Ireland Grand Canal underwater video

[chka]

I am not sure in which subforum I need to post it. So let it be here
Yesterday I filmed this with GoPro camera on Grand Canal near Hazelhatch.

 

[Crossocheilus]

Wonderful video (I need to get me a GoPro), that is such a vibrant aqautic habitat, most of the rivers I've seen around the uk seem relatively lifeless, just fast flowing water and rocks.

Anyone know the name of that bright green plant at the beginning (looks a bit like rotala sp green!) Is it native to Ireland (and the UK)? Looks a great deal nicer than the standard pondweed and elodea (dark green).

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

bright green plant at the beginning

I think it is a "Charophyte", something like Nitella flexilis.

<"Ireland has a lot of different species of Chara etc,"> because they like clean, often calcareous water.

cheers Darrel

 

[Edvet]

Beautifull!

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi That, how all waterways should look Sadly they don't

 

[Edvet]

how all waterways should look

Wel actually some need to be able to flush large volumes of water quickly and efficiently, and these beautifull ones are not always capable of doing that, said the dutchman living 6 meters below the sea.
Farmers are obliged to clean their waterways and ditches every year and are checked on it, municipalitys need to clean their ones and the state have to manage their big ones. Luckily

Guess wich side i live:

 

[angelfishguy]

beautiful, to be honest i expected to just see shopping trollies. didnt expect that at all, and hello from wexford

 

[chka]

i expected to just see shopping trollies

No shops near Hazelhatch yet

 

[zozo]

That kanal looks cleaner then many aquariums..

 

[parotet]

Wonderful!

 

[dean]

I'm hooked

 

[MiskyBoyy]

Wow that's class. Thanks for sharing.