anubias nana

[evelyn80]

anubias nana is attached to rocks correct? or r the roots placed in the substrate

[msjinkzd]

You can anchor it to rock/wood/decoratoin. It can have the roots put in the substrate, but the rhizome <lateral fingerlike thing> should stay unburied.

[evelyn80]

ahh ok thx msj! how can i tell if its producing a new plant?

[msjinkzd]

the rhizome keeps growing and new leaves are produced. I generally split the rhizome wiht a minimum or 3 or 4 leaves.

[jpappy789]

I agree w/ jinx!

I have all mine rooted in the substrate, with the rhizome unburied.

I haen't split mine yet...currently I have one that's probably 4-5" long with at least 10 leaves. Maybe I should do that.......

[evelyn80]

wat does the rhizome look like? i may need to split this plant if i can :D

[evelyn80]

also how do i plant rotala indica just place it in the substrate?

[Blown 346]

wat does the rhizome look like? i may need to split this plant if i can :D


The rhizome looks almost like a pea pod at the bottom of the plant. The roots come out of it. If you do split it use sharp scissors or something similar to make a nice clean fast cut.

[jpappy789]

Yep, it's the long, green stalk-like thing that's between the plants and the roots...

And any stem plants like rotala can go right in the substrate. Pick off any leaves towards the very bottom before the rot away from lack of light.

[msjinkzd]

I just use my fingernails to split anubias. They break pretty easily. Rotala as was said just goes in the substrate, it grows very readily and quickly

[evelyn80]

thank you! after some investigations i have discovered i can separate my anubias into 2 :)