Hello everyone.
New member here and first post! Sorry in advance if I breach any rules
OK so I found this plant growing in the water sump of our home heating system, can you please help me identify it? ... and was wondering if it was safe to put in a fish aquarium. I tried searching around for something close, and it seems to resemble hair algae which is considered bad so not sure if it would be a wise move. The sump is mostly dim (closed) so this doesn't seem to need any light to grow. The tank is a bit rusty so not sure if it feeds on iron rust or how it grows, but seems to be flourishing. Which means I would also need to wash it properly before adding it in the aquarium. Im also worried it might carry critters or something ...but It looked very beautiful in the sump with the strings hanging vertically. At first it looked as if it had roots but when I grabbed a bunch it turned out to be just floating that way. It doesnt look as impressive now that i placed it bunched up in a bucket (untill I figure out what to do with it hehe) but I assure you originally it was beautiful.
Can this be used for anything or should I just throw it away? Food for my oscar?
PS: Fish stores where I live rarely sell any aquarium plants, and when they do occasionally its the ugly types that are also overpriced...that's why Im interested that much in this
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
New member here and first post! Sorry in advance if I breach any rules
OK so I found this plant growing in the water sump of our home heating system, can you please help me identify it? ... and was wondering if it was safe to put in a fish aquarium. I tried searching around for something close, and it seems to resemble hair algae which is considered bad so not sure if it would be a wise move. The sump is mostly dim (closed) so this doesn't seem to need any light to grow. The tank is a bit rusty so not sure if it feeds on iron rust or how it grows, but seems to be flourishing. Which means I would also need to wash it properly before adding it in the aquarium. Im also worried it might carry critters or something ...but It looked very beautiful in the sump with the strings hanging vertically. At first it looked as if it had roots but when I grabbed a bunch it turned out to be just floating that way. It doesnt look as impressive now that i placed it bunched up in a bucket (untill I figure out what to do with it hehe) but I assure you originally it was beautiful.
Can this be used for anything or should I just throw it away? Food for my oscar?
PS: Fish stores where I live rarely sell any aquarium plants, and when they do occasionally its the ugly types that are also overpriced...that's why Im interested that much in this
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
