Red root floaters

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  1. Avaish

    Avaish

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    Hi,

    Does anyone have a few plants to swap or trade of the "Red root floaters" in Cape Town area?

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    Avaish
     
    Avaish, Apr 8, 2022
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  3. Porong

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    If you find.... Please let me know
     
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  4. Nirvashen

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    they are a blacklisted plant highly invasive to our local ecosystems
     
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  5. High-wash

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    So I get the black list and things are invasive. But we have duckweed and sevilium been used by local government for things. None of the black list makes sense anymore. Locally bred shrimp and crayfish are non invasive ? Sorry it’s just my rant please let me know if you find the red floaters


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    O would like aome red root floaters too
     
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  7. morris

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    I have some.
    You really need strong light and very low nitrates for them to go deep red almost purple.
    I have them in my 120 bookshelf tank atm just floating at the back as I dont want to loose them as they are like hens teeth

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    Here they are when I had them in my shallow 45p under strong light and low nitrates.

    Now they are green as I keep them in the tank in previous post under low light.

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    morris, Mar 6, 2026
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