Plant ID(thanx guys)

So, here are some pics of my new babies.
I have no idea what they are, maybe you guys can help me out.


and this one

 

Google chrome cant see pics....

 

Kribs I can see the pics fine.......try again

 

First one is an Amazon Sword, possibly Echinodorus Ozelot?

2nd looks like a Giant Hygrophilia?

 

Mmmm, maybe you need a "Betta connection"? :bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:

 

LOL nice!

 

Sorry, I just had to.

 

Actually, the first could also be an Aponogeton. Do the roots sprout strait from the plant or do they come out of a bulb/tuber type thing?

 

Its more like a bulb type thing.
Thanx Slagter.

 

a crypt of some sort?

 

I have a large aponogeton in my one tank and it looks bang on, identical to that, including the reddening of the leaves.

 

Possibly a crypt. Could be

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?what=plant&cur_lang=2&id=79

or

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?what=plant&cur_lang=2&id=45

but I am leaning towards the former, Cryptocoryne Affinis. Note that most plants you buy at LFS will have leaves typical of emersed growth, and is often tricky to identify when comparing to typical pictures of submerged growth you find on the web.

 

Thank you guys, really helpful info!

 

The second one looks a bit like Hygrophyllia, but a lot more like Green Peppers. hehe

 

One of mine, if i may

Could i maybe add this one plant/twig to the ID list, maybe someone can tell me for certain what this is?

 

The first one is definitely a sword plant and not a aponogeton or a crypt, about that I am pretty sure.

Pic no 2 is a bit of a mystery. The stem is very slender as a result of which I do not think it is a Hygrophila, but what it actually is, I am not sure. Perhaps you can send us another pic with you hand in it so that we can get some idea of actual size.

Ferryman, your pic is of a pretty sick Hydrocotyle leucocephala. It sends up these runners to the water surface, but your plant needs light and ferts......

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

Thanks alot Prof!
Its not that its sick, its just a teeeeny tiny twig that broke off from a potted version at the LFS where i bought the vallis, asked them if i could keep it. its made that one new leaf in the last week, and it seems that the biggest/oldest leaf has started breaking down yesterday/today

 

ok the Giant hygrophilia, thats a underwater tree!! i had 3 or four stems in my 60L, they eventualy start growing roots out of the sides of the stems towards the substrate, but leave growth is slow, if u plant them together it looks nice, but i had mine removed, the sword at the top wil grow out nice in 2-3months time

hahaha blerrie students:bigsmile:, i also ask the LFS alot for the floating left-overs of the plants that broke of, im also a student.

 

Okay an update!
The Giant hygrophilia has grown tremendously in the past 4 days!
When I got them they were about 150mm tall with smallish leaves.
The leaves have almost doubled in size and they're almost 200mm high now!

Is this normal?

 

Under the correct conditions, yes. It is a pretty good grower!!

@ Prof Dirk - Surely, if the plant you refer to as a sword has a bulb or tuber, it is an aponogeton?