Java Fern and Duckweed

[dennysfishroom]

If anyone has any extra (lots) of Java Fern or Duckweed you'd like to get rid of, I could use it. Just bring it to the next meeting, and you can root around in my box of stuff for whatever you want in exchange. Thanks. Denny

[dennysfishroom]

Oops. I meant Java Moss not Java Fern. Denny

[Dinosfishhouse]

If you don't get any, I have plenty here for $4.60 shipping.

[dennysfishroom]

Which one do you have? I'll keep it in mind if I don't get a response at the meeting. After seeing your score the last couple weeks, I was also wondering if you had any albino or regular Sunburst or Strawberry Peacocks. I just got 4, but suspect they may be all males. Just on the off chance??? Denny

[Dinosfishhouse]

Nope, no peacocks.
I have duckweed, java fern and java moss.

[pinkrblu]

I have some java moss to spare, but not lots. If I have a huge surge in growth, I'll bring all I can to the meeting.

[LoveMyPleco]

enny,

I HAVE LLLLOOOTTTTSSS of duckweed! I will be cleaning out the pond this weekend.

We can't come to Octobers meeting butplan to come to Novembers, so i you can wait until then ir if you donot find any or enough before then I can get as much as I can and bring it.

Out of curiousity, what are you using it for?

Jenn

[dennysfishroom]

I would like to get a good amount into my ponds. If I had any this year, the tadpoles must have gotten it. I think they ate every bit of plant material I had in my ponds. Next year, hopefully, I'll have started working on some plan to have active ponds as opposed to static. Maybe I'll feed the tadpoles to my fish, too. The Java Moss is to try to get some plants going in some tanks that will be room temperature with western indirect sunlight. We'll see if that works. I'm pretty bad with plants. Maybe I should try some crypts, too. Denny

[LoveMyPleco]

Well Denny, if you don't find any duckweed or don't find enough before November's meeting I will bring mine. I will wait to throw it out until I have heard if you have enough or want more.

Does duckweed die outside in the winter and not come back?

Jenn

[etheonut]

No, duckweed will survive the winter in many locations. It can be very invasive for that exact reason.

Kevin

[dennysfishroom]

I'll be very interested in seeing if my Peacocks will make a meal of the duckweed, too. I think they do, but it's been so long since I had any duckweed in my ponds that I don't remember for sure. If that's the case, I probably don't have to be worried about being over-run with it. Denny

[LoveMyPleco]

Ok, well if thats the case, Denny, you can have all of mine, my goldfish and koi eat it and I'm still OVERRUN with it. I kep giving it away and throwing it out!

Jenn

[etheonut]

Many fish with herbivore tendencies will eat duckweed. Michael's sailfin mollies will keep duckweed populations under control for instance. I believe that they do not eat the adult plants, but instead eat the young plants as they bud off.

Kevin

[Bobby@W.U.W]

we grow duck weed at our store to feed our fish. we would give you some if you want it.

[paramedic07]

I'll take some duckweed for my 30 gallon cube

[sumpnfishy]

You did notice that this was October of LAST year, right? Though I'm sure several of us have duckweed, remember that once it's there it's practically impossible to get rid of.
Michael