ID please - some kind of sword...

nzhang1001

nzhang1001

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The one has leaves sticking out the water surface, on the left side of the tank. It was very Amazon-sword like at the begaining, with somewhat different patterns on its leaves. Later on it just decided to grow these ones shooting out of water, near 2.5' tall.
Thx.

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It's still an amazon sword. The leaves that are in the water are different from the ones in the air. They change and adapt to suit the environment. The ones that come out of the water are called emersed leaves and the ones under water are called immersed. There are several plants in the trade that have this amphibious property. :) Pretty tank!
 
Great, thanks.:)
I remembered the emersed leaves of this one had some different but still similar patterns from other ones in the tank. I thought need to ask.
 
nzhang1001 said:
The one has leaves sticking out the water surface, on the left side of the tank. It was very Amazon-sword like at the begaining, with somewhat different patterns on its leaves. Later on it just decided to grow these ones shooting out of water, near 2.5' tall.
Thx.

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thants an amazing tank, please.... tell us what the fish are and the turtles. is it co2 ? more info!!!
 
Appreciate the nice comments, guys.
Turts are 2 male albono Red Ear Sliders, 1 Concentric Diamondback Terrapin, and 1 Spiny softshell. The first 3 I raised from 1.5" babies, always been kept with fishes and plants. The softie, according to the previous owner, is over 10 years old, a dwarf.
The fishes are 12 Rainbows including Bosemani, Yellow, turquoise, Red, and Banded, 2 SAE, 9 Cories, 1 Bristlenose, 1 EBID, 1 Bolivian RAM.
Thees plants have bad taste for the animals - swords, Hygro, Java fern. A leaf gets torned from time to time. No CO2.
Gotta go. Let me know what else you wanna know:)
 
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