what kinds of aquarium plant bulbs?(from walmart)?

Question

yesterday
i was bored ,so i went to walmart(place i've never been to(my first time to walmart))as i walk , i saw the aquarium area,so i went in,
the first thing that caught my eyes are the live aquarium plants (bulbs)(2.95 eack packet)so i get the two kind that i saw.
hybrid aponogeton and hybrid ulvaceus(dwart lilly)
so i went online and google them
but as i read they are so many kinds and ways to care for them.
i dont know if it really work or not
what kind that they really are
how to care for the one that i bought.
please help me out(give me wedb(s) if you know about them/own some please tell me what they really are and give me some advice)
thank you

Answer 1

my sister got some of the same ones and "yes" they do work! they grow rather quickly and if it's the ones i'm thinking of ( i used to work in the pet department in walmart... this includes the fish part) they are rather easy to grow and care for indeed! u just pop in the tank or what have u, put a lil rock on em to weigh em down.. and they will start growing almost immediately! they grow to the surface of the water and will usually get all their nutrients from the tank water, and the fish (waste)... so they're isn't really anything else to do but watch em grow! fish love em cuz they can hide in em and have their babies if they have some! hope this helps and if u need anything else about this subject just drop me a line and i'll be more then happy to help! good luck

oh by the way, walmart might be overrated, but u really can find some good stuff there! lol

Answer 2

Fish Tank Plant Bulbs

Answer 3

I got a package with 13 aponogeton bulbs in it, and of those, seven of them produced healthy plants. The other six were duds. From everything I read, that is normal. An approximate 50% success rate.

The company is supposedly very good at replacing any duds you send to them with even more bulbs, but your shipping costs may not be worth it.

I just got four more aponogeton packages, plus four of the dwarf lillies and two of the lillies. They are very easy to care for. I've had mine well over a month, and most of that time was under incandescent light in a 3 gallon cycled tank, no fertilizer or extra CO2. I also had one sprout in a glass of plain water left on my window sill. Since I moved them all to a tank with a flourescent light, they seem to be growing a little faster.

It can take up to two weeks for you to see anything from them. Just drop them in(I cleaned mine first, just rubbed them in clean water) and some may float, some may not. Don't try to plant them in your substrate until they sprout, at that time only bury them enough to keep them down. Green sprout pointing up! The roots will come out of the same area as the sprout did, and will anchor themselves in your substrate.

In my opinion, you should at least give them a try, I'm glad I did. I belong to aquamaniacs.net and there are other users there who've bought these. And by the way, aquamaniacs.net is a very, very good community for anyone who likes fishkeeping.

Answer 4

They do work, as I've bought a few packs of the bulbs myself (only had one pack that faided to grow). I would advise starting them in a separate container than your aquarium - I had a pack of the dwarf lilies that grew a nice beard algae (looks like dark gray hair in tufts) before the lily plant started to grow, so this could prevent a potential algae outbreak in your tank.

The Aponogeton hybrid has A. crispus as one of the parent plants, and should be treated similarly: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=87

The dwarf lily is most likely a hybrid of these two species: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=47&category=family&spec=Nymphaeaceae and http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=109&category=family&spec=Nymphaeaceae This is a bit harder to grow than the Aponogeton and will need very bright light to bloom in an aquarium. You'll still get good leaves though with less intense lighting.

A little plant fertilizer can go a long way, and look for one with iron in it. Only use at about 1/3 to 1/4 the recommended amount to prevent algae growth.

Answer 5

apongetons are super easy to grow -- drop them in your aquarium. they do fine in most low light aquariums. they grow HUGE so if you have a small space you will do lots of trimming. ulvaceous is actually an apongeton hybrid and has nothing to do with dwarf lilies -- which are nymphaea -- its a very attractive plant but needs weekly trimmings.

here is a page on ulvaceous apongetons --


http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Plant,%20Aponogeton%20ulvaceous.htm

there are so many varieties of apongeton most people that are skilled at botany have a hard time telling some apart. madagascar lace is a popular aquarium apongeton -- anyway there is no way of telling what your apongetons are until you grow them -- and then its still doubtful you will be able to tell what it is.

to care for it drop it in the aquarium and it will take care of itself no problem.

Answer 6

Let me get this right you know the general name of the plant. Well the only thing I can think that would help you is if they give the scientific name for it then that will make your research a lot easier. Then all you will have to do is type that name in and you should get information specifically about that plant.

Answer 7

walmart sells good stuff for tanks but the dont care for there fish