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neosin Shrimp Lover

neosin

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I found this thing growing on my moss wall

I know the brown stuff is BBA but what about the plant itself?

doesn't seem to be algae as it has small bulbs?

thanks

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KiwiBigD Shrimp Breeder

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That would be a Utricularia, probably gramifolia and does eat very small shrimplets. A bane to get rid of, see HeavyD's thread

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torface Shrimp Master

torface

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How does it eat shrimplets??

I had this in my little aquarium and after reading HeavyD's thread I just threw all the plants out!

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KiwiBigD Shrimp Breeder

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It's common name is Bladderwort, I used to keep about 50+ species if this family at one time. If you look closely you'll see small round appendages on the stems, those are the traps, they behave like a spring trap with two to four airs that when touched trigger the trap. It then sucks in the water and whatever else is there. UG is a very small one but it can catch legs of shrimplets which can't then get away to feed.

Some of the larger species will take adult shrimps very easily, great little Carnivorous Plant, and Australia has hundreds including a lot from this family.

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torface Shrimp Master

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Wow, that's really interesting. Not good for the shrimpies though. Could be why I lost a lot of my blue velvet shrimplets!

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

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Burn it! Burn it with lots of fire!! It is an evil shrimp killer that you need to get on top of before it gets too bad. BigD has already gone through how bad it is for your shrimp but if you don't get rid of it as quick as possible it will spread quicker then Bob's crabs, lol :smiley_simmons:

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Matt_95 Shrimp Lover

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It looks more like U. gibba than gramifolia to me. It has very nice flowers if you allow it to.

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northboy Shrimp Master

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Leave my crabs out of it LOL

Let me see with a shipment of Gup.ys there will be CRABS

Start scrathen

Bob

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Squiggle Shrimp Guru

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Leave my crabs out of it LOL

Let me see with a shipment of Gup.ys there will be CRABS

Start scrathen

Bob

Hahaha, I've been able to stay free of crabs for so long :victorious:

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northboy Shrimp Master

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Well not any longer my friend LOL LOL :triumphant:

I have to get some for Wayne so you are going to get some to, as I said start scratching LOL

Bob

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Well not any longer my friend LOL LOL :triumphant:

I have to get some for Wayne so you are going to get some to' date=' as I said start scratching LOL

Bob[/quote']

i thought we cured you of sharing those damn crabs Bob? :dejection:

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