Home  What's New  About  Contribute  Submissions  Preface  Introduction  Fish Anatomy  Water Chemistry  The Aquarium  Plant Care  Plant Species  Food  Disease  Biotope Aquaria    Ecosystems    Country Database  Fish Species    Catfish    Characins    Cichlids    Cyprinds    Killifish    Labyrinth Fish    Livebearers    Loaches    Others    Perches    Rainbowfish  Non-fish Species  Breeding Fish  Aquarium Photos  Bibliography  Links  Resources  Rainforests  Books  Mongabay Sites    Kids site    Travel Tips  News  Contact Elodea canadensis COMMON NAME: Canadian Elodea SYN: None FAMILY: Hydrocharitaceae RANGE: North America AQUASCAPE: Background, bunch plant HEIGHT: To 6' (1.8 m) AH: From 12" (30 cm) WATER: bright LIGHT: pH: 6.0-8.0; 5-20 dH; 50-70°F (12-21°C) SUBSTRATE: plain gravel P: Cuttings REMARKS: This fast-growing coldwater species requires frequent pruning. DC: 2 Plant Symbol Definitions what's new | tropical fish home | help support the site | news | search | about | contact Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006 The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.