isolepis fluitans

Discussion in 'Aquatic Plant Species' started by f-fish+plants, Feb 14, 2018.

  1. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    Anybody manage to grow this in an aquarium?

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    Later Ferdie
     
  2. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    Going to try it a few ways ... in the same outside / dry / rain start tank as [​IMG]

    Added a clump

    [​IMG]

    Then replacing the anubia and buce on the shelf ( humidity to low for them)

    [​IMG]

    in a tank

    [​IMG]

    and on some wood.

    [​IMG]

    Time will tell.

    Later Ferdie
     
  3. Trev Pleco
    Offline

    Trev Pleco Algae destroyer

    • APSA Member
    23%
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2010
    Messages:
    5,767
    Likes Received:
    1,760
    Trophy Points:
    223
    Location:
    Constantia, Cape Town
    Coincidently I collected this morning what looks like the same thing, so will be trying it out in a tank.
    Was found in brackish water so not completely fresh.
     
  4. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    gglng it a bit and seems like a big family, some seems to have some sort of success with some of them, this one I suspect will be a floating plant in the end.
     
  5. tyronegenade
    Offline

    tyronegenade Specialist

    • APSA Member
    77%
    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2009
    Messages:
    2,707
    Likes Received:
    338
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    sunny Orange City, Iowa, USA
    I have seen this growing in a river at Greyton. It is not a foreground plant... Expect long stems. It was only growing along a course of the river which was flowing faster so I suspect it needs water movement to do well. It never grew in my aquarium but it wasn't high light or high CO2.

    Good luck with it.
     
  6. Trev Pleco
    Offline

    Trev Pleco Algae destroyer

    • APSA Member
    23%
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2010
    Messages:
    5,767
    Likes Received:
    1,760
    Trophy Points:
    223
    Location:
    Constantia, Cape Town
    I will take a pic tomorrow as will be there again for work again ...
     
  7. Dirk B
    Offline

    Dirk B Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2006
    Messages:
    2,011
    Likes Received:
    1,093
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    Somerset West, South Africa
    Again to put a dampener on this thread. It is not permitted to import any sedges......:sleepy4: We have many in the country, so this country is ideal for them to grow and foreign ones to become invasive......
     
  8. Trev Pleco
    Offline

    Trev Pleco Algae destroyer

    • APSA Member
    23%
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2010
    Messages:
    5,767
    Likes Received:
    1,760
    Trophy Points:
    223
    Location:
    Constantia, Cape Town
    I thought we were talking about 'indigenous' sedges here, as labelled in the first pic ...?
     
  9. Dirk B
    Offline

    Dirk B Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2006
    Messages:
    2,011
    Likes Received:
    1,093
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    Somerset West, South Africa
    Aha, ok, I did not look at the first label carefully enough, so apologies, then go for it.

    Often these locals battle to grow because of too high temps....
     
    Trev Pleco likes this.
  10. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    Honestly, I bought the bag because I saw what looked like glosso growing among whatever the green stuff. Only when I got to ggl the label did the idea of trying it in the aquarium take shape.

    Now that I have done a bit of reading on it .. getting my paws on some more local sedges could be an interesting side project.

    Later Ferdie
     
  11. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    It did not die in a corner .. seem to be reaching for the surface a bit
    [​IMG]

    Later Ferdie
     
  12. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    It does very well in loads of light - 4000k seems to be preferred colour temp.

    [​IMG]

    Later Ferdie
     
  13. tyronegenade
    Offline

    tyronegenade Specialist

    • APSA Member
    77%
    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2009
    Messages:
    2,707
    Likes Received:
    338
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    sunny Orange City, Iowa, USA
    Got a full-frontal shot? It looks good.
     
  14. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    [​IMG]

    Algae experiment going on on the right ...

    [​IMG]

    Later Ferdie
     
  15. tyronegenade
    Offline

    tyronegenade Specialist

    • APSA Member
    77%
    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2009
    Messages:
    2,707
    Likes Received:
    338
    Trophy Points:
    93
    Location:
    sunny Orange City, Iowa, USA
    That looks quite good. Thanks for the photos.
     
  16. f-fish+plants
    Offline

    f-fish+plants Aquascaper

    • APSA Member
    73%
    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2010
    Messages:
    1,922
    Likes Received:
    1,041
    Trophy Points:
    173
    Location:
    JHB - West
    Once it has transitioned the isolepis actually does rather well as an aquarium plant, I regularly need to trim it down ... have not replanted the trimmings yet but will get to that. What I like about it, it does not get too leggy under this light nor does it kill all the light for the plants below it.

    I do suspect the strong light is needed even for this level of growth.


    Later Ferdie
     

Share This Page