pondscape.us - July-07 - 2009 - New Cray Fish & Floating Water Lettuce

[1990tyler]

how much did you pay for your watter lettuce? thanks!

[pondscape]

@1990tyler I don't recall now, but it fizzled and died. The Water Hyacinth is a much stronger plant and multiplies like a mofo :) I've been trying and failing to keep water hyacinth in doors over the winter, but with many hours of online research, trial and error -- I think I've figured out what I have been doing wrong. I'll be testing the theory when the winter fades and I can grow it outside again. I'll take some, bring it in & experiment.

[pondscape]

@1990tyler FYI: they made Water Hyacinth illegal to sell in Chicago so if ur in Chicago u gotta goto the suburbs for it. Its not illegal to "have" its just illegal to SELL here now. They claim theres a high probability of it adapting to northern waters, which is bullshit. Death is 100% guaranteed once the temp hits freezing and remains there for a couple days. Personally I think some rich a-hole has stock in a competing plant and greased a few palms to get this law passed.

[pondscape]

@1990tyler Its risky to sell fish out of state but easy to ship plants. So if I succeed with this and I can start selling Hyacinth plants online, I'm gonna have to get a Mail Boxes Etc postal address in the suburbs so that I can legally do it. What a bunch of dicks. Thankfully Mayor Daley is retiring and thus will not be running in the next election. He really is a dickhole.

[Redman8102]

wow did ur crayfish not eat ur existing fish???

[pondscape]

@Redman8102 nope. nor are my huge gold fish eating my guppies, etc either :)

[redstarmode]

You should get at least 10 crawfish in there, male and female so they can reproduce. Also, get lots of Guppies so they can eat mosquito larva.

[pondscape]

Guppies are one of the many species of fish we have in there :) See my other vids for more detail :) Yes, I agree with you on the cray fish. Am planning on doing exactly that this summer! Way ahead of you! :)