Bladderwort found in my tropical aquarium

[Mr31415]

If I am correct in my identification, the stringy plant I found in my tropical aquarium is a Bladderwort. This is a carnivorous plant as is very evident by the copepods captured by the traps.

It seems like the speed at which the trap closes is one of the fastest movements in the plant kingdom. It must be highly efficient as almost each trap on the string had at least two to four copepods, rotifers and possibly other crustaceans.

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0005.jpg
4x,POL

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0011-Edit.jpg
10x, DF

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0017.jpg
10x, FLUO-C4

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0027.jpg
10x, FLUO-C4

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0030.jpg
20x, FLUO-GFP

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0034-Edit.jpg
20x, DIC

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0110.jpg
10x, DIC

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0113-Edit.jpg
40x, DIC, Stack of 64 images

http://www.waldonell.com/images/20131006-DSLR_IMG_0182.jpg
2x * 1.6, BF

[alexsano]

wow! nice shots!

[bleublaze55]

This is really interesting. Thank you for sharing.