Egeria densa dissolving in warm water

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What is TBH, I've been racking my brain. My neon minnows chasing the daphnia alerted me to the presence of alien visitors in my tank. V. spiflakeis is native to my state, Western Washington, among other states. They're a refuge for endangered and other species.

Come to think about it, I've noticed Vals at my parents' pond. Hmm, may have to rethink this. I'd forgotten about the Egeria densa. I'd brought long stalks of that home as well as the Horn Wort. This is likely where the hidden hitchhiking nymph came along. The E. densa did well for a while. I think I removed it when it became too sloppy and tired of cleaning its shedding foliage and gave it to my birds as salad.

E. densa and V. spirila, and I think Horn Wort are found from North America through to South America. It's possible some wild regional species have, through generations, acclimated to our somewhat cooler but still temperate climate. But some species are adaptable to warm water tanks. I may get a small sampling of Valisnaria from my parents' pond. As in spring or summer, I have to clear the pond outflow of these and other water plants that grow abundantly and choke the narrow passage between upper and lower pond.

It'll be easier to see if thin stalks of V. spiflakeis are hiding unwanted predators. If I decide to get a sample, I'll be more vigilant. But neither my fish nor SEANGEE's aquariums suffered from stray microbes. In fact, my fish seemed to enjoy chasing them down and eating them.

I've bought dwarf Vals at my local fish store. They're effective as a foreground accent plant. I did get large striped Nerite snails and put them in with my small Electric Blue Johannis cichlids. All is well to this point. If anyone is interested in the cichlids' initial and continued reaction to the snails and the benefits of Nerite Snails, there's a short incident report as my latest post in the Long Finned Albino Barb Castle Tank. I did add Albino Cories to the Castle Tank. In that setting, they do look like macabre Artic Wolf Spirits. And they enjoy the caves and towers of the castle. It's reminiscent of a Harry Potter and Tim Burton movie but still with its own style and a simple elegance. I'm getting an additional filter, an Aqueon Quiet flow internal filter, to accompany my Hang on Back Filter. And possibly adding an Albino African Frog or two to this fantasy setting.

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Honestly, I had forgotten about that aspect of them. I specifically asked for those plants by name, along with V. spiflakeis, since both are native to the biotope I'm trying to create. Seeing them housed in the same indoor tank in the shop, albeit a cold water one, made me feel more at ease. I figured, why quarantine when they were going into a new tank? The only unwanted visitors I found were daphnia and pest snails. I did squish the snails I saw, but to be honest, I'm okay with them. The daphnia were a nice bonus, as they proved the plants were shrimp-safe, which was also confirmed by the fact the shrimp were still swimming around two days later.