Bolbitis sp.

January 9th, 2008

Bolbitis species have long been regarded as a low-light, undemanding plant, that survives in most aquariums. It’s a nice looking fern, adds a deep green to the tank, and can be attached to driftwood, or other hardscape materials. A couple months ago, a species of Bolbitis showed up at a GWAPA meeting that our club hadn’t seen before. This is what I’m calling Bolbitis sp., since I don’t know the proper name.

Bolbitis sp.

At first, we suspected that it was a terrestrial fern, but due to the quantity brought to auction, it was clear that it grow just fine underwater. It was sent to the club by a rainbowfish breeder and collector, who happened to order it from an order source. The leaf form has many more indentations than the usual type. I’ve been keeping it in my 75G aquarium, and growth has been quite slow, but it is growing nevertheless. If anyone can identify the species of this bolbitis, please leave a comment.

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3 Responses to “Bolbitis sp.”

  1. Rob Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    Kris

    Check out Bolbitis heudelotii.

    http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_bolbitis.php

    Looks pretty similar but I am not sure if it is the one.

    Scary part is this

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolbitis

    Rob

  2. Rob Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Kris

    Here is a suggestion for some red in your background.

    Vallisneria caulescens

    Think I may order some of this once I figure out what else I want from Lowcoaster.

    Rob

  3. guitarfish Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 8:19 am

    I agree that the picture on aquahobby kind of looks like it, but searching on Bolbitis heudelotii on various sites usually shows the more common looking leaf structure, including Tropica’s site at:

    http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=006

    Wow! I didn’t realize how many species of Bolbitis there are.

    The Vallisneria caulescens looks like a neat plant, but may been too large and prolific for me to contain in my 75G. There are some nice pictures and info at APC here:

    http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/new-plants-planted-aquariums/6352-vallisneria-caulescens.html

    I swear that I’ve seen this either at a GWAPA auction, or a member’s house. Can’t remember which/who.