Small Anubias Question

[gsparsan]

I have an immersed Anubias plant in anoutside tank that has sent long stem like branches outside the tank (pic 1). This contained a number of nice little white flowers (pic 2). After the flowers died out, I was left with bundles of little circular bulbs (pic 3). Now, small plants are growing out of them (pic 4).

I want to cut off the small plants and plant them in my main display tank (submerged). How best do I do this?

Is the plant the right size now or should I wait for it to grow more?

There is almost no root at present. Will that be a problem or will the roots develop once in water?

 

[Mgamer20o0]

just cut the stem and tie it down

 

[midiamin]

Are you sure that's an Anubius? Sure looks like and Echinodorus argentensis to me.

 

[Bk718]

Whats the time sequence for each pic??? just curious in what time period did the flower dry up and then start forming new leaves..

 

[gsparsan]

Are you sure that's an Anubius? Sure looks like and Echinodorus argentensis to me.

Looked like anubias when it was fully submerged. When the leaves grew out of water, the new leaves changed shape. They used to be much wider before but since it has started flowering, the leaves got smaller and die more quickly

 

[gsparsan]

Whats the time sequence for each pic??? just curious in what time period did the flower dry up and then start forming new leaves..

When I noticed the stem, it already had a couple of flowers on. From that time to the new leaves forming... I'd say about 3 weeks.

 

[jones57742]

gs:

I am no plant guru but I partially concur with midiamin as the leaves do not appear to be annubias.

I also partially concur with Mg except that IMHO cutting off a submerged leaf cluster very, very near the stalk has the greatest probability of propagation.

TR

 

[soobie]

That is not an Anubias flower. Anubias flowers are enclosed in a spathe. There's a picture here.

 

[lovemybarbs]

Looks like a sword of some kind.

 

[Sammie7]

Those look like the leaves of an emersed amazon sword to me flowers, plantlets, and all. The flowers are definitely not anubias flowers and anubias don't branch off like that to form new plantlets.