Lake plants to Aquarium? 8/22/06
Hello!
<Hi there>
Is it safe to add Floating Myriophyllum sprigs found in a lake to your aquarium
to make a new plant?
<Mmm, with some prep., quarantine...>
Is there a way of cleansing the sprigs from unwanted lake bacteria before adding
them to your tank? Or is this just not advised all around?
Thanks!
R
<"Outside" plants can often be acclimated to indoor/aquarium use... given a
tolerance/range of conditions... I would at least isolate these in their own
tank... mixing more "domestic" water in with water changes... for a month...
checking on the presence of unwanted hitchhikers (worms, insects, snails...),
treating to rid the plants of same if discovered. Bob Fenner>
Re: Lake plants to Aquarium? 8/22/06
Right now the sprigs are sitting in a small fish bowl where I change the
water frequently and add little bits of aquarium salt
<Not much of this...>
and stress coat (same as I would treat the water for all my tanks). I'll think
about adding them to the main tank in a month or so after I see how it does.
Thanks so much for you help!
r
<Real good. BobF>
