Denise Petty, DVM wrote:
> Craig Watson, director of the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory in Ruskin,
> Florida, asked that I post the following:
>
> "We are setting up 7, 55 gallon aquariums as theme tanks representing the
> major areas where tropical fish come from. Asia, Australia, Africa, South
> America, Central America, North America, and Florida Varieties will be the
> themes."
>
> "What I'm looking for, is a good list of Australian aquatic plants."
>
> "Any help would be appreciated."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Craig
Subject: Re: [RML] Plants for Bows
Date:
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 20:47:31 +1000
From:
"Bruce Hansen" <bhansen at ozemail.com.au>
Reply-To:
rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
To:
<rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Hello George
There are many cosmopolitan aquatic plants that are found in Australia as
well as many other places as well as some more specific to Australia.
We are trying to include plants in our A - Z series of fact sheets and a
few have been sent out already. The following is a partial list of genera
(and species where appropriate) that we hope to cover eventually
Aldovandra vesiculosa
Ammania bacifera
Aponogeton elongatus, bullosus
Azolla
Bacopa monniera
Blyxa auberti
Ceratophyllum demersum
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Crassula helmsii
Dysophylla (= Eusteralis = Pogostemon) stellata
Elatine gratioloides
Eleocharis (various)
Fontinalis sp
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hydrilla verticillata
Hygrophila salicifolia
Isoetes sp.
Lemna sp
Limnophila browni, australia, aromatica, chinensis
Ludwigia peploides
Maideneia rubra
Marsilea angustifolia, crenata, drummondi, hirsuta, mutica
Myriophyllum (various)
Najas tenuifolia
Nitella
Nymphaea gigantea, violacea etc
Nymphoides indica, crenata etc
Ondina purpurea
Ottelia alismoides, ovalifolia
Pilularia sp
Potamogeton tricarinatus, pectinatus, crispus, perfoliatus, javanicus
Riccia fluitans
Rotala mexicana, rosea
Spirodela
Triglochin
Utricularia (various)
Vallisneria caulescens,gigantea, gracilis, spiralis
Wolffia
So there are some to choose from - BTW this list is probably not nearly
complete as there are many "amphibious" plants in our tropical northern
areas that are aquatic in the "wet" season but as yet are not recognised as
waterplants. Some of our hobbyists up that way are working on it.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm