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I found Hornwort growing in the local creek. Looks like really nice stuff. Anyone tried growing native NYS hornwort in an aquarium?
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Never tried it with hornwort, but it should be fine as all the hornwort in the US is the same species anyway. It's a very adaptable plant. The only thing I don't like about hornwort is that after a while your tank is filled with its thin "leaves" or bits and pieces of the plant, as the plant tends to lose its leaves after a while; especially in the lower parts of the plant. That's why I prefer Najas. Grows just as fast and doesn't create a mess.
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Mustafa wrote:Never tried it with hornwort, but it should be fine as all the hornwort in the US is the same species anyway. It's a very adaptable plant. The only thing I don't like about hornwort is that after a while your tank is filled with its thin "leaves" or bits and pieces of the plant, as the plant tends to lose its leaves after a while; especially in the lower parts of the plant. That's why I prefer Najas. Grows just as fast and doesn't create a mess.
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*sighs*

The more you talk about Najas makes me want to vist my grandparents who live in florida.....


The whole issue of dropping leaves and sections of rotting/deadplants fustrates me with my Egeria and my other undentified plants....

Ideal situation for me is as little maintenance as possible....lol...
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Najas grows over most of the east coast, so you just need to look. I know it is listed as "native to Florida" but it does grow wild even in NYS as the DEC website here lists it and locations it has been found.
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I agree that hornwort is messy in aquariums. It is good for soaking up nitrogen wastes though.

I'd suggest anachris over hornwort since it is a bit sturdier and easier to deal with.
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I had loads of hornwort but it was just too messy....same goes for cabomba....I had to get rid of that too.

How I wish they had najas grass in the UK.
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If you can't collect najas grass from the wild, it's easily available from online reatilers. Not a particularly expensive plant, from what I've seen.
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