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jamesck_00
08-11-2012, 01:50 AM
Hello, I am new to aquariums and need help identifying this plant.
Thanks in advance.

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Cory Catfish
08-11-2012, 02:16 AM
I could be really, really off but that could be Mondo Grass, which is often sold as an aquatic plant but is actually not.

Actually it looks a lot like it.
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4662741720301749&id=ec71f9b57b604dceb75a965d1e304724

Just a thought.

homemadepopcorn
08-11-2012, 02:23 AM
I think that Mondo grass is a little bit skinnier in leaf width and it sold much taller. This looks like some kind of sword.

Is there a thick root system?

homemadepopcorn
08-11-2012, 02:56 AM
!!!

Dwarf Sagittaria AKA Sagittaria subulata.

jamesck_00
08-11-2012, 03:02 AM
it does have thick roots.

homemadepopcorn
08-11-2012, 03:11 AM
Is it dwarf sag?

jamesck_00
08-11-2012, 12:52 PM
Is it dwarf sag?

It looks like mondo grass, now that I have had a examples to compare to. Is this bad to have in an aquarium fully submerged?

Lady Hobbs
08-11-2012, 12:56 PM
Put it in a flower pot. It will not grow underwater anyway. Mondo is used for around borders and driveways in the yard.

It was probably sold at the fish store for terrariums.

hydra01
08-11-2012, 08:35 PM
Mondo Grass. Works great in modern landscapes, not so great in aquariums. If you live in zone 6 or higher, you can plant it outside. I made the same mistake thinking it was Saggitaria. Be careful, a good amount of those colorful plants in tanks aren't actually aquatic. Makes it even more confusing when they sell terrestrial plants that look like aquatics.