Comments on: Houston Plant Fest (2009)

By: Mariano Rosbough

Mariano Rosbough — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:09:50 +0000

It is corporeal joy to study you blog!

By: Michael Chan

Michael Chan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:05:03 +0000

Very nice! The first picture is very ironic – a driftwood-only tank in a planted aquarium fest

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:46:34 +0000

Thanks guys. Definitely looking forward to seeing everyone again at Aquafest in October.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:04:32 +0000

Well done Kris. Really enjoyed photograph #3. It was fun. We should do it again.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:40:16 +0000

Excellent write-up, Kris! I enjoyed it immensely! It was definitely wonderful to have you guys come down and visit.

By: John D.

John D. — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:49:34 +0000

Nice write-up Kris! I’m working on mine now =]
It was good to see you again man! and hopefully I’ll be joining you guys in October!

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:54:13 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys. Mark, you’re right that the way we strive for plants to grow in our tanks is often a completely different paradigm than how they exist in nature. Still pretty impressive to look down at all that plant mass though!

By: Luis Navarro

Luis Navarro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:59:17 +0000

It was great having you Kris! See you in October.

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:44:56 +0000

What I found educational about this post is the second photo of the San Marcos River, showing what appears to be cabomba in its naturalized state – about an inch or two of bright green at the very top, and all brown (and decaying?) downwards from there. Very similar to the hydrilla in the C&O Canal – but very different from how we strive to maintain plants in aquariums!

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:31:30 +0000

Thanks Al! I didn’t hear anything about the fish, but we did see a ton of very large plecos “hanging” on the side of one of the waterways. You’re definitely right about Florida. We caught all kinds of non-native fish down there in the Miami canals last time I was there.