Plant ID and Question Please

[Somefishguy]

I found a little ditch with a a few plants in it and pulled some out. Wanted to get an ID on one of them.

Here it is :






The other i think is duckweed.

Anyways was wondering if the mystery plant can be completly submerged underwater or if it has to float. Second what can i do to clean them ... There are little bugs and who knows what else floating in the water.... Sitting in a spare tank right now.

Thanks

[insomniaclush]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

L@@Ks kinda like Water Hyacinth
I have had these in my pond for years. great plant
but grows like crazy. Herman parks lake is uselly covered
w/ them.

[fishlady]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

+1 on they hyacynth.....do alot of fishing and those are a plenty in alot of the areas we fish in....

[CichlidFan]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

Only much much bigger...smiles

CF

[fishlady]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

true....and they love "hooks"......so much so they don't like to let go of them..... :?

[Navarro]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

The big plant is an Echornia crassipes the small one Lemna minor both are floating and they are rather prolific, the size may be small because of the low temperatures but it will develop much larger when conditions are adequate.
Cheers,
Luis

[Somefishguy]

Re: Plant ID and Question Please

Thanks guys.. I put them out in our little pond.