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Post by lordpyro on Dec 23, 2010 5:45:24 GMT
Would this plant eat blue green algae? Could it be used in a tank to control the blue green algae population?
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Post by w03 on Dec 24, 2010 18:08:32 GMT
Most likely not. The majority of the species on the market are terrestrial or semi-terrestrial, so it would be quite difficult to find one on the market that would survive in an aquatic environment. In any case, Genlisea consume mainly small, free moving protozoans that can actively swim up its traps. Blue-green algae (which are actually colonies of cyanobacteria), being relatively immobile, are not caught by the traps. Even if they were, Genlisea would be unlikely to catch an amount that would make any significant change in the algae population.
Lastly, the aquatic species are relatively tricky to cultivate, and little information is available on their care.
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Post by Michael on Dec 25, 2010 7:42:52 GMT
There is a great article in the December CPN by Doug Darnowski and Sarah Fritz about prey preference of G. filiformis. It's an interesting read and talks about protozoa vs. small crustraceans... :-)
Mike
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Dec 29, 2010 18:19:23 GMT
This thread topic is, "I am curious about this plant". Other than the thread being located in the Genlisea section, how can we know which plant lordpyro is curious about. Genlisea is not any particular plant, but a plant genus with more than twenty different species. lordpyro, are you asking about the entire Genlisea genus or a particular Genlisea species?
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