[mitchar19]

I think this plant is more trouble than it is worth, grows like a weed and sheds all over my tank. Has any one else had the same experience with it?

 

[ringram]

Do you mean red foxtail? It's a stem plant and grows fast, but no faster than any other stem plant I have.
Isn't red foxtail the same thing as myriophyllum tuberculatum?

 

[mitchar19]

I think what I had was M. tuberculatum, I could be wrong, the guy who sold it to me just called it foxtail. It wasn't red either.If I let it grow for a week, It would try to take over my 50 gallon aquarium. When I would trim it and move it from my aquarium it would shed and leave debris all throughout my aquarium.

 

[tazcrash69]

Sounds to me like Hornwort. That stuff will overtake everything, but is great in a new tank, and a fantastic nutrient sponge.

 

[jrs]

I know exactly what you are talking about! I have it right now and it doesn't grow exceptionally fast but it sheds a lot and the leaves act like a mechanical filter. I think I will be pulling it out and giving it away.

 

[Momotaro]

Sounds to me like Hornwort.

I think so too, Walter.

Mike

 

[jrs]

I dont know about the other persons plant but I know for sure that mine is M. tuberculatum and I find it to be a very "dirty" plant.

 

[mitchar19]

after looking I think you guys are right, I think it was hornwort.

 

[Mangala]

I duno, I find mine to grow very fast, the fish love to hide in it, it doesn't shed for ME (well, the old growth does from when it was in a pet store) Though mine is green... otherwise it looks exactly the same. I find that if it starts to collect a bit of dust, I just shake it a bit and it all clears right up - it collects fewer pieces of grit than java or christmas moss in my experience. Perhaps my experience is not the norm, but I just thought I'd defend the plant I discovered recently... I almost like it better than my corkscrew vals...