Plant ID please (lots of pics)

**OVT** · 06-21-2012, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AzFishKid

Can you take a picture of that plant under water? The one that i think might be the Ludwigia sp.?

I think you might be right about it being Nesaea 'red'. If so you must be doing something right, because it's apparently pretty difficult to just keep alive. I've never had luck with any Nesaea sp. myself; i've always stayed FAR away from them.

Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden' close-up (~1 week ago):

The same N. pedicellata 'Golden' to the left of Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba':

You should try it, the only real 'yellow' plant that I could find so far. Out of about 6 plants I have, only one has bright pink stem. Still no idea why.

I will take a pic of L. inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba' tomorrow from the top.

Thanks a lot, AzFishKid

**wabisabi** · 06-21-2012, 09:11 AM

I concur. That's Nesaea pedicellata 'golden' on the right and Ludwigia inclinata var verticillata 'Cuba' on the left in the pictures above.

As for the original plant in question, I'll have to agree with catwat and Azfishkid. Some type of Rotala macrandra variant. Either butterfly or narrow leaf (magenta).

**AzFishKid** · 06-21-2012, 12:13 PM

Oh yeah, you're definitely right. It was hard to tell in the previous photos but it's obvious in that one. Cool plants!

**cprash** · 06-21-2012, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzFishKid

I think you might be right about it being Nesaea 'red'. If so you must be doing something right, because it's apparently pretty difficult to just keep alive. I've never had luck with any Nesaea sp. myself; i've always stayed FAR away from them.

That definitely looks like Nesae Red. Bought a bunch of it yesterday.

Psionic · 06-21-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by OVT

Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden' close-up (~1 week ago):

The same N. pedicellata 'Golden' to the left of Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba':

You should try it, the only real 'yellow' plant that I could find so far. Out of about 6 plants I have, only one has bright pink stem. Still no idea why.

I will take a pic of L. inclinata var. verticillata 'Cuba' tomorrow from the top.

Thanks a lot, AzFishKid

Ever checked out "creeping Jenny golden"? It's not as yellow as nesaea, but it is a bright lime green. In some tanks it does turn yellow, but no idea what they do to get it that way.

-Val

**OVT** · 06-22-2012, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cprash

That definitely looks like Nesae Red. Bought a bunch of it yesterday.

Did you get them emersed or imersed?
Could you please post some pictures? Thank you.

**cprash** · 06-22-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by OVT

Did you get them emersed or imersed?
Could you please post some pictures? Thank you.

Looks emersed but not entirely sure. I'll snap a pic when I get home tonight.

**cprash** · 06-22-2012, 11:38 PM

Here we go, first is the stem, second is the display in the LFS

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fyk7zdm5i6...622_183811.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xujwm4btfy...622_172551.jpg

**OVT** · 06-23-2012, 10:25 AM

Thank you, cprash.

It does look good, especially the display. I cannot decide if it looks emersed or not to me, I don't have much experience with it....
In any case, wish you luck and keep us posted.

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06-21-2012, 09:11 AM	#17
wabisabi Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: ハワイ諸島 Posts: 433	I concur. That's Nesaea pedicellata 'golden' on the right and Ludwigia inclinata var verticillata 'Cuba' on the left in the pictures above. As for the original plant in question, I'll have to agree with catwat and Azfishkid. Some type of Rotala macrandra variant. Either butterfly or narrow leaf (magenta).

06-22-2012, 11:38 PM	#23
cprash Keeper of Pencilfish (View User Tanks) PTrader: (20/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 541	Here we go, first is the stem, second is the display in the LFS https://www.dropbox.com/s/fyk7zdm5i6...622_183811.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/xujwm4btfy...622_172551.jpg

06-23-2012, 10:25 AM	#24
OVT Carpe Diem (View User Tanks) PTrader: (117/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SF East Bay Area Posts: 2,416	Thank you, cprash. It does look good, especially the display. I cannot decide if it looks emersed or not to me, I don't have much experience with it.... In any case, wish you luck and keep us posted.