South American Plant ID please

[Mol_PMB]

Hello!

I'm planning a biotope aquarium representing the Oiapoque (or Oyapock) river which forms the border between French Guyana and Brazil. I already have some Corydoras oiapoquensis and C.condiscipulus.

I found this video of the river, which shows these fish (and others). There are also some aquatic plants which feature between 4:00 and 4:20 on the video:


The plants look a bit like a kind of long-leaved Sword with wrinkly leaves. But they could be something else entirely. There are several Crypts with wrinkly leaves but this is South America not Asia.

Can anyone give me an ID on these plants? I've tried on fishy forums with no joy, so I've come to the experts!

Many thanks,
Paul

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

The plants look a bit like a kind of long-leaved Sword with wrinkly leaves.

That would be my guess, that it is a member of the family Alismataceae, like Sagittaria or Echinodorus etc. I think you wil struggle to get a definitive ID.

cheers Darrel

 

[Mol_PMB]

Thanks Darrel! Good to see you here too 🙂
Hopefully I can find something from that family that is similar in appearance to use in my biotope.

 

[Edvet]

Something from this family pössibly: http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Podostemaceae.htm

 

[Mol_PMB]

Thanks - those pictures of Apinagia longifolia look similar, also to the brighter green plants later in the video (5:30 to 5:45).
Would they survive as a continually immersed plant?

 

[Edvet]

Not sure there is a lot of info on them, never seen them in europe afaik