I know the background ones are water sprites and the ones attached to the driftwood are java ferns. Are the large leafed ones amazon swords or something else?
You have to click on the link in my sig... can't upload the same file twice apparently.
It looks like a type of sword, but not an Amazon. The leaves on an Amazon sword are more narrow and longer. It might be a type of Anubias or even one or two types of Cryptocoryne.
Are the leaves in a rosette pattern around white roots, or do the leaves attach to a green stem (rhizome) with green and white roots coming off the stem? If they have a rhizome, they are anubias and the rhizome needs to be above the gravel or it will rot.
That is Anubias barteri that have been buried way too deep. The rhizome will certainly rot this way....The best way to plant this plant is to attach to wood or rock. If y ou feel the need to plant it in substrate, just put hlaf the roots down in the substrate with the rhizome <the stick that the roots and leaves extend from> well above the substrate line.
That is Anubias barteri that have been buried way too deep. The rhizome will certainly rot this way....The best way to plant this plant is to attach to wood or rock. If y ou feel the need to plant it in substrate, just put hlaf the roots down in the substrate with the rhizome <the stick that the roots and leaves extend from> well above the substrate line.
Thanks! The leaves are starting to yellow a bit and I guess now I know why. However, I have some individual leaves that became disattached from the rhizome - what do I do about these? Right now I just put their stems in the substrate but I have a feeling that this isn't the best thing.
Thanks! The leaves are starting to yellow a bit and I guess now I know why. However, I have some individual leaves that became disattached from the rhizome - what do I do about these? Right now I just put their stems in the substrate but I have a feeling that this isn't the best thing.
no those leaves are gonzo.... just toss them, They will just contaminate your water.
These leaves also tend to yellow when there is a potassium deficiency.
Pull those rhizomes above the substrate before they rot k?
no those leaves are gonzo.... just toss them, They will just contaminate your water.
These leaves also tend to yellow when there is a potassium deficiency.
Pull those rhizomes above the substrate before they rot k?
Yeah I will tomorrow morning when I see my tank.. I may get a piece of driftwood and attach it to that. I'm guessing if they are already rotten I should just toss the plant away?
Update: Took a look at my tank - there is no rhizome. They are, as webcricket says, in a rosette pattern around white roots. Is this a type of sword then?
A sick one...
It will be hard to id a nutrient-deficient sword from a picture...can you try to get a really good pic with a macro lens?
I am still not 100% convinced it is even an aquatic. Can I ask where you got it from?
A sick one...
It will be hard to id a nutrient-deficient sword from a picture...can you try to get a really good pic with a macro lens?
I am still not 100% convinced it is even an aquatic. Can I ask where you got it from?
I got it from a reputable LFS (not a chain) so I'm convinced that it is an aquatic plant. The other plants are from the same LFS. I doubt I'll be able to get any better pictures than those that my sig links to. I put some root tabs in a few days ago hoping that if the plant is a type of sword, they will start recovering. None of them got better from liquid fert dosing, and one started yellowing heavily at the tip right before I put the tabs in. Hopefully this will help.
