Re: Anacharis dying

Richard ***ton wrote:
> In article <Q-OdnWkV6eogo7zanZ2dnUVZ_o6knZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> David L. Burkhead <dburkhead@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Any idea why my Anacharis is dying? Any suggestions on some other
>> plant
>> choices for a small Betta tank?
>
> Theres's a few similar looking secies that look like Anacharis, whih
> cis
> a plant that reall prefers cold water and does very poorly at the
> higher temperatures bettas like.
>
> Egeria densa is a warm water counterpart.
>
> I use java moss in small betta tanks, occasionally small crypts.
>
> http://images.aquaria.net/tanks/rjs/hex2-1/2005/

I already had some Java moss and some bacopa.  I've now cleaned out the
residue of the anacharis, done an 80% PWC on the tank followed by a 70%
one
day later, added some Java fern, and gone ahead and introduced the betta.
Results seen here:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/sam071027d.jpg

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