Aquaman Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Hi Folks, As the title says, I know it thrives in soft water, however I've also heard that it does well in normal tap water.... Any tried it in African water? Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 not sure about african water condition ... but 1 thing im sure is riccia need alot of lighthing to prosper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorrylan Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 hi, I've tried it in african tanks with little success. The water conditions don't seem to cause it any concern but I found that it does need a lot of light and fish that seemed to leave other plants alone still dropped by for the occasional peck at the riccia which simply doesn't cope with that sort of attention. I did get a bunch that colonized the sump of a trickle filter and grew really well for a while. (It was getting direct sunlight for several hours a day but I had to move the rack as this made it difficult to control temperatures.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I agree with Laurie...I have it growing like mad in outside ponds and often throw it into the inside tanks as food/filtration aid. Floating riccia enjoys the close proximity to the overhead light unit but the fish do graze upon it lightly. Not sure how long a submersed matted piece would survive the vigorous grazing activities of your Africans though. merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 i would like to know of any plant at all that can withstand african conditions? i would like in particular some surface dwelling plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I have some growing in my tang tanks pretty well with multis and alto's, but most malawis tend to clean it up pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman Posted January 1, 2005 Author Share Posted January 1, 2005 Thanks for the replies folks, as always most appreciated I might put some in with my multi's I just love look of Riccia and have to have it growing somewhere Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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