How best to plant Cryptocoryne

wickerman

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• Apr 24, 2006

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Hi
Im gettin some Cryptocoryne wendtii for the foreground.
How is the best way to plant it...bunch a few plants together,or plant each plant single?

i bunch all background plants in groups ..but not sure if crypts look good this way.
Thanks 4 any help

 

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justintoxicated

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• Apr 24, 2006

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I would plant them individualy, mine grow large fast and wille ventualy multiply anyways.

 

EcoPit

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• Apr 24, 2006

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I would plant them in very loose bunches. You don't want to plant them too closely because they will spread and fill out, but if they are roughly grouped I think it looks better.

 

Galaxie

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• Apr 24, 2006

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EcoPit said:

I would plant them in very loose bunches. You don't want to plant them too closely because they will spread and fill out, but if they are roughly grouped I think it looks better.

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Agreed, my Red Wendtii went through some growing pains, but it really took off and is taking over 1/2 of the bottom of my 20-inch wide tank. I'm giving it about 8 inches to the nearest plant....which is, luckily, java fern. I keep shoving the java farther and farther away.