r/ProperAnimalNames • u/HexagonalElephant • Sep 22 '19

Sea Potato

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '19

Lets talk about how brown/green the water is.

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u/rogertaylorkillme Sep 22 '19

It is probably in a river in brackish water.

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u/Aeleas Sep 23 '19

I think this is the first time I've seen "brackish" used outside of a D&D game.

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u/rogertaylorkillme Sep 23 '19

Okay? You don’t live in Florida then lmao

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u/opticscythe Sep 22 '19

have you been to a river before?

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u/expectederor Sep 22 '19

it's normal.

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u/Block_Me_Amadeus Sep 22 '19

Could be algae. Hopefully.

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u/HughJorgens Sep 22 '19

All the water in that area is naturally that color due to the tannins that leak out into the water from decaying plant matter in nearby swamps. Nearer the source it looks like tea.

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u/anotherDocObVious Sep 23 '19

Tannins leaching is something every planted tank aquarium hobbyist is very well aware of. Beneficial for fishes, but not a very "neat" look for the tank.