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Indian waterweed first appeared in the aquarium trade in 1945 under the name "oriental ludwigia". [1] It is easy to grow and as such a very popular plant for the tropical aquarium. It will grow even faster in good light, a nutrient rich water / substrate and it benefits from additional CO 2. May need to be pruned regularly. Propagated from ...
Ludwigia sedioides or the mosaic plant, contracted at night. It is an aquatic herbaceous shrub. It is found in standing pools of water with leaves floating on the surface, or growing in very swampy wet soils. The stems of this plant are reddish and brittle. Leaves are diamond-shaped with toothed margins, radiate outwards to form mosaic-like ...
Aquatic plants are used to give the freshwater aquarium a natural appearance, oxygenate the water, absorb ammonia, and provide habitat for fish, especially fry (babies) and for invertebrates. Some aquarium fish and invertebrates also eat live plants. Hobbyists use aquatic plants for aquascaping, of several aesthetic styles.
Freshwater aquarium lighting is commonly provided by screw-in incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes and LED lamps. Incandescent lighting is becoming less popular because it uses much more energy and produces more heat than the other lighting types. [1] Compact fluorescent lighting with a compatible screw-in base is frequently used as a direct ...
Green spot algae (GSA), most likely of the genus Coleochaete, is a spot-forming algae that slowly covers glass, aquarium furniture, and plants. It adheres strongly and is considered difficult to remove. [4] It may be a symptom of low phosphate and carbon dioxide levels in the water. However, GSA is typically a sign of a healthy aquarium and is ...
The aquarium principle was fully developed in 1850 by the chemist Robert Warington, who explained that plants added to water in a container would give off enough oxygen to support animals, so long as the numbers of animals did not grow too large. [2] The aquarium craze was launched in early Victorian England by Gosse, who created and stocked ...
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