3rd Attempt at Plants in my 46g, will they live? PICS!!
- Thread starter hondaman
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I agree that most of the unknowns are not true aquatics. Number 3 *might* be African Bolbitis. I just got a good bit of that in a clipping pass-along and it looks similar.
http://images.google.com/images?sou...004-19,GGLD:en&q=african bolbitis&sa=N&tab=wi
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#1 and #4 Dracaena sanderiana - will die underwater
#2 - Aluminum plant - Pilea cadierel - will die underwater quickly
#3 - either Borneo fern - trichomanes javanicum - might last as long as 2 months if you're lucky - or Bolbitus fern which should be fine but would do better attached to driftwood or a rock than buried in the gravel. If you got it cheap, it's probably Borneo fern.
#2 - Aluminum plant - Pilea cadierel - will die underwater quickly
#3 - either Borneo fern - trichomanes javanicum - might last as long as 2 months if you're lucky - or Bolbitus fern which should be fine but would do better attached to driftwood or a rock than buried in the gravel. If you got it cheap, it's probably Borneo fern.
Just an update guys, It been a week and I still have the plants in the tank. Best part is they all look as good as they did when I got them. I dunno I believe what you guys are telling me about the plants not being aquatic but hey whatever works at this point.
Just some points on each plant...
My Java Ferns are coming back to life! woo hoo! and my amazon swords are looking lovely and budding!
Unknown 1
Still alive and rooting! No leaf loss, and showing new leaf growth.
Unknown 2
Still alive, is rooting, has lost 1 leaf (today actually), and comparing to last weeks photos is showing new leaf growth in 4 different spots.
Unknown 3
Still alive and looks exactly thie same.
Unknown 4
Still alive, signs of rooting, no leaf loss, some new leaf growth, 2 very small brown spots, no major color loss.
I will be going out to a specialty lfs about an hour from here to pick up some eco-complete.
Just some points on each plant...
My Java Ferns are coming back to life! woo hoo! and my amazon swords are looking lovely and budding!
Unknown 1
Still alive and rooting! No leaf loss, and showing new leaf growth.
Unknown 2
Still alive, is rooting, has lost 1 leaf (today actually), and comparing to last weeks photos is showing new leaf growth in 4 different spots.
Unknown 3
Still alive and looks exactly thie same.
Unknown 4
Still alive, signs of rooting, no leaf loss, some new leaf growth, 2 very small brown spots, no major color loss.
I will be going out to a specialty lfs about an hour from here to pick up some eco-complete.
rrkss said:
My personal experience disagrees with this. I run a Hagen ladder on my 72 gallon tank with pressurized CO2. My CO2 levels are quite high. I can drop my pH level by 1.0 pretty easily.
hondaman, java ferns are one of the toughest aquatic plants I've ever seen. They are right up there with java moss and anubias. Give them some time and they should be fine. You have a good amount of light, especially for easy plants like java fern. Be careful not to bury the rhizome of certain plants in the gravel. The arrows in this pic point to the java fern's rhizome.
If you want to help your swords out, put some fertilizer sticks in the gravel underneath them. Swords can have a big appetite for nutrients. I use Jobes sticks for lush ferns & palms. They're very cheap. You have to be careful when you pull them out to get as much of the stick out as possible. They can release Urea ammonia and excess nutrients if you don't.
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