[ginnie5]

I'm new here. Stumbled here from a link. After reading some posts I decided to walk down to the pond across the road. Not really expecting to find anything since its still cold here. But find a few plants I did, also a nice piece of wood. Anyway here's some links to the plants. Thanks for any help!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p71f86c1409bf79f8ad3badc196c0098a/f99a58f5.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p62a0a0224a612aa8d192244e51337cc2/f99a58e1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pfbb9274748b9b2e158773a57e026ec73/f99a58d0.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pff0e4afc897d2db2e5a06895e557d4ce/f99a5909.jpg

as you can see the curviceps didn't mind the addition of the grass like plant to their tank at all. One of them has delighted in playing with it.

 

[ginnie5]

Thank you!

for posting those. I'm in upstate SC. Its really too early to find much of anything here I think. This is just a small pond that is across the woods from us. Part of the bottom is covered in leaf litter and one whole end of it is marshy. Lots of marsh grass there. I found these between the two areas. The purple one has a couple of new green leaves that are just starting to come in.
Now I can barely wait for spring. I'm thinking of all the places I can go and look for plants. I think I might have to invest in some boots too!

 

[ginnie5]

and I thought this pond was just

a mosquito haven!

 

[ginnie5]

Yes we have..

I actually have been to one of the CAAS meetings about a year ago. I just got some apistos from Paul. Small world isn't it?

 

[ginnie5]

I really have no idea what it is..

it looks very similar to me but I have no hairgrass in my aquarium to compare it to. I can send you pictures of it growing in its natural state if you'd like and I'll be glad to send you some. I'll get pictures tomorrow.

 

[ginnie5]

After going back this morning..

I think the "grass" one is a sedge. There is one whole side of the pond that is nothing but sedge.I found several "grass" plants though all over the pond. All of these plants were submersed but I did find plants that were very similar to these on the banks. Some of them were 8-10 inches out so I doubt that is from recent rainfall. This pond was way down until this past summer so these may be plants land plants that grew there before? I'm going to let them be and see what happens, all they can do is die out. I have them right in front so I can keep an eye on them. And yes that meeting was at your house. I hope to get involved with the group. It has really grown!

 

[ginnie5]

update on the plants....

The purple one is losing the outer leaves but there are new green leaves coming in. If it continues to do well I'll post another pic of it in a week or so. The creeping one that looks kind of like baby tears is growing and the grass plant is hanging in , no change in it so far. The one that looked like some type of hygro is definitely not doing good. I'll probably pull it this weekend.