how to plant transfer....

[darkmindzz]

so i need/want to take some plants from my 40G and transfer them into 10g AQ.... with the pic of my 40g Aq below and someone(s) tell me which one will work in my 10AQ which get 1.5 watts per gallon and get daily doses of flourish excel and every other day doses of Flourish plant supplement..

#1st what plants can i place in the 10G
#2nd do i just grab some? will the roots of the remaining bunch be damaged?

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x88/darkmindzz/updatedAQ--005.jpg

[Bk718]

the crypts and water sprite would work in the 10g.
The crypt you can break it up without any issues, the sprite you can cut a branch off

[darkmindzz]

BK.. help a brotha out..
which ones are crypts and which ones are the sprites...

[JPDVM2014]

The crypts definitely. I've got some in my 10 and they fill it out nicely. And mine aren't anywhere near as filled out as yours.

[darkmindzz]

which are the crypts.. :swear:

[JPDVM2014]

lol, you must have posted when i was typing mine. The crypts are the 3 darker plants you have on the left middle and right.

[darkmindzz]

ok great.. i will take some of those from each bunch and plant them in the 10g AQ... all i need now is wood.. **** i wish i lived in the countryside...


JD.. do you have pics of yout 10 g AQ.. how are you giving adequate swim space will still giving dense cavern type vibe to the tank..

[Mindcrime121]

I'd be careful breaking up the crypts, as a lot of people on here have told me that they are prone to melt when moved like that. As for the sprite, just snip the stem right above a leaf node and it should start growing a new stem at the cut while the top can be moved to your 10g and the stem simply stuck into the substrate where it will grows roots and become a whole new plant.

[JPDVM2014]

Here is what my tank looked like before the crypts started to melt. It still pretty much looks the same, just not so many crypt leaves. The two pieces of driftwood have caves underneath. The anubias form a sort of "cave" too now that they are filled in a little more. And once the crypts grow in they should be pretty good at blocking lines of sight. And you can barely see it but i've got some java moss started on the center driftwood. Once that grows in it should help with hiding too.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/3061420821_a6afae0675.jpg?v=0

And the crypts when you move them will most likely seem to die, but just remove the leaves and stems that turn to mush and they will most likely grow back. Just when you move them, make sure you split the roots, don't cut the stems off or else you won't get anything.

[darkmindzz]

good info mindcrime.. i am going to get a long stem an plant one in each corner.. then hopefully the moss and other plants in the AQ start to fill out soon...

[Mindcrime121]

A lot of this is fresh in my mind because I'm just getting in to the hobby myself and pruned my rotala for the first time yesterday, lol. I transferred some sprite myself a week or so ago into my wife's beta tank.

[darkmindzz]

nice...

and i just got back home and i need to tell everyone who will listen... i am still on my aquarium high.. check out these series of events that just went down here:

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1728544#post1728544

[Mindcrime121]

That 26 is gonna look NICE planted!! Update that thread you linked here to keep us up to speed on what you do with it. I'd LOVE to have a tank that size with those dimensions.