Red Plant ID

I'm new at this but can someone tell me the name of this red plant and any growing tips:embarrest:

 

Looks like a plastic plant to me


and in the second tank you have blacklisted Elodea.

We need bigger pics please.

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

The red plant looks plastic?Anyways the red plant looks like alternanthera reineckii.

 

Plastic alternanthera reineckii?

 

Doubt that IF they made a plastic alternanthera that it would have such long stems and few leaves?

 

@Yster; Definitely not plastic. I was too embarresed :embarrest: to show the rest of the picture as it is still in it's plastic pot. It grew leggy because I have never trimmed it and I had to lie it on it's side as it grew too big. Thanks. I will look up alternanthera.
@Dirk Bellstedt - Hi Dirk. Sorry to bother you but which one is blacklisted. I got all my plants from 2 LFS and would like to know which one sold me the dodgy plant. Also, if you have time could you please look at my thread (in general discussion) on my dead female guppy. Nobody has given me an answer and Irma suggested you might have an answer.

Thanks again. Marc

 

Ok, so I looked up Alternanthera Reineckii but all the pics I see show green leaves as well as red. In all the time I've had this plant it has never had green leaves?

 

as for the black listed plant. If you look at your second pic - the plant on the right is plastic. Coming from the left is the red plant. And smack in the middle is the Elodea

 

@MarcHawke see here: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=58

 

@shan - I have 2 varieties of this plant. The one in the pic that I'm told is black listed and another with more needley/pine tree sort of leaves. I will take a pic of the other variety so I can check that one too.

Why is the plant black listed and how can LFS sell them without getting in to trouble? Is it an invasive species or toxic or what? My guppy fry love it as they have somewhere to hide that the adults cannot get to. Should I remove it?

 

@hein24 - Thanks for the response. It's hard to tell as mine is very leggy. I will probably have to post the pic I didn't want to. Thanks for the website. I have added it to my bookmarks. :shakehands:

 

99% of people dont know about the blacklist, if i were you i would keep it! However do be responsible and not go put it in a dam or something haha

 

Its a pleasure I use it quite often comes really handy.

 

Ok, you can now have a good laugh at my expense.

I did not see the Alternanthera in the first pic at all, I thought you were referring to the stuff on the right. I am red green colour blind that is why I missed it in the first place.

Now you must just clarify one thing though, the plant on the right IS plastic right?

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

@Dirk Bellstedt - Huge smile. Yes, it is most definitely plastic.

 

Sjoe... I was MOST intrigued in that plant when you said it wasn't plastic. I seriously thought you were referring to the big one (that we now know is plastic). So @Dirk Bellstedt, don't stress about your colour blindness... I picked on the wrong plant too...

 

@Zoom - It's my favourite decoration which I'm wondering if I can grow Cladophora aegagrophila over the bushes to create a mini bonzai.

 

@azurekoi - Can you help ID the red plant in my pictures. I was told to speak to you. Please note it is not the plastic plant

 

Marc,

But your red plant IS Alternanthera reineckii, about that we have no doubt.

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

Wait, Elodea is blacklisted??? My LFS has sold this for as long as I can remember for R9 a bunch and I have always used it in my tanks.