Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Advice on Plants-duckweed

Hi John,
Great to see you again. I love the java moss tip!! If I ever get my hands on
any again I will do this for sure.

I have a heck of a time keeping duck weed alive in 2 out of three of my tanks.
Glub Blub (goldfish) eats it of course at the speed of light, the angels will
also eat it if I put it in their tank. Its doing great in my 37 though not out
of control like I'd like it to be. I would have thought that the female flag
fish might go for it but they don't.
The 37 just started in with hair algae grrrrrr

Donna

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From: J. C. <hillbillynursery@yahoo.com>
] Advice on Plants-duckweed

Java moss is a must for any fry tank. I have a bit of helpful advice for its
use. Cut it up when planting a new tank. Cut the pieces about 1 1/2 inches. Then
gently pull it apart. Then reball it or make a mat out of it and place it in the
tank. I normally sprinkle some tank gravel over it to hold it in place where I
want it to stay. The reason for doing this is each piece will build new buds and
start growing. If you place a ball of it in your tank only the tips grow with
some branching. This way every piece grows a tip and starts growing for a
quicker thick ball. If you chop it up to fine it will not hold together and you
end up with moss growing all over the tank.

Later, John

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