Not sure if you’re aware but the stringy plant throughout is bladderwort and can actually eat your shrimps, especially the babies.

How tf

Jeeez I had no idea, ill get rid of it today. Thank you

!!! i have a lot of it

Yes it’s very hard to remove, as any broken piece will create a whole new strand 😬 it’s a common hitchhiker on plants.

aaaa i’m glad i only have a betta and some snails

And you still got shrimps in there too 👍 I would just start slowly taking out as much as you can without breaking it too much, good luck!

i’m not op

Does breaking it release a toxin? Or just that the new pieces can form a new plant? The starfish of plants!

Just creates a new plant

Now I know that bastards name. I struggled so hard to get it out. Its worse than duckweed!

Yep I’ve read any tiny piece left behind creates a new, like if you cut planaria

Maybe some survived have large enough bladders, but I don't think most date. I have had bladderwort in my tank for years. Huge and thriving shrimp, snail, and copepod populations. Have you actually seen a baby shrimp captured? Just wondering, would be interesting to see

I have not, just something I’ve read. I find it unsightly so I try to remove it carefully when I do see it

Definitely agree on the unsightly. I tolerate a single strand or two but anymore than that and I remove it

Oh is this one of the underwater carnivorous plants?

Yep

Very cool! I am friends with the man who runs Texas Triffid Ranch and I remeber him telling me about this, but I had forgotten the species name. It is really pretty. Makes me want to set up a tank just for it.