How To: Collect Native Aquatic Plants

i wanted to do a how to collect native plants from anybody of water near you. i found some sort of crypt, sword, hairgrass, sag, val, and few others.

[@marcbenoeraguindin7606]

Wow! You have most of the plants that are being sold here in the Philippines, you're so lucky Man

[@fusionpieri9305]

when you think, these plants can run $5-$10 bucks a plant, You struck Gold, bro. Lucky You

[@nuttybar9]

+Fusion Pieri Where I live I can find them growing wild too.

[@maxl5112]

robert justus where do you live?

[@LFCooledWhip]

So lucky to have all these plants

[@NeonTetraAquarist]

Wow... If only I lived near there!😁

[@xmrangryfistsx]

thats awesome! i always wanted to put lilies in my tank so they flower. sag is awesome

[@reneerite3033]

I have a creek in my back yard,the plants are just beautiful! There is a bunch of lilly pad plants,moss,some type of stringy moss also,some beautiful rocks in all different variety's of colors,shapes and sizes. Im about to go back out to get somemore,right now i have aquarium rocks in my tank and personally i hate any type of rocks inside a aquarium,im a plant person,cause nature it just beautiful. When i get my plants from the creek,i would always fill a container up "of my aquarium water" and i would throw the plants in there and leave it outside overnight,the reason why you want to leave it outside is because there is alot of bugs on those plants and you dont want to put it in your aquarium right away. The next day i would wash them off under the outside faucet,and then bring them in and wash them under warm water,you just dont want anything to hurt your fish,rather be safe than sorry. I have a few albino goldfish and about 5 shrimp,1 salamander,2 crabs,and i might get a african dwarf frog pretty soon.its not my choice to get the plants,its just better for my shrimps health :)

[@nuttybar9]

+renee rite The bugs make good fish food.

[@guitarprophetyt7164]

Very resourceful

[@nosafespace1442]

the hair grass is in fact giant hairgrass I found some as well and looks awesome once it transforms to its submerged form

[@MrMoneyTree]

good vid man , hope they all work out in the tank!

[@richmick1362]

I've heard the long grass called Eel Grass at a pond store. Looks like a type of val to me.

[@ajitthorat8173]

thanx for this video very usefull.

[@ternaktanihobi9793]

AWESOME BRO !

[@Napsteraspx]

Where in the country are you? Amazing variety of aquatic plants in your waterways!

[@xmrangryfistsx]

thank you

[@chriskelley1989]

how would you clean and prep these for aquariums? you know to keep pests and algae out?

[@vaporfarts]

Chris Kelley I know this is a bit late, but for anyone else curious use a diluted bleach solution to soak them. More sensitive plants can be soaked with hydrogen peroxide. You can also use potassium permanganate to soak plants. Basically these are all various oxidizers. Most plants have evolved stronger cell walls with antioxidant properties. Algaes, bacteria and fungus don't have the same resistance. Do some reading on how much to dilute these chemicals. Hydrogen Peroxide can be used pretty liberally as its pretty weak compared to the rest I listed(in its common 3% form).

[@NativeFishKeepers]

First,nice vid! Second,you should not collect anything without first indentifying it. You don't want to get in trouble for remove a protected or invasive species.Also watch what you mail to others. As some states prohibit some species.Your sword looking plant is a plantain species. And will not survive being submerged.Your crypt looking one I think is water plantain and will survive if some of the leaves can reach the surface.That is a native hairgrass called spike rush.Not sure of exact species

[@addy330]

Wow. You got A LOT of awesome aquatic plants in your area! Where do you live?

[@xmrangryfistsx]

ok thanks for the help man. i was in shock of all the cool plants that were there so i had to make a vid cause i go to the same ditch a mile down and ony find anacharis and some sort of hygro i think and i was riding my bike and looked down and saw it and had to check it out. Since your restarting your tanks do u want any plants that i have found? i'll ship them to you if you do.

[@Shaden0040]

What you think is Sag is probably Vallisenaria.

[@davebrits2745]

Nice video,, so how did they do in your tank.

[@jeanrosa1259]

wow i'm really curious how this is all gonna turn out! give us the play-by-play as u go.

[@johnhinkle4362]

can you send me some of the plants you collected i will pay the postage

[@aquaticpimp]

So cool I know what I'm doing today now

[@xmrangryfistsx]

Do IT! these plants are sweet!

[@jeremystephenson7499]

Do you have any more plant?

[@xmrangryfistsx]

will do.

[@fishkid134]

The pond near me only has duckweed, hornwort, some 3foot tall plant, water lilies, and sagitaria

[@AngryKittens]

7:07 is a buttercup (_Ranunculus_) I think.

[@daviddiaz949]

I wish i had a place like that to get some plants for my 75 gallon

[@xmrangryfistsx]

thanks

[@nuttybar9]

How did you keep the crypt from breaking everytime I try to dig one up the roots break and also they are probably all over Northeast Ohio as well.

[@akhilbhadoria9124]

Looks like someone planted those there for you to have them 😄

[@coh2361]

The last one looks like a species of Marselia

[@jamessmith65536]

I hope that I could get there.

[@aquariumfanatic9632]

Wish they had this in Arizona

[@jeremiemcd]

I sub, looking forward to see how it turns out for you

[@jddsi1]

Hi I am a little nervous about putting plants from the wild into my tank because my fish tend to eat them my some plants are poisonous to them can you help with how to choose safe times please

[@Tananification]

The cool looking plant might be some Ranunculus. Either aquatilis or gmelini.

[@WeekendTerus]

fort knox with no guard.

[@fisherpopp4870]

what ditch is that

[@NativeFishKeepers]

The last plant you found with the cool shaped leaves. I have no idea of. Also what you called ludwigia is ludwigia. Not sure on species though.Most likely ludwigia palustris since your from Indiana. And the stuff your calling sag. I don't think is sag.

[@doingwhatilove21]

Hi do you think you can grab a bunch of Ludwigia amd sag for me?

[@FitriaWulandari]

Many many plant

[@fusionpieri9305]

what state do you live in. these plants don't grow in my creek?

[@valeriesilva8482]

wooooh

[@1sirom]

How great i guess this one way people can save money.

[@gopinathpri]

hi, which place is this.

[@PedroPerez-ix8yi]

how are these plants doing in your tank now??

[@blackseaandothers]

I would ask the same question. Does no answer mean it didn't work out...?! Anyway it would be interesting to know where you collected the plants (I mean at least in which state) and what plants exactly. For example cryptocorynes are native to Asia...

[@jamessmith65536]

black sea and others I'm from Philippines and I'm always doing an adventure but it's hard to see Cryptocoryne plants as well as other aquatic plants here. So sad :(

[@mrhomo2194]

The "hair grass" looks like some kind of horsetail

[@DMike54]

Where is this place?

[@saltpepperketchup7082]

are these actually aquatics, and will thrive submerged? or just a rain swollen creek getting land plants temporarily semi-submerged? and by the way, to the people asking him to send plants, in CA it is illegal to trade or sell captured native animals, dead or alive. im not sure if that includes plants. I'm just letting you kno.

[@xmrangryfistsx]

post a video of what you find! or message me i would like to know!

[@aquariumfanatic9632]

Can I have so of dim plants

[@joseortegaa2349]

Where is this

[@pepercat17]

I honestly got to say, I feel like this video set me up lol. I went expecting it to be sweet and easy, like this tuber's experience was, and it was far from. The pond's plants were way way out and I'm not sure I was successful at finding a true aquatic plant. :(. I did get one plant that's in my 50 gallon tank video, but I'm not sure what it is or if its a true aquatic plant. sigh...Woe is me

[@samratsarkar4122]

Heaven

[@josephcruz2950]

I can’t find much info for Missouri aquatic pants

[@bendonaldson1248]

There's no way he found all that

[@cinema6133]

Ben Donaldson clearly he did :/

[@GuitarLessonCharts]

No way, he probably went and bought the plants and planted them just to make a video. @ 4:19 you can see the poor planting job.

[@tashalynn7480]

LMAO!!!!!

[@gnashthewise2756]

City slicker.

[@gopinathpri]

hi, which place is this. can u courier me these plants [floating & submerged

[@ocadventures6154]

i want some

[@pearljameric]

Where do you live? What state?

[@billbaxter3800]

If you do this where I live you better have your snake bite guards on your legs and be careful where you reach.

[@aquariumfanatic9632]

It is not dying it's the natural color

[@fisherpopp4870]

oh yea boom its spreading

[@thomascochran4729]

That was a dragonfly exuvium (shell).

[@nuttybar9]

+Thomas Cochran One time I brought a wild grown plant home and a couple days later I had a dragonfly flying around my apt..where it had hatched from it's cocoon.

[@shrutitamrakar6057]

T1V homas Cochran pm

[@sirdukeusa3289]

I would love to have some. Do you have facebook?

[@Seaheroes]

منو يعرف بهذني نباتات بل بلاد العربيه

[@xmrangryfistsx]

indiana

[@4wtsage]

I'll take a care package let me know how much postage is an ill pay for it

[@thomassmith8741]

Stole Dustin fish tank intro

[@slashboom170]

he is from teh same web community i guess .maybe xD

[@oliverjohn8177]

Your so lucky

[@bobjack7180]

Can you please send me some

[@ibrake4butterflies]

Glad u aren't taking anything u aren't going to use and u replant it. Thanks.

[@fishkid134]

I think the plant you are calling sag is onion plant

[@aquariumfanatic9632]

Yes it is water onion good job

[@nuttybar9]

+Eric Brookhouser How does it taste?

[@aquariumfanatic9632]

bad if you were to eat it.

[@russellwilliams7589]

Will collecting plants in poo water give my aquarium AIDS? thanks

[@LavaLampLady]

Russell Williams Lmao

[@NativeFishKeepers]

Your welcome,I don't need any of those. I can get them all around here. Thanks anyway.

[@terrram6307]

are you dustin's puppet?

[@youtubehero3409]

I live in the desert😭

[@zztom99353]

+short-gaming-clips build a terrarium then

[@fisherpopp4870]

lol

[@culllaticiqsu83]

My works too. Used woodprix handbooks and build it with no problems.

[@terrram6307]

failure bro!

[@death4see850]

Send me some of those plants

[@xmrangryfistsx]

thank you