Collecting And Installing Native Plants In My Tank (Short Version)

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Here's an "Indoor/Outdoor" video of going out to Prettyboy Reservoir to collect some native plants for my aquariums.

[@sharonrobinson8233]

I get all my plants from the lakes I go fishing in. I put them straight in my aquarium from the lake. No rinsing. This helps get the tank become a complete ecosystem. I never had a problem in doing it this way. Doesn't seem to phase my angel fish.

[@ssteacher78]

I am planning on turning my 75 gallon into a natural tank and found myself here to see what plants you are finding. On a side note, i noticed the nail polish and wondered, that must symbolize something, looked it up, and love the cause! I dont understand how some of these comments are immediately like, "nail polish, run!!!" Probably dont like any vintage Bowie either, 😅

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Lol I found most of the plants I have readily available are non natives or downright invasive.

[@tbonesfishies1797]

Dan i saw what the "polished man" is about i did not know that, cool.

[@Shaden0040]

Make sure the new spikey plant doesn't have little bladders at the nodes of the stems. It looks to me like it might be bladderwort which will trap fry and eat them in the bladders.

[@Saxonwomen]

I have a planted tank with aqua soil 8 weeks old I went out to local pond & collected two wild plants & some leaves from the pond to introduce natural live microbes & bacteria to help with the natural process havnt a clue what the plants are but they look lovely, I did not clean them or quarantine them has I want that natural bacteria, fish are happy & breeding I have fry guppies mollies & minnows ready to be born.. That plant you put in two tanks I have that it’s sold in England in ever aquarium shop it airiates the water been buying that plant since I was a child with my little fish bowel 😂

[@pipex4257]

Hey Dan, I ended up getting a rainbow shark because of you!

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

That's awesome! They're great fish if you keep them with the right tank mates.

[@patrickwingard1927]

The third plant after the two ferns is fan club moss. Not a moss, but an evergreen, I believe.

[@coltscustoms]

That spikey spinney stuff is called brittle naiad or najas minor I believe. Grows super fast. Got it in a pond snail tank in the window with no lights no filter just indirect sunlight and mud capped with sand. Also got sago pondweed and leafy pondweed growing fast in it too. Tried the curly leaf but it grew a bunch and then completely died so from what I've found it's just annual in nature

[@hanjerry57]

That is a hundred percent parrotsfeather

[@khachaturian100]

Fascinating... Thanks, liked.

[@fishhubbd]

Excellent

[@Shaden0040]

The second fern I think is called cinnamon fern. If they send up cinnamon brown sporing spikes in the spring or fall then it is cinnamon fern.

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

It's not a cinnamon fern. i have those in the yard.

[@Shaden0040]

Yup that is Anacharis, possibly Elodea.

[@chelseamcduffie4718]

the one "fern" as you called it at 6 minutes in you said you seen a bunch even in your yard its not a fern it does look like one but its a mimosa tree they have them pink fuzzy flowers on them. They are good for health

[@wearefishlover]

Love guppy

[@johnwolf9061]

You don't have to quarantine your plants just wash the roots off real good

[@philliptaylor5981]

Long Curly Pondweed, Eurasian Milfoil. All invasive aquatic freshwater species here in the midwest and prevalent throughout the 50 states. The brittle, spiny looking plant looks like a Niad of some sort?

[@T.J-and-Soul]

Thanks Dan for the great info again.. I'm guessing you live in a cool climate? I live near Melbourne Australia and am looking and collecting some pond plants. Great fun

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Yeah, it was 23 degrees yesterday.

[@rnldmanuel88]

Hey tj I'm in Mel too what sort of fish do you keep

[@T.J-and-Soul]

@@rnldmanuel88 bettas and shrimp mostly mate a few tetras. I have about 200 baby bettas atm

[@Richard-zm6pt]

Lady Fern

[@jamesyeckley2927]

I like the Curly Pond Weed too but havn't had any luck growing it so far. It just seems to dissolve from the bottom up.

[@johnwolf9061]

What you do is put gravel down on the bottom of your tank then add some Pond soil and cap it with sand will do nice for your plants that particular plant takes lots of nutrients to grow and the pain soil will provide that

[@johnwolf9061]

Pond lol

[@ldub9150]

the plant your calling parrots feather Myriophyllum spicatum.

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Yeah, it's definitely a species of watermilfoil, but I'm not sure which. Apparently it could even be a hybrid.

[@mikefritz4111]

Man if i setup a new tank which is soon maby u can send me some

[@terrytaylor5682]

Egeria densa is one your calling anacharis spiney spikey one naja species

[@Shaden0040]

Where is your apistograma?

[@FreeSwimmer]

Im wanting plants..

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Let's hope this wasn't the start of a disaster. Lol

[@brianbrown2207]

whatever happened with the ghost shrimp and her eggs u put in your office tank?

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

I haven't seen it since the Appisto went in, so I have my suspicions.

[@whynot5255]

love the nails

[@4wtsage]

Could I buy some of that curly pond weed

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

No, I don't have it anymore.

[@Shaden0040]

El-o-dea, not Elodea pronunciation. El - O - Dea sounds like hello Idea.

[@2395ryan]

wont that tilapia destroy those plants?

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

I assume so, but we'll see. I'm actually trying to find out if it could be a food source.

[@buttermybutt2659]

Stay tuned tomorrow for the casualty report....

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Nah. It'll be a couple of weeks.

[@Shaden0040]

I'd worry more about planaria, and insect larvae that could hunt your fish.

[@Shaden0040]

First!

[@nilemerton9558]

Not trying to be a snob, but it looks like you transported 3 invasive plant species. Eurasian milfoil, curly leaf pond weed, and creeping Jenny at least here in Wisconsin are prohibited for transportation and you could get a pretty hefty fine. It's pretty important to not transport these species to prevent spreading to other areas. Great aquarium plants but that's how they got here and have done a number on native ecosystems. Sorry, I'm an environmental consultant emphasized in ecological restoration and had to say something since invasive species control is a big part of what I get called in to do.

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Yeah, I should probably start saying I'm collecting "local" plants, since so many are invasive, not actual natives.

[@dakotagreg1177]

The invasive weeds are usually transported by boats and boat trailers that go in and out of various waters. Most states require all weeds to be cleaned off the boats/trailers and livewells need to be drained. Foraging such weeds/removing them can really only help get rid of them. I havent seen a law against foraging weeds.

[@vibewater1722]

Stop coloring.. sus

[@metalhead9849]

painted fingernails on a guy? bye.

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

Lol

[@beccataylor5147]

your username is metalhead which i’m assuming you like heavy metal, a lot of heavy metal band members will paint their nails black lol

[@metalhead9849]

yeah, well I'm not one of those critters.@@beccataylor5147