Re: ::Plant it forward :: a RAOK like post

Guest 2014-03-13, 17:32

@Chad and Hyp3rcrav3 will send the plants out tomorrow.
Chad got 2 flat golf ball size and 2 brazilian Pennyworts for ya. The other plants you have already (some came from you btw), I gave to Denizaari.
@Hyp3rcrav3 got a little pingball size for ya from shrimp tank.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-13, 20:57

Sir Wes is the best! Who is next to plant it forward now?

fishNAbowl 2014-03-14, 00:09

hyp3rcrav3 wrote: Who is next to plant it forward now?

Ill post a plant list tomorrow or Saturday.

Guest 2014-03-14, 22:16

Guys plants on their way.

fishNAbowl 2014-03-15, 14:59

SiRWesDragon wrote:Guys plants on their way.

- Thanks Wes, still waiting for my nEw plants. I would like to kick the next round off.
Going to clip my Pogostemon Stellatus 'broadleaf' for the 1st time. It's the middle stem in the picture.
I offer this to anyone interested. It will be a stem around 8" long, one big starter at the top, and 2-3 other side shoots. It has roOts growing out the side off the main stem. With good substrate, and medium to strong light and perhaps a root tab it should take right off. It could also be split into 3 separate plants.
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I could also stuff one more of these plants in the bOx with the Pogostemon Stellatus, or if you want instead of the Pogostemon Stellatus choose starts off this list.

Star Grass
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Ludwigia Repens X Arcuata
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Rotala 'Indica' Rotundifolia and Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus'
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Baby Tiger Lotus
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Guest 2014-03-15, 18:24

Awesome plants.

Missgrumpygills 2014-03-15, 20:55

Ooo

maybe...

fishNAbowl 2014-03-15, 21:26

SiRWesDragon wrote:Awesome plants.

Just received my package Wes. Thank you! You where very generous with the moss, I appreciate that. Tonight I am going to remove a large lace plant from my 140, replant some Ludwigia X, and the Penny wort will go in the front corner where I hope it grows to the top of the tank.

Missgrumpygills wrote:Ooo maybe...

- " M a y b e ..." ?

MorganEA 2014-03-15, 21:32

I want your Rotala!!

fishNAbowl 2014-03-16, 01:00

Current offer;

fishNAbowl wrote:
Going to clip my Pogostemon Stellatus 'broadleaf' for the 1st time. It's the middle stem in the picture.
I offer this to anyone interested. It will be a stem around 8" long, one big starter at the top, and 2-3 other side shoots. It has roOts growing out the side off the main stem. With good substrate, and medium to strong light and perhaps a root tab it should take right off. It could also be split into 3 separate plants.
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I could also stuff one more of these plants in the bOx with the Pogostemon Stellatus, or if you want instead of the Pogostemon Stellatus choose starts off this list.

Star Grass
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Ludwigia Repens X Arcuata
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Rotala 'Indica' Rotundifolia and Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus'
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Baby Tiger Lotus
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Guest 2014-03-16, 01:19

fishNAbowl wrote:Just received my package Wes. Thank you! You where very generous with the moss, I appreciate that.

I tried my best to give you as much as I can since my other plants you got already or came from you. Had to trim the willow tree flat top. She'll grow again.

Guest 2014-03-16, 01:20

Current offer

fishNAbowl wrote:
Going to clip my Pogostemon Stellatus 'broadleaf' for the 1st time. It's the middle stem in the picture.
I offer this to anyone interested. It will be a stem around 8" long, one big starter at the top, and 2-3 other side shoots. It has roOts growing out the side off the main stem. With good substrate, and medium to strong light and perhaps a root tab it should take right off. It could also be split into 3 separate plants.
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I could also stuff one more of these plants in the bOx with the Pogostemon Stellatus, or if you want instead of the Pogostemon Stellatus choose starts off this list.

Star Grass
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Ludwigia Repens X Arcuata
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Rotala 'Indica' Rotundifolia and Pogostemon Stellatus 'Octopus'
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Baby Tiger Lotus
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hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-16, 03:44

I would be happy with a 2 or 3 inch side clip of the broadleaf if no one else wants to claim the whole kit 'n kaboodle. I have the rotala you sent previously me in 4 different tanks.

Wes was generous with moss to me as well. I'm sending him Monosolenium in return. It will finally be under control again.

fishNAbowl 2014-03-16, 10:25

You got it hyp3rcrav3, I will PM you to see if we can do a meet up today @ my favorite LFS, or get shipping information Smile

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-17, 00:15

I'm not sure but I think that puts me at the top of the list. Is this true?

fishNAbowl 2014-03-17, 00:22

hyp3rcrav3 wrote:I'm not sure but I think that puts me at the top of the list. Is this true?

Yes, you are next to Plant it Forward. I will be shipping 5 stems of the Pogostemon Stellatus 'broadleaf' to you tomorrow Smile

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-17, 03:13

Coolness. Let me come up with a list of offerings. I have to look to see what needs trimming besides the usual. I'll try to put something nice in it but it seems most of us participating have already traded with each other... We need some fresh blood!

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-18, 19:58

It has been a slightly crazy couple of days. My girlfriend is getting on a plane tonight. I'll figure it out tomorrow and let everyone know.

themaryone 2014-03-20, 16:27

A lot of the plants at Pet Smart are not true aquatic plants! Do your research before purchase I can't tell you how many times I have heard I bought this beautiful plant from pet smart and it died. If its not a true aquatic it will rot and die

**MRTom** 2014-03-20, 16:57

LOL, took me a while to figure out why themaryone commented about petsmart... looks like waaay back on page 1 we were talking about petsmart plants. Smile

Guest 2014-03-20, 19:13

I was wondering why also.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-20, 21:02

There was another conversation thread talking about the ills of the big box stores. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] must have had 2 windows open.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-20, 21:03

Here is my 'Plant it Forward' offering;

Pogostemon stellatus 'Narrow Leaf' (couple of sprigs),

Najas guadalupensis 'Guppy Grass',

Hygrophila polysperma (3 or 4 sprigs),

1 very small Windelov Java fern,

Fissidens fontanus (Which I recently learned is also called Phoenix Moss. I had never seen or heard that before.)

I don't have much in the way of Fissidens but what I'm going to do is grab a few strands and tie them into a little bunch with cotton thread. That should be enough to start a colony if you don't have it. It's more or less how I got it. The few strands I received were pulled into one of those hollow ceramic bio filter medium things to weigh it down. I took it out and slid it up a 'splinter' on a log and it likes it there. In a year, I should have plenty.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-25, 01:52

Everybody have all of that already?

fishNAbowl 2014-03-25, 08:24

fishNAbowl 2014-03-25, 20:41

3 of the plants on your list are rarer type, and expensive.

affraid

.oO PLANTS FOR FREE!

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-25, 21:12

I was hoping that new person a couple of pages back would go for it.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-28, 21:33

I guess no one wants it. Here is a last resort bump.

Here is my 'Plant it Forward' offering;

Pogostemon stellatus 'Narrow Leaf' (couple of sprigs),

Najas guadalupensis 'Guppy Grass',

Hygrophila polysperma (3 or 4 sprigs),

1 very small Windelov Java fern,

Fissidens fontanus (Which I recently learned is also called Phoenix Moss. I had never seen or heard that before.)

Guest 2014-03-28, 21:40

hyp3rcrav3 wrote:I guess no one wants it. Here is a last resort bump.

Here is my 'Plant it Forward' offering;

Pogostemon stellatus 'Narrow Leaf' (couple of sprigs),

Najas guadalupensis 'Guppy Grass',

Hygrophila polysperma (3 or 4 sprigs),

1 very small Windelov Java fern,

Fissidens fontanus (Which I recently learned is also called Phoenix Moss. I had never seen or heard that before.)

Got pictures?

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-28, 21:54

I'll send links to what they are. You can trust I won't send sick plants.

I've been mislabeling This isn't 'Narrow leaf' but 'Octopus'
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These are not pictures of the plants in my tanks. I won't steer people wrong.

hobbyorobsession 2014-03-29, 23:47

I'll take the pogostemon, and fissedens.

hyp3rcrav3 2014-03-30, 22:25

Well I guess I'll have to dump the hygro. It is growing too well.

Fissidens is in a tank that is difficult to reach. As I said it isn't a huge amount. Same with the pogostemon, just a couple of sprigs. I'll probably have it in the mail by Tuesday.

hobbyorobsession 2014-03-30, 23:35

I'm not concerned with portion size at all, don't devastate your original portion. I can attempt magic with single stem.

hobbyorobsession 2014-04-04, 18:52

I just got the plants today from hyp3rcrav3, they look great and arrived in good condition. Thank you.

hobbyorobsession 2014-04-04, 19:21

I would like to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has participated in ::plant it forward::. You make this work! From my original post, I was skeptical that the idea wouldn't take off. But the forum has embraced the idea of giving someone else the opportunity to try a new plant from someone else's generosity. If you haven't participated yet and would like to, I encourage you to take part. The cost is minimal and the quantity and quality of your offered plants isn't really important, just that your trying something new and giving someone else the same opportunity.

i have the following plants available pick from the list as you see fit.
limnophilia sp wavy, red root floater, mini rose moss ( looks like java moss to me) nymphoides sp Taiwan, marsilia minuta, lobelia cardinalis, one stem ludwigia glandulosa. java fern.

fishNAbowl 2014-04-05, 00:48

cichlid-gal 2014-04-05, 07:37

I would like to participate and take the following:

limnophilia sp wavy, marsilia minuta, lobelia cardinalis, one stem ludwigia glandulosa. java fern

BUT the tank I would be sharing from (my planted tank) has some Cladophora algae so I wanted to make sure to share that before taking the plant offer if it is a problem to share from my tank making it so I cannot share forward I will pass to someone without something that can be nuisance in their tank (the algae doesn't bother me as it stays mainly on some rock I have but on occasion I do have some of it on the substrate in the more clumpy plants)

Let me know

Guest 2014-04-05, 10:38

Cladophora isn't that what marimo ball made of? Cause Google is showing pictures of them when I search "Cladophora".

cichlid-gal 2014-04-05, 10:53

Yes it is but I have been told what I have is considered a nuicsance algae...just wanted to make sure that it was OK to share given I have this. I'm new to planted stuff so don't want to not disclose something that could be a problem for someone.

Guest 2014-04-05, 11:07

Its easy to kill when receiver gets the plants with hydrogen peroxide solution before planting. It easier to get rid of faster than black hair algae.

cichlid-gal 2014-04-05, 12:27

ok..sending PM for plants Smile

hobbyorobsession 2014-04-05, 16:19

You can make an awesome carpet in your tanks out of those moss ball. Cichlid-gal (Donna) has claimed my package.

cichlid-gal 2014-04-07, 17:07

OK...here is my offering as I understand my package is on it's way. Beginning plants mostly and my tanks have some snails...just FYI. And if I have misidentified something please let me know...as I'm still learning.

Hygro Temple Narrow leaf (Hygrophila corymbosa) Nice stem of this from the below plants...my plants show pretty pink coloration with the new leaves but that seems to fade as they age
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Rotala rotundifolia (maybe) Long stem (5-6 inches) ..again, my plants show some nice color at the tips. This plant is in a lower lighted tank so not so much color
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this is in the higher light tank
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Echinodorus Angustifolia Vesuvius - this one is fading in my tank. It was doing better in my true planted tank but I relocated it cause I could never see it and now its faded a bit but its still living...I'll clean it up for shipping
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Echinodorus tenellus (pygmy chain sword) - nice bunch of this...I have lots and its doing well
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Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Tropica" (maybe...or bronze?)...not sure but I have a very nice plantlet on this one
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Salvinia cucullata...a nice group of these
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Echinodorus bleheri Amazon sword (swordlet) ... this is the one
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I also have a couple of Java Fern plantlets if someone is interested.
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Now this last one...I am not sure if I can share it or not. I know it is illegal to ship over interstate lines but is it illegal to ship in state? I acquired this in a grab bag...its beautiful but has grow slowly in the tank its in as it one of my colder tanks...I have a small stem I could share if allowed.
Hygrophilia polysperma Rosanervig (Sunset Hygro)
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Hygrophilia polysperma Rosanervig

Anyone interested Question

Pick and choose is fine. Thank you Smile

Guest 2014-04-07, 19:33

Claimed

fishNAbowl 2014-04-07, 20:45

SiRWesDragon wrote:Claimed

I am sad to say I literally have no room for more plants. Sad

cichlid-gal 2014-04-08, 08:41

Chad...I have no sympathy for you Razz

fishNAbowl 2014-04-08, 09:34

Guest 2014-04-08, 11:13

fishNAbowl wrote:I am sad to say I literally have no room for more plants.

How do you not have anymore room in all your tanks especially the 140gal?

fishNAbowl 2014-04-08, 15:20

SiRWesDragon wrote:
fishNAbowl wrote:I am sad to say I literally have no room for more plants.

How do you not have anymore room in all your tanks especially the 140gal?

All realistate is taken. Just growing everything out now Smile

Guest 2014-04-09, 01:36

What new plant species did you get now?

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