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Ceratophyllum submersum(Tropical Hornwort)

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Tropical Hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum)


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Common Name: Tropical Hornwort
Proper Name: Ceratophyllum submersum
Category: Stem Plants
Temperature: 10 - 30 C
PH: 5.0 - 8.0
Lighting: Low
Growth Rate: Very Fast
Difficulty: Very Easy
Origin: Africa, Asia and the America's
Position in Aquascape: Floating
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Wö£fëñxXx
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Plant is strictly a floating plant, not rooted. Good plant in a starter tank as it is a very fast grower. After about the first month, you will probably want to get rid of it, however.

Bert H
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HatchetHaven
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I bought a bunch of this plant on my last trip to the LFS and planted it in the gravel. 3 Days later, it's almost reached the surface of my high tech! This is the fastest growing plant I have ever known, maybe even as rampant as Algae. However, I am finding it useful for low-light tanks, as not many stems thrive in low-light conditions.
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hungtran10
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This plant is very messy. As it grows taller, the lower leaves will fall off like pine needles off a christmas tree. It litters the substrate and clogs up my filter intakes. I do like that it is a fast growing plant, even without CO2. I use it mainly as a starter plant to combat algae during the initial phase of a new aquarium but I will be phasing it out soon.
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brion0
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I have a 2 in siver dollar in my planted tank,this is the only plant he is eating alot of.He realy seems to like it.
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Vladdy
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You can just throw some hornwort in your aquarium and it will take over. The leaves tend to fall off. It grows even better with fertilizer and a good substrate. It is actually a floating plant, but it can be planted. It is very bouyant. It has tough needle-like leaves like a pine tree.
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niccomau
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I just picked up a couple bunches for my 46g Tanganyikan African setup I have. The cichlids leave it alone, and it looks great. I've got a low light setup that needed a fast growing plant to outcompete the algae for nutrients. The crypts, apons, anubias, and taiwan moss were
just not cutting it.
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ghostsword
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This plant is indeed one of the fastest plants I have seen. Don't bother planting it, just leave it floating, either attached to a suction cup, or all over the top.

What I have also tried was to attach lead to the plant about 5cm spaces, and within a week it had created a curtain of green all the way to the top.

I now sell offshoots on ebay, at £1 for three 15cm stems.

If you get this plant soon it will take over your tank.

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