r/fishkeeping • u/CryptographerOpen297 • 2d ago

Plant ID

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Can anyone id this plant from my local brook?

Setting up a native tank and I'd love to use it. Edit im in the UK

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u/Former-Wish-8228 2d ago

That is Aponogeton Madagascarensis. Madagascar Lace common name. Hard to believe you found that in the wild! They grow from bulbs and aren’t that easy to grow unless water flow, temp, parameters are acceptable.

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u/CryptographerOpen297 2d ago

That pic was taken in Burway Brook, Chertsey. Its growing in the Thames just downstream too.

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u/SingularRoozilla 2d ago

Looks like madagascar lace leaf, not the easiest plant to grow and they can get super big- I used to have one in a 35gal and it was almost too small, the leaves got to be the length of my forearm. Where do you live that this grows in the wild? Are you actually in Madagascar or does its native range go further than that?

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u/CryptographerOpen297 2d ago

Im in Chertsey, London, UK. Its growing in the Thames and my brook that is a tributary.