Photo Gallery :: a trip to the nursery

[Turtle_Turtle]

well i went to the nursery today and i noticed that there was some pond plants so i was looking around and in one of there ponds there was some anacharis which literally took over the pond so i asked them how much it was and they said $2.50 a bunch so she picked up a bunch and here is how much they consider a bunch

I thought these people where crazy after i saw how much a bunch was. Here is the tank after the anacharis

Can u find my turtles?

[SpotsMama]

Oh my gosh! That should suffice for your turtles' veggies for a few days!

[Turtle_Turtle]

i dont think i have to feed them tonight, anyway i dont think they would be able to find the food . im hoping it will last a week then i can buy some more

[Safdar]

Sure beats the 3 sticks i get from petsmart ....... sigh....

Looks like a jungle =D

[Turtle_Turtle]

i know seriously thats what i said. i guess they said that it was so bad that they had to throw some of it away every week, thats probably why i got so much. now after my dad saw some of the ponds there that he may even build one for our yard

[kmichael55]

Oh man I'm jealous... I got like three little stalks at petsmart for the same price...but they've grown and multiplied, although I still don't have as much as you.

[Turtle_Turtle]

you should see this place though they have 3 big pounds and they have RES every where and i noticed a yellow belly and another one that i didnt know the species. next week when i get more(or thats what i think) i will take some pics of the pounds they have and the turtles

[DavidY]

Those plants used to be so invasive in the local ponds and lakes around here that many towns had to buy huge dredgers to "weed" them out. They would grow right up to the water's surface and clog the propellers on people's boats. I think they've been eradicated from most places but they were artificially introduced into the environment from the aquarium hobbyists.

[Turtle_Turtle]

what they should of done was let a whole bunch of hungry RES go in the pound

[DavidY]

he he, there was nothing that could keep up with the stuff.

[urbancleopatra]

I suggest you should take some of that out and put it into a separate tank to grow it so you never have to spend $2.5 again lol!

[Terryo]

I can't believe it. Every other day I pull loads of it out of the big pond, along with water lettuce, and end up throwing most of it out. Take a few storks of it and put it in a big bucket outside in the sun, throw two goldfish in the bucket for fertilizer, and it should grow.

[Turtle_Turtle]

i already tried growing anacharis in a 2.5 gal tank and its finally starting to regrow because the leaves melted off from the chlorine so i would rather spend the 2.50

[DavidY]

Hey Terryo, you can use the excess plants as mulch or compost for your beautiful gardens.

[Terryo]

What a boob!!! I never thought of that, and I do have a compost heap that I use for my three toed bedding. I am getting OLD!!