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Plants to photograph for my book

taistrietman

taistrietman

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Hi all,

As some of you may know I'm in the process of publishing my upcoming book, 'Aquatic Habitats - Aquariums Inspired by Nature'. I'm currently sorting out the photos (there are thousands) and I find that I need photos of three plant species which I used for the book but which I no longer have. I was hoping that someone might have a specimen to loan or be able to take a photograph of a specimen (against a white backdrop) that I can then use for the book.
The species are:

Aeschynomene fluitans
Lagenandra nairii
Ludwigia helminthorrhiza

I would be really grateful if anyone was able to help out with any of these plants!

Thanks!

Tai
 
Hi all,
taistrietman said:
I'm in the process of publishing my upcoming book, 'Aquatic Habitats - Aquariums Inspired by Nature'.
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Something to look forward to.
taistrietman said:
Aeschynomene fluitans
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@Wookii had it in 2022 (picture below) , but I know it is a "boom and bust" plant.
taistrietman said:
Ludwigia helminthorrhiza
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@shangman had this, but the same may apply?
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taistrietman said:
Lagenandra nairii
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I going to guess that is a more unlikely find, @greenbliss <"grew it">, but I don't think they visit the forum anymore.

cheers Darrel
 
dw1305 said:
Hi all,

Something to look forward to.
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Thank you!
dw1305 said:
Wookii said:
Indeed it is, and eventually it disappeared away to nothing. It was also a bit of a pain to deal with, so I don't have it anymore I'm afraid @taistrietman
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Thanks for getting back to me on this! I've asked Dan at Wildwoods if there's a chance they can order them in again so I can do the photos 😀

@Wookii had it in 2022 (picture below) , but I know it is a "boom and bust" plant.

@shangman had this, but the same may apply?
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I going to guess that is a more unlikely find, @greenbliss <"grew it">, but I don't think they visit the forum anymore.

cheers Darrel
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dw1305 said:
Hi all,

Something to look forward to.

@Wookii had it in 2022 (picture below) , but I know it is a "boom and bust" plant.

@shangman had this, but the same may apply?
View attachment 220762

I going to guess that is a more unlikely find, @greenbliss <"grew it">, but I don't think they visit the forum anymore.

cheers Darrel
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Both species were a bit boom and bust for me too, I think that the levels of light they need to thrive are truly tropical. I found L. helminthorrhiza thriving in clearwater streams in the north east of Brazil in 2022 and the weather was pretty much the same as the Sahara...without the cool nights:
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I sadly don't have any Ludwigia helminthorrhiza or Aeschynomene fluitans any more, they did great in my big tank but had to destroy everything with the Fish TB saga 🙁

I got both from Wildwoods from Dan, so I'd say he's your man for them! Fingers crossed he can still get them in ... when I finally set up my big tank again I'd really like to keep them again.
 
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