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Pond Chat / Re: Fry

« on: May 24, 2010, 06:25:03 PM »

Ugh.
I have maybe 7-8 gallons in a 10 gallon aquarium for the fry. I check ammonia, take out 2 gallons & replace with fresh water & still have ammonia. I went ahead & added some more water, not quite a gallon.

I really don't want to do too big of a water change.

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 24, 2010, 04:37:08 PM »

Ok, I'll take some.

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 23, 2010, 05:59:39 PM »

On eBay, I sold it for $5.00 and $6.95 shipping for five plants but you are a member of AP and all I would ask for is the shipping, $6.95, payable by PayPal.

K
Cool ... give me a day or two.
I'll let ya know.

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 23, 2010, 02:23:37 PM »

How much would y'all be asking for it?

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 22, 2010, 09:18:02 PM »

It had red on the leaves I believe.


Oops, it might have been called water snowflake.

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 22, 2010, 07:45:50 PM »

Missa I think you are thinking about crushed Ice sag. it has a white with yellow center bloom and is above the water line...I think Scott hit it right on-I think the 2nd one is a val. those curly stalks and blooms are right on for a val.
Lawanna

No, that's doing good, growing well.

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Pond Chat / Re: Fry

« on: May 22, 2010, 06:07:43 PM »

I got a lot more than I thought. LOL

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 22, 2010, 06:06:52 PM »

Missa, Spatterdock can be planted in a pond like water lilies. I have proof. I have one and it bloomed last year. Which floating heart did you have? I might be able to get you some.

I think Joyce was close on the second one but instead of Sagittaria, it's Vallisneria because it looks a lot like the flower stalks for my eel grass.

If you saw that water lily in the wild, then I don't know. N. mexicana grows wild in Florida but it's blooms are yellow.

I'm not sure, I don't remember.
I just got it last year from Tranquility.
I think it bloomed yellow but not gonna swear to that.
She called it variegated.

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Pond Chat / Re: Any idea what these water plants are in Florida?

« on: May 22, 2010, 05:12:41 PM »

Can spatterdock be planted in a pond like lilies?

If so, I may have to keep my eye out for some.



Think I lost my floating heart.  :'(

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: More Plant Geek Pix....

« on: May 21, 2010, 11:01:37 PM »

I love that Leprechaun Gold. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Fry

« on: May 20, 2010, 04:06:31 PM »

Thanks.

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Pond Chat / Re: Fry

« on: May 20, 2010, 01:16:29 PM »

The only green water I have is in a lotus tub that I put Cutter backyard mosquito control tablets in about a month in a half ago or more.
I then put fertilizer in for the lotus seedlings & the water turned greenish.

I don't know if that should be used or not.

I did put a small bit of string algae in & there's some on it. I can't tell if they're eating, they're so small. I also tried a small pinch of ground flakes & koi food, again I can't tell if they ate.

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Pond Chat / Fry

« on: May 19, 2010, 10:57:18 PM »

My koi have never spawned till this year.
I wasn't expecting it as they've not done it before & it was a surprise. So on a whim I decided to collect some of the eggs as they were munching em up & I wanted to see some babies.
Well, now I have teeny tiny little fish in an aquarium & no idea what to feed them.

I've heard boiled egg yolk ... can I crunch up some flakes or koi pellets real fine for them?

Thought about looking for bugs from the pond but they'd be too big or maybe collecting some string algae from the pond & letting them eat whatever may be in it.


I'm kinda excited.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: A few nice plants. Some special!

« on: May 19, 2010, 07:00:25 PM »

Very pretty.

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Pond Chat / Re: underwater lights

« on: May 11, 2010, 07:52:45 PM »

When I had them, before they went out, the fish were always swimming around them.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Recommend a "landscape" plant

« on: May 08, 2010, 10:07:37 PM »

What about false indigo baptisia. Dies down to the ground in winter.
Probably not tall enough though.

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Wakin, Shubunkins and Goldfish... / Re: Black Ranchu Development Series

« on: May 08, 2010, 07:15:14 PM »

cool pics 

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond coming alive...

« on: May 06, 2010, 09:46:24 PM »

LynneNY may the plant you are reffering to is pontedeira..it also appears in the las pic..those are 2 pontedeiras...

Howell - I've not heard of that plant, and a google search doesn't bring anything up - might there be another name for it?

From searching pontederia is pickerel so I think he's not seeing the one you mean. Edit ... Ooops, he posted as I was typing this. LOL

If it's the one I think you mean .... you can also see it in the 5th pic, top right corner .... it almost looks like water primrose to me but probably isn't.

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Pond Chat / Re: New water plant for my pond! PHOTOS OF SEED PODS>>>

« on: May 03, 2010, 06:39:05 PM »

Here's my little seedlings.
Like I said growing slow.

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Pond Chat / Re: First hardy lily blooms of the season

« on: May 02, 2010, 12:09:09 PM »

I have one today, too ... it's small though.

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Pond Chat / Re: string algae

« on: May 01, 2010, 11:01:28 AM »

Oops, I made my post before I saw this.

Bad year for me with the stuff, too.

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Pond Chat / worst year yet for string algae

« on: May 01, 2010, 10:58:04 AM »

I have never had it this bad before. It is horrid this year.

Maybe the cool weather stunting the growth of the other plants. IDK. The warm then the cool again.

All I know is it's bad this year.

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Pond Chat / Re: lotus seedling

« on: April 29, 2010, 03:48:00 PM »

Good to know.

It got down to lower 40's probably.

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Pond Chat / lotus seedling

« on: April 28, 2010, 01:07:01 PM »

I started 2 seeds & they were doing good. Had 3 leaves each. It was warm so I put them outside in their permanent home, half a 55 gallon barrel.
It then dropped & the temps got cool for while, now it's fluctuating temps. They got stunted or something. The leaves are still there, small but it hasn't done much else.
Will they be ok & spring back when it gets warm or am I gonna have to start over?

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Pond Chat / Re: Tomato questions.. johns??? anybody....

« on: April 26, 2010, 11:51:10 AM »

Anyone hear of planting tomato plant with an egg?

I ran across this one somewhere on the net, I believe.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Mint

« on: April 22, 2010, 12:40:29 PM »

I didn't know mint was like this when I planted it. I put it in with some cannas. The mint has gone nuts & I don't see any sign of life from the cannas.
Could the mint have caused this or did the cannas just maybe die? We did have a bad ... cold, wet, snow, ice .... winter this year & where the cannas are it can stay pretty wet.

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Pond Chat / Re: pond pics if they work

« on: April 18, 2010, 08:50:30 PM »

Nice.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Ajuga

« on: April 18, 2010, 08:48:45 PM »

wow, those are pretty. 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Ajuga

« on: April 15, 2010, 07:43:56 PM »

Cool.
Thanks

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Ajuga

« on: April 15, 2010, 03:02:39 PM »

Already made that mistake with mint. LOL
Hopefully ajuga will do ok in clay soil. May have to move the rock mulch though, we'll see.