Pyokorin

Hi Ben!
Hi Jim!

Thanks for visitting to my web site.
http://home.s01.itscom.net/oasis/
It's true that inflorescence is fun, but I rather enjoy cultivating them.
First of all, it's nessessary to keep Crypts in good condition to bloom them.
Everyday, I'm thinking about how to make crypts jungle


Yes, I know Aqua Forest.They have a few species for sale.
But, there are better crypts shop in Tokyo.
If you come to Tokyo, I recommend other good shop.

opiesilver

If you get time I would appreciate seeing a detailed description of your potting mixes as compared to what the plants come out of in the wild. I've been growing all of mine in a 50/50 sand and peat mix. Some do great while others just do ok.

DelawareJim

Pyokorin;

Your Crypts are beautiful!

Unfortunately my machine won't translate Japanese. How are you growing yours?

Cheers.
Jim

opiesilver

You guys are killing me with these crypts. I've got to find an excuse to go and visit.

budak

If you are going to Thailand, try to meet up with Nonn Panitvong of www.siamensis.org (check out his trip reports and underwater pictures of Thai habitats! e.g. http://siamensis.org/survey/s049e.asp, http://siamensis.org/survey/s049e.asp, http://siamensis.org/survey/s045.asp). Let me know and I will try to connect you both.

The only vermin you'll likely encounter are leeches, and the odd snake or two. Peat swamps are not mosquito friendly.

Even a day's stopover in Singapore will be more than enough to sample a couple of crypt localities on the island, while the habitats in Johor are 2-3 hours drive away.

mozesyap

Is it possible to even bring plants / fishes into USA?
Any procedures I need to take note of? Want to bring some over next time I go back to Singapore

budak

Part 3 of the outing is here.

The peat swamp pools in this location are plantless, although mosses and liverworts can be found growing on fallen branches. However, it's proximity to the Gunong Panti reserve means that interesting aquatic macrophytes could be found further upstream, but the jungle is very hard to penetrate without a machete. Downstream from where we were, the stream is degraded (and the surrounding land denuded of trees, leaving only weeds and wasteland) and I could only see Blyxa aubertii.

I have sent my specimens of the unknown crypt (cf. or X griffithi?) to Jan and have no more available at the moment. To those of you who pm-ed or emailed me, thanks for your interest. I don't intend to pursue commercial dealings, however, although exchanges for personal research and cultivation are welcome. Unfortunately, these will have to wait for a subsequent trip, perhaps in the coming holiday week. Thanks!

opiesilver

Don't get caught.

You could take a chance at mailing them to yourself or sending it FedEx. One or two plants usually make it undetected but I can't recommend that you do it and if you do make sure that there is no dirt on the roots. It a big "no no" and could possibly bring something into our eco-system that would be bad.

SCMurphy

It also depends on the plant species. If you have an import permit and the plants have a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin then you are all set.

mozesyap

Oh, that's quite a lot of trouble. I got all these mosses and plants, that I passed to my brother. They are still flourishing.... but seems like a lot of trouble bringing them over.

Anyway, those crypts are nice, too bad I wasn't adventurous enough to go exploring when I was back in Singapore