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| Author: | AaronJ [ Apr 12th, '07, 12:44 ] |
| Post subject: | ID for floating water plants |
HI, Just grabbed a small amount of this floating water plant from a local nursery. Also found a second type amongst it. Azolla pinata 
Duckweed (Lema sp?) 
Wondering if anyone can ID it, or point me in the right direction for a web site that may aid in ID'ing water plants. I'm thinking maybe Azolla pinata for the first and Duckweed (Lema sp?) for the second. Thanks, Aaron |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Apr 12th, '07, 12:49 ] |
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Sounds exactly spot on Aaron.....  Nice pics..
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| Author: | AaronJ [ Apr 12th, '07, 12:58 ] |
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Thanks mate. Would have gotten sharper pics, but could not find the tripod at short notice! Now I guess I had better check their status in Vic, just in case! Oh... I know Duckeed is a good food source for some fish. How about the Azolla? Worth cultivating? Aaron. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Apr 12th, '07, 13:03 ] |
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Yeah, my silver perch love it.. I'm not sure of nutritional content though.. |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 12th, '07, 13:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ID for floating water plants |
Aaron, have a look at the Plants FAQ too |
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| Author: | AaronJ [ Apr 12th, '07, 14:10 ] |
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Ohhhhh!... looky there! I had a "boy look" as my girlfriend woud say. Thanks. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Apr 12th, '07, 14:18 ] |
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Thats a mighty fine no tripod shot!!! definately more than 5 meg... If they can be ID'd and saved ' in what plant is that ' file it could be helpful. C1 |
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| Author: | njh [ Apr 12th, '07, 14:21 ] |
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Keep a pond of these plants separate from your fish or you might have to buy some more... |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 12th, '07, 14:40 ] |
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Aaron, can I add those pix to the FAQ? |
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| Author: | AaronJ [ Apr 12th, '07, 16:17 ] |
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Jamie, go for it. C1, 4 meg (Canon G3) njh, Bought a couple of 60L storage containers from B ($12 each) just to get my AP project started. Most likely throw a few feeder in fish (have asked a Q in the fish forum) and play with that until I have all the gear ready for the big system. Aaron. |
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| Author: | johnnie7au [ Apr 12th, '07, 18:26 ] |
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Aaron J Azolla is a high protein (about 27% dry basis), aquatic, nitogen fixing fern. It is an excellent food source. It is even used as a supplement in pig diets! My Goldies love it as do my tilapia! We have a very good link to info about it around here somewhere ... Oh yep .. found it ... here http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/vie ... ght=azolla I grow both this and duckweed. If I had a large scale operation, I certainly would grow as much as possible and use it to supplement the fish food bill. |
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| Author: | Stuart Chignell [ Apr 12th, '07, 19:45 ] |
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Any Melbournites know where I can get some from? |
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| Author: | johnnie7au [ Apr 12th, '07, 21:06 ] |
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Stuart Vist garden centres that have ponds and water features .. have a look in many of their ponds ... I bet that ya will find duckweed and azolla by the million! Take a plastic bag and give them a dollar for a bag full! Failing that ... go to the local zoo / wildlife sanctuary and ask a keeper to grab some of the green stuff that floats on top of their ponds for ya. I bet that they would be only too hapy to oblige! I got mine from a guy that has a koi farm / shop. Many of his water plant ponds were over run with both Azolla and duckweed. He was very happy for me to clean the suface of a few ponds for him. |
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| Author: | AaronJ [ Apr 20th, '07, 13:46 ] |
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Jaymie, A few more if you want to use them. I have 2x more as well, but was not happy with the pics so will take more tomorrow. Duckweed (unknown species) 
Crassula (unknown species) 
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 20th, '07, 14:15 ] |
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they are great pictures Aaron. I might put a link from the Glossary to here, so if you have more, keep posting them here, thanks |
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