Alien Invasives

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    Discus Algae harvester

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    You might be interested to note some fairly common aquatic plants which are category I declared weeds which you may not keep : http://www.plantzafrica.com/miscell/aliens2.htm

    Azolla filiculoides Lam. Azolla, Red water fern.. Weed
    Egeria densa Planch. Dense water weed. Weed
    Eichhornia crassipes (C.Mart.) Solms Water hyacinth Weed
    Elodea canadensis Michx. Canadian water weed Weed
    Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Parrot's feather Weed
    Myriophyllum spicatum L. Spiked water-milfoil Weed
    Pistia stratiotes L. Water lettuce Weed
    Salvinia molesta D.S.Mitch. Kariba weed Weed (And other species of the family Salviniaceae)
     
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    Thanks James

    Just a note Egeria densa is also known as Elodea densa
     

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