It is an aquatic plant that local to North America and had spread easily and speedily throughout the world. Elodea has branched stems generally with four broad oval-shaped leaves that arranged in whorls around the stem. The suitable temperature and pH for Elodea is from 1°C to 25°C and the pH range is from pH 6.0 to pH 7.5 which is slightly acidic to neutral (Podraza, 2010). The common reproduction of Elodea is through stem fragments which float away, root again, and start new plants (Podraza, 2010). Elodea plant grows better in calm waters that are more than 25 feet deep which commonly in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams because they cannot persist in fast flowing water. Elodea plays an important role as the producer in food web and provides habitat for many small aquatic animals or eaten by fishes and wildlife. Elodea is an excellent oxygen producer and often used as a hiding place for the fish to protect their
It is an aquatic plant that local to North America and had spread easily and speedily throughout the world. Elodea has branched stems generally with four broad oval-shaped leaves that arranged in whorls around the stem. The suitable temperature and pH for Elodea is from 1°C to 25°C and the pH range is from pH 6.0 to pH 7.5 which is slightly acidic to neutral (Podraza, 2010). The common reproduction of Elodea is through stem fragments which float away, root again, and start new plants (Podraza, 2010). Elodea plant grows better in calm waters that are more than 25 feet deep which commonly in ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams because they cannot persist in fast flowing water. Elodea plays an important role as the producer in food web and provides habitat for many small aquatic animals or eaten by fishes and wildlife. Elodea is an excellent oxygen producer and often used as a hiding place for the fish to protect their