good spawning plant

stu77 · 05-27-2011, 07:37 PM

Hey guys. I'm loking for a good spawning plant in a 2000 gllon pond. Its about 2 1\2 to 3 feet deep. I'm wondering if there is a type of grass we could pot in the bot
tom. Please help

stu77 · 05-27-2011, 07:50 PM

Koi are in the pond btw

**Geniusdudekiran** · 05-27-2011, 10:43 PM

Any moss, hornwort, cabomba... Just to name a few...

**Jeffww** · 05-28-2011, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geniusdudekiran

Any moss, hornwort, cabomba... Just to name a few...

All of that = koi food.

Get some big hyacinth. They make big roots that the koi can spawn in. They're floating so they're harder to eat but I can't guarantee it.

jwm5 · 05-28-2011, 08:01 PM

Last year I had hyacinth in my pond, it spread like crazy covering 75% of the pond and that was the first year my fish successfully spawned. This year I had put water lettuce and hyacinth in there and the water lettuce is growing crazy, the hyacinth not really doing much. Water lettuce also seems to have a nice hanging root system so that could be another option.

Chlora13 · 06-24-2011, 05:49 AM

Utricularia has good fibrousy structure, but it will stay in a clump, not really grow along the bottom, as it needs to reach the surface to flower. Some of the fry may get eaten though, bladderworts are pretty cool carnivorous plants. otherwise, I would think water crowfoot; Ranunculus... I forget. if you have a sandy place i would think some Quillwort would work, or an Isoetes. But you'd have to wait for them to fill in. Best bet is probably the water crowfoot. No idea what zone you're in, but as long as you're not less than 4, these native ones should work.

Luecke1548 · 08-09-2011, 07:49 PM

in my pond i added water lettuce after it spread threw out, my rosy red minnows started breeding and now i have more fish than i can handle (over 500 fry) so i would recommend water lettuce if you want a ton of fish
let me know if it works with koi

05-27-2011, 07:37 PM	#1
stu77 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wyoming,mn Posts: 55	good spawning plant Hey guys. I'm loking for a good spawning plant in a 2000 gllon pond. Its about 2 1\2 to 3 feet deep. I'm wondering if there is a type of grass we could pot in the bot tom. Please help

05-27-2011, 10:43 PM	#3
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,347	Any moss, hornwort, cabomba... Just to name a few... __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

06-24-2011, 05:49 AM	#6
Chlora13 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Twin Cities, USA Posts: 17	Utricularia has good fibrousy structure, but it will stay in a clump, not really grow along the bottom, as it needs to reach the surface to flower. Some of the fry may get eaten though, bladderworts are pretty cool carnivorous plants. otherwise, I would think water crowfoot; Ranunculus... I forget. if you have a sandy place i would think some Quillwort would work, or an Isoetes. But you'd have to wait for them to fill in. Best bet is probably the water crowfoot. No idea what zone you're in, but as long as you're not less than 4, these native ones should work. __________________ A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ~Doug Larson

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

05-27-2011, 07:50 PM	#2
stu77 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wyoming,mn Posts: 55	Koi are in the pond btw

05-28-2011, 08:01 PM	#5
jwm5 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 334	Last year I had hyacinth in my pond, it spread like crazy covering 75% of the pond and that was the first year my fish successfully spawned. This year I had put water lettuce and hyacinth in there and the water lettuce is growing crazy, the hyacinth not really doing much. Water lettuce also seems to have a nice hanging root system so that could be another option.

08-09-2011, 07:49 PM	#7
Luecke1548 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 22	in my pond i added water lettuce after it spread threw out, my rosy red minnows started breeding and now i have more fish than i can handle (over 500 fry) so i would recommend water lettuce if you want a ton of fish let me know if it works with koi