is appreciated!

PS i also bought this buld and it hasnt became a plant yet.. its been two months and all the onion plants grew.

Last PS hah does anyone know if onion grass/ onion weed could live in water? its not the type i mentioned being a bulb.

[Oldfishlady]

First make sure its legal to collect plants in your area and then look for your states web-site on native aquatic plants-most states will have one with lots of information......

When I collect native plants to use in the aquarium-its important to properly acclimate them to the florescent lights and QT them before use in the aquarium
I like to use light colored buckets to keep the plants in so that I can view the bottom to remove any aquatic life that I don't want in my aquarium and make daily water changes
Keeping the bucket outside in direct light or light close to the location I collect the plants and move them to lower light areas every couple of days...it usually takes me 10 days or so before I can get them in the house under florescent light.

The bulb-sometimes they grow and sometimes they don't....I have had a 50/50 success with them....You don't want to bury them in the substrate-let them sit on top and check them daily for rot-if they ever become mushy, soft, fuzzy growth or smell bad...toss them.....they can take weeks to months to sprout.
You can also place them in a container of water in a sunny window-sometimes this will help them sprout faster....It also depends on what species of plant it is......

The onion plant....I can't help you with that....never had one.....

[helms97]

Thank you sooo much OFL! I never thought of doing that, and i found out on the state plant website that it is called pennywort and it is aquatic and as for being able to take them.. Im not sure ill domore research

THANK YOU!