Re: Australian Aquatic Plants

Cary Hostrawser (caryho at ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 23:53:01 GMT

On Mon, 28 Oct 1996 20:47:40 +1100 (EST), Andy Wattam
<awattam at pcug.org.au> wrote:
>There are quite a few species of crypts here in Oz. However we have strict
>regulations to bring more into the country. It is quite expensive to import
>them, and only a couple of people organise this.

Thanks Andy
Actually I was refering to crypts native to Australia. From the
responses, I guess none are actually native but a few have been
released into the wild. My idea is to convert a few of my planted
aquaria with Oz rainbows to having only Oz native plants. I guess I'm
trying to get that true biotope effect with out any cheating by using
plants from other areas. Its just a little difficult to find out which
plants grow there. Most plant books don't seem to mention Australia. I
do presently have about 8 species of crypts in my tanks and was
curious if any were native to Oz.

later
Cary Hostrawser

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