Qs-tip #5 Plants on a stick

[duke33]

Awesome tank! And a neat tip.

 

[Que]

Here is a more mature crypt on a stick.

The stick may need replacing in a few months


nice bundle of roots and shoots


the nice side


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[Inka4040]

The nice side is indeed quite nice! They seem to be growing in kind of bonsai like when deprived of the substrate. The raft they're creating is really interesting.

 

[mel_20_20]

So they don't need to have the roots go down into the substrate. I'm a total noob when it comes to plants.

 

[Que]

So they don't need to have the roots go down into the substrate. I'm a total noob when it comes to plants.

Some plants don't. The java ferns and the crypts I have don't need substrate but the crypts will grow much smaller than if they were planted in substrate.

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[msjinkzd]

Do you trim the roots on those Q?

 

[Que]

Do you trim the roots on those Q?

Only when it becomes a problem. I have seen no adverse affects from light trimming of roots.

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