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conflicting/confusing Alternanthera descriptions
I think I have some sort of Alternanthera plant. What exact species I am
thoroughly confused about. I've seen conflicting pictures on the net that say that this picture http://www.easyfishkeeping.com/Tropica/23.htm and this picture http://hebert.phil.free.fr/Aquarium/Vie/page13.html are both the Alternanthera reineckii "Roseafolia". To me they look different: one has red/violet undersides on the leaves, the other is all red. Or it might be a Alternanthera reineckii "Lilacina" http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/plilacina.html. My picture is at www.okcomputerworks.com/aquarium.html ... scroll down and have a boo. Thanx for any help!!!! Dave. |
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conflicting/confusing Alternanthera descriptions
"Dave M. Picklyk" wrote:
I think I have some sort of Alternanthera plant. What exact species I am thoroughly confused about. I've seen conflicting pictures on the net that say that this picture http://www.easyfishkeeping.com/Tropica/23.htm and this picture http://hebert.phil.free.fr/Aquarium/Vie/page13.html are both the Alternanthera reineckii "Roseafolia". My answer is gonna' make you crazy. A year ago I received a shipment of "Telenthera Roseafolia (red Temple)" from www.trueaquariumplants.com. Another club member here ordered from the same place last month, and received the same plant. Both shipments looked exactlly like your first photo: light green above, pink below, slightly flexible stems. After 3 weeks in my tank, it looked like your second photo. Here's an old photo of my tank for comparison: http://www.tactics.com/d/fish/right.jpg The stems are much stiffer stiff now, even the cuttings. Once they're in my tank for a few weeks, they never show those pale green and pale pink colors like they did when they arrived. However, this plant is also succeptable to a very thin coating of green algae on the tops of the leaves, which can give it a two-tone dark-green, dark-red look. My photo above is during a period without such algae, which comes and goes. To my eye, it most resembles what Tropica calls Alternanthera reineckii ''roseafolia'' on their site. My relevant tank stats a pH 6.4 KH 2 GH 2 100% Flourite substrate 0.1+ ppm Iron 10 ppm NO3 |
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conflicting/confusing Alternanthera descriptions
Very weird I must admit.
I've actually taken a look at the new leaves coming from my plant and they are pure red, no green on them whatsoever. Could it be that these plants are bred emerged so that when they are finally submerged the plant adapts to the different environment? I had a red rubin sword that did that: it had bright green tear-drop shaped stiff leaves when I bought it (thinking it was a "green" sword) and then all the new leaves (submerged) were narrow and reddish. I guess time will tell if all the new leaves will be strictly red in color. Dave. "Dave Millman" wrote in message ... "Dave M. Picklyk" wrote: I think I have some sort of Alternanthera plant. What exact species I am thoroughly confused about. I've seen conflicting pictures on the net that say that this picture http://www.easyfishkeeping.com/Tropica/23.htm and this picture http://hebert.phil.free.fr/Aquarium/Vie/page13.html are both the Alternanthera reineckii "Roseafolia". My answer is gonna' make you crazy. A year ago I received a shipment of "Telenthera Roseafolia (red Temple)" from www.trueaquariumplants.com. Another club member here ordered from the same place last month, and received the same plant. Both shipments looked exactlly like your first photo: light green above, pink below, slightly flexible stems. After 3 weeks in my tank, it looked like your second photo. Here's an old photo of my tank for comparison: http://www.tactics.com/d/fish/right.jpg The stems are much stiffer stiff now, even the cuttings. Once they're in my tank for a few weeks, they never show those pale green and pale pink colors like they did when they arrived. However, this plant is also succeptable to a very thin coating of green algae on the tops of the leaves, which can give it a two-tone dark-green, dark-red look. My photo above is during a period without such algae, which comes and goes. To my eye, it most resembles what Tropica calls Alternanthera reineckii ''roseafolia'' on their site. My relevant tank stats a pH 6.4 KH 2 GH 2 100% Flourite substrate 0.1+ ppm Iron 10 ppm NO3 |
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