Elatine orientalis - New Plants for Planted Aquariums

Roy Deki · 07-30-2007, 06:30 PM

Does anyone have a closeup photo of this plant submerged they could post for me?

Thanks,
Roy

fredyk · 08-01-2007, 07:07 PM

it has to be emersed?

Roy Deki · 08-01-2007, 07:27 PM

Mark,

Submersed would be better.....

Roy Deki · 08-01-2007, 07:29 PM

If not a photo, can someone confirm that this plant looks a lot like Hemianthus micranthemoides?

I have some and it looks a lot like it, except that it has four leaves at every node instead of two or three like H.M.

AaronT · 08-01-2007, 07:38 PM

Yes, it does look a lot like H. m.

bigstick120 · 08-01-2007, 08:06 PM

It almost a transparent green color, darker then HM

fredyk · 08-02-2007, 04:14 PM

Here's a picture. I was gonna give it a haircut.

will let it go airborne, although the stem is so delicate, that I can't see it getting emersed.

I was pondering if this is HM, it looks so similar, but it has no aerial roots and does not creep on the grave like HM and root.

the four or five stems that started for me took for ever to grow into this lot. Now it's growin well

MasterChief · 08-22-2009, 12:50 PM

Just for your information here is a pic of Elatine orientalis, but it is still emersed, only two days under water.

marrow · 08-28-2009, 10:00 PM

I just picked some of this up and must say it adapted quickly and never seemed to go through any transition at all. My kuhli loaches seem to really love it and are always in it. Very pretty lime green color. Doesnt seem as fussy as HC, a nicer color and the stems seem more flexible and a bit more delicate. It does not seem to float away or become uprooted as easily as HC. Mine is a couple inches high.

dewalltheway · 09-11-2009, 10:45 AM

I purchased some and the only difference I see between it and HM (which I also have) is that at each node there are 2 leaves and HM there are 3. The leaves look exactly the same.