Ok I was told that this plant was a Rotala sp. of some type, but after looking at diferent pics I am questioning what it really is. I was going to sell it to someone that wanted some rotala but they said they thought it was a Ludwigia of some type. I didn't think so but i'm far from knowing what i'm doing so please let me know. All I know is that in low light it is green and in stronger lighting is is red. Mine only has red on the crowns.
Rotala sp. or Ludwigia
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Ok the pics won't upload heres a link to my photobucket. The first pic is a closeup of the plant.
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk53/houndpup99/
http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk53/houndpup99/
Yes I know, I've been battleing this crap for a while. I use Florish excel on it every day and I reduced the light time on the tank. I haven't had luck with shrimp in the tank to try and eat the algae, they keep disapearing....My clown loaches are my suspect.
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Excel is very hard on shrimp, so that is more likely to be the problem. I blamed my Yoyo loaches for the disappearance of my shrimp until I learned that Excel and shrimp are incompatible.
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It looks like it's probably Ludwigia repens x arcuata.
I've used moderate amounts of Excel with shrimp (Amanos, cherries) without issue.
I've used moderate amounts of Excel with shrimp (Amanos, cherries) without issue.
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Dosing per the bottle directions probably doesn't bother them, but "common knowledge" says to use 2 times or more dosage to fight algae.
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I was adding about 12mls per day to my 40 breeder and a similar amount to my 75. In any case, I think that adding Excel should only be regarded as 'the icing on the cake' in much the same way that adding herbivores is, not as a panacea for all algae problems. Megadosing it is both expensive and is indeed risky for some inhabitants. But that's no doubt a topic for another thread.
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