Re: Was Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: [AGA-sc] Dave & PAM .......Now Plantcollecting

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Brings back memories of Christel saying as we road back
from Cheryl's, "Oh, water!, Let's stop."

You should meet Dan Haggerty from the Newport Aquarium in
Kentucky. He was on the Brasil trip. Give him a net and
water and he'll come back with fish. Well, whattaya expect.
There ain't hardly no plants on the Rio Negro.

sh


--- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Could the fine leaf species be Camboba (sp?). or a 
> myriophyllum type? Wow, 15 species is pretty
> impressive for one watershed in NC in Feb.
> 
> Aside from L repens, I am also a little surprised that
> you did not find any Bacopa carolinia in it's namesake
> state.
> 
> Collecting plants ...and fish is one of my favorite
> aquarium related activities. I love to through a sprig
> of "some unidentified" aquatic plant into one of my
> tanks to see what it turns into too.
> 
> I make a point of doing this when ever I am near water
> that has any plants I can't identify.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Larry
> ---  Mike Hellweg <mhellweg511@charter.net> wrote:
> 
> > I should have read a bit further before I replied to
> > Larry!  : )
> > 
> > Here's what I brought back:
> > 
> > We collected about 15 species in Rhodes Pond, which
> > they tell me is 
> > connected to the Black River.
> > 
> > I brought back what appear to be two different
> > Potamogeton species, a Juncus 
> > species (for the pond), a tall Eleocharis species, a
> > Nuphar species, and an 
> > Egeria species.  I also brought back a sprig of a
> > fine leafed species that I 
> > haven't identifed even as to genus yet, but it
> > almost looks like Elodea 
> > nuttallii.  What it will actually be once it grows
> > is anyone's guess.  We 
> > didn't find any Ludwigia, which is one of the plants
> > I was expecting to 
> > find!
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:55 AM
> > Subject: Re: Was Re: [AGA-mcm] Re: [AGA-sc] Dave &
> > PAM .......Now 
> > Plantcollecting
> > 
> > 
> > > That would be a welcome refreshment to hear about
> > plants. :)
> > >
> > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Larry Lampert wrote:
> > >
> > >> Am I going to far off topic of the MCM list if I
> > ask
> > >> Mike what plants he was able to collect? I hope
> > not...
> > >>
> > >> Mike what species did you find in NC in Feb? I am
> > >> going to guess Ludwigia repens, and perhaps
> > >> arcicularis (hairgrass)?
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Larry
> > >> ---  Mike Hellweg <mhellweg511@charter.net>
> > wrote:
> > >>> Collected some great plants and some excellent
> > >>> little sunfish in North
> > >>> Carolina over the weekend - and finally got to
> > see
> > >>> Neil's great tanks!
> > >>>
> > >>> Mike
> > >>>
> > >>>>
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