A replacement for Elodia

[Rhonda W]

As Elodia has now been classed as a noxious weed, I am unable to purchase it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a good replacement for Microscope lessons.

[Labbie]

Hi Rhoda, please do a search for Elodia, their was a thread about this in 2006, it may be of some help.

[sunray18]

I think the one that we were advised to replace it wiht is Pink Baby Tears - but it isnt as good as Elodea .. has anyone got any suggestion?

[RosalieM]

I asked the man at the petshop. He was very helpful. I don't remember what he gave me so I'm sorry that I can't be so helpful! I told him I needed something like elodea so the kids could look at it under the microscope. Also, if you do a search with the spelling elodea instead of elodia you will find some more. I don't know which is the correct spelling, but both are out there in chemtalk land!

[JudyM]

The replacement I got for Elodea was called Hydrilla. The pet shop had to order it in for me.

Judy

[Ocean Breeze]

Thought.
All the lab techs grow their own supply in indoor tanks and jars . We continue to supply & swop with each other to keep the supply chain going.
It never gets released into waterways, due to our diligent housekeeping and quarantine skills.
????

[sunray18]

I like it!!!!

[Ocean Breeze]

I do too mushroom!
If elodea is the best plant for the job.. then elodea we shall have.
Why not?
makes sense...after all, we all grow exotics indoors as well as outdoors
looking at what i have on the window sill of prep room.....aloe vera, mexican cactus, jar of wet scum,coleus,madonna lily, venus fly trap ,devils ivy, ribbon grass
would I allow any of those to 'escape' into the envionment? - NO.
Same with a jar of elodea... all under control

[rae]

Hi All,

Apart from the fact that elodea is now considered a noxious weed and we have a responsibility to not grow it and to educate the kids, the hydrilla is readily available, can grow just like elodea and looks virtually the same. I was in the same boat earlier in the year and bought hydrilla which I now have growing in my fish tank. The biology teachers used this and we have had no complaints!!

Lorrae

[Ocean Breeze]

I shall look out for it Rae.
Thanks

[Rhonda W]

Thank you all for your response, it is all very helpful.