Plant ID

[REDSTEVEO]

My tank 'Darkness & Light' still going strong.

Every two weeks I am trimming out a ton of Riccia Fluitans and another plant I forget the name of, and chuck it all in the bin.

Can anyone ID the plant in the first photo please.

TIA

 

[Alex J]

Looks like Tonina fluviatilis

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Can anyone ID the plant in the first photo please.

Hemianthus micranthemoides?

cheers Darrel

 

[REDSTEVEO]

Hi all,

Hemianthus micranthemoides?

cheers Darrel

Yep that'll be the one. Gorgeous little plant that just keeps on giving.

The ones in my tank are not even planted in the substrate, the roots and stalks are embedded amongst the Riccia and just feed of nutrients in the water column.

 

[mort]

They call it pearl weed in the states because it's a good grower. If you do plant it in the substrate then it can get to a critical mass and just uproot itself due to its speed of growth.