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Pitan86

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Hi all, any goldfish groups in FB or telegram . I can join? The ones I search for not many locals and inactive. Want to keep a pair of Ranchu and need some advise.
 

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Guys. What is the common local name for this plant ah?
I notice the few LFS in my area will always sell them. They are kept in a roughly 2feet tank, usually with another type of plant with needle like leaves. The tank has nothing but a pump. No substrate, fishes. But I notice the plants are always green plump and no browning de. Is there a trick to the healthy plants the LFS keep them???

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I was not in a rush to use this plant, so i left it inside a longish plastic container filled with water and covered up. I threw in 2 snails from my guppy container.
Today out of curiosity why the plant doesnt seem to be growing at all, so i stared closer. To my astonishment, i saw a leaf moving, then a caterpillar looking 毛毛蟲 was crawling out from that leaf. That leaf isnt flat, it was curled up like a tube. Out of worry, i looked up and down and realised there are a few more such tube looking leaves with these 毛毛蟲 moving.:eek:
I threw the whole plant away and wash up the container.

Just curious. Is this normal??? I have used this plant several times before, but i never seen these "insect" before. Regret not taking a pic before throwing away, because i panicked and just threw...
 

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I was not in a rush to use this plant, so i left it inside a longish plastic container filled with water and covered up. I threw in 2 snails from my guppy container.
Today out of curiosity why the plant doesnt seem to be growing at all, so i stared closer. To my astonishment, i saw a leaf moving, then a caterpillar looking 毛毛蟲 was crawling out from that leaf. That leaf isnt flat, it was curled up like a tube. Out of worry, i looked up and down and realised there are a few more such tube looking leaves with these 毛毛蟲 moving.:eek:
I threw the whole plant away and wash up the container.

Just curious. Is this normal??? I have used this plant several times before, but i never seen these "insect" before. Regret not taking a pic before throwing away, because i panicked and just threw...

if you know how those farms grow their aquatic plants, you won't be that surprise liao.
 

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So hw those farm grow?

many aquatic plants are grow on dry land and its actual form is quite different when it inside a fish tank.

unless you are buying from Tropica which is not cheap but free from pest, most farms grow aquatic plants like this.
that is why is full of snails and pest.

 

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Seachem excel mixed with water works as well for pest deterrence for plants prior to introduction to Yr tank

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sianz my pump connected to solar panel for the hydroponics tank died over the weekend. Cai Xin all gg.

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I was not in a rush to use this plant, so i left it inside a longish plastic container filled with water and covered up. I threw in 2 snails from my guppy container.
Today out of curiosity why the plant doesnt seem to be growing at all, so i stared closer. To my astonishment, i saw a leaf moving, then a caterpillar looking 毛毛蟲 was crawling out from that leaf. That leaf isnt flat, it was curled up like a tube. Out of worry, i looked up and down and realised there are a few more such tube looking leaves with these 毛毛蟲 moving.:eek:
I threw the whole plant away and wash up the container.

Just curious. Is this normal??? I have used this plant several times before, but i never seen these "insect" before. Regret not taking a pic before throwing away, because i panicked and just threw...
This is what I found. I pluck out one of the rolled up leaf before I threw away the entire plant. Put the leaf into my pail of waste water which I recycle to water plants. Am surprised this fellow is still alive 3 days later!
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Saw Nanyang Trading selling algae eater fish $1 and golden algae eater fish $1.20. Is it actually chinese algae eater fish? :o

Also saw Oto Fish selling for $1.80 so cute :o

Also SAE selling $1 :o

Me noob so need experts here to help. Thanks in adv :o

No idea i bought form them b4 they do eat algae and color after few week become more yellow/gold :o:o:o


oto still to troublesome easy to mati
 
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