Utricularia?

[brhau]

Hello,

This thread-like plant has appeared in one of my tanks amongst the water sprite. Hard to get a great photo, since everything looks flattened. But it has small leaves about every cm or so. Is it possible to identify? Maybe Utricularia?

Thanks!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Is it possible to identify? Maybe Utricularia?

Utricularia gibba. Should have <"linked to a flower">.

cheers Darrel

 

[brhau]

Thanks, @dw1305. What I thought, wanted to confirm. Are they fry safe?

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Are they fry safe?

Yes, the bladders are very small. It is actually a good plant for small, surface orientated fry, because it grows in a dense tangle at the water's surface.

cheers Darrel

 

[brhau]

Even for Boraras brigittae? I imagine those would be tiny.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Even for Boraras brigittae? I imagine those would be tiny.

This was <"all I could find">. I'm pretty sure that I had Trichopsis pumila fry raise themselves in a tank with U. gibba.

cheers Darrel

 

[brhau]

I read that as well, but couldn't conclude, since I don't know how large the Boraras fry are. I'm just not going to worry about it. They'd still need to get close to the traps in order to be captured, and there are plenty of other mosses in my tanks.

For additional reference, the paros people say <gibbia are too small to be a concern>, but the larger species are definitely a threat.

Cheers