Bob
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>From: geoffrey kimber <gkimber2-in-gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 16, 2006 1:03 PM
>To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
>Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- what is this plant?
>
>thanks for the link. That's what I have. Now I have to figure out of
>it's legal in virginia and destroy it if not.
>
>*sigh* and it's growing so well. That's why it's invasive, I guess.
>
>re: Mark Binkley
>Actually, I went to this river based on his report because several of
>the species there are interesting to me.
>
>I have rio grande cichlids, sailfin mollies, amazon mollies, and
>mexican tetras that I collected here last year. Mexican tetras were
>more abundant in the Nueces river, a few hours west of san antonio.
>
>If you are ever interested in mexican tetras, they really seem to like
>high flow when it's available to them. I collected about a dozen
>adults from the 'boiling' water below a culvert. It may just be that
>they cannot see you coming when they are in the boil. They are
>extremely fast and wary. They are difficult to catch in open water.
>
>The mexican tetras are native to that river, as are the two species of
>mollies. The rio grande cichlid was originally restricted to the
>lower rio grande
>
>
>It's been interesting with the two species of mollies in that the male
>sailfins seem to prefer to mate with the amazons rather than with the
>sailfin females. I'm actually going to separate them to make sure
>that the sailfins breed a little more before I dedicate a male sailfin
>to the amazons.
>
>I also saw a large number of YOY sailfin catfish, which I think were
>actually pterygoplichthys. I didn't keep any of these as I have no
>need for a 3 foot sailfin catfish.
>
>If you're interested, here's a marvelous article on invasive sailfin
>catfish by Jan Hoover:
>
>http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/ansrp-v04-1.pdf
>
>
>Geoff Kimber
>
>
>
>
>On 3/16/06, Scott Davis <unclescott-in-prodigy.net> wrote:
>> The invasive plant list out of Florida, lists
>> Hygrophila polysperma. They include some photos.
>> http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/hypopic.html
>>
>> To the dismay of some California aquarists, mere
>> possession of H. polysperma there is a no-no these
>> days.
>>
>> If your plants are growing out of the tank and
>> developing woody shoots, it may be the larger Temple
>> Plant or Giant Hygro, Hygrophila corymbosa (Nomaphila
>> stricta in the older books). Once had to take garden
>> sheers to cut it out of the shop light fixture it had
>> invaded. It also is considered an invasive elsewhere
>> than in my fishroom.
>>
>> There is also a Hygro native to Florida, Lake
>> Hygrophila, Hygrophila costata,
>> [Hygrophila lacustris]
>>
>> http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/hygcos.html
>>
>> Speaking of invasives, isnt the San Marcos also home
>> to a lot of cichlids and pleco type catfish? Ah! Mark
>> Binkley posted what he found there in 1999.
>>
>> http://www.nanfa.org/archive/nanfa/nanfanov00/0144.html
>>
>> All the best!
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> --- geoffrey kimber <gkimber2-in-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > it was growing in fast moving, shallow water in
>> > direct sunlight. It
>> > was pretty much bend completely over because the
>> > current was very
>> > strong.
>> >
>> > Based on these conditions, I really didn't think it
>> > would live in a
>> > tank, so I'm surprised that it has done so well.
>> >
>> > I'll try to take a better shot tonight.
>> >
>> > Geoff
>> >
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