[aeternum23]

Hi all,

Anyone have any idea what this long, stem-like plant is? It appears to be growing out of my moss. Any help would be appreciate!

Here're the photos, sorry for the bad quality

 

[Cardinal Tetra]

It's probably Utricularia gibba, it gets all tangled up in your plants and can be annoying.

 

[aeternum23]

Hmmm, it'd be cool if it really was Utricularia gibba. I did a google search and apparently they flower.

 

[Mr.ThomasWalls]

You can get that plant to flower if you lay it on soaked peat moss and keep it wet. Flowers are really small ,but look very cool.

 

[aeternum23]

Oh cool, thanks Thomas. This thing literally grew within the past two days, fastest growing plant in my tank .

 

[yoink]

It's probably Utricularia gibba, it gets all tangled up in your plants and can be annoying.

Agreed, it is some Utricularia species.

 

[Mr.ThomasWalls]

Grow it in a jar of peat moss with cling wrap on top in a window. You will love it if you do.

 

[DiabloCanine]

Grow it in a jar of peat moss with cling wrap on top in a window. You will love it if you do.

Since I have a lot of this choking some plants I would like to try that. How big of a jar, how much peat? Can you use a regular lid or does the cling wrap serve a purpose?......DC

 

[aeternum23]

Oh dang! I just saw some posts that it's a carnivorous plant, amazing! If that's the case, how will I be able to keep it healthy in the jar?

 

[slickwillislim]

It does photosynthesis too. I wouldn't worry to much about keeping it happy I find it very difficult to kill. Its like a really strong algae. Manual removal was my ownly solution and that took months.

 

[dufus]

It's common name is bladderwort FYI.
It's pretty cool in a species tank. if you put it in a jar/small tank with water and daphnia and get a magnifying glass, you could watch it feed.