I know you can't bury java ferns and crypts in the substrate but what about anubias? My LFS is selling them potted and they are telling me they can be buried. Is this in fact the case before I buy them?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Anubias in substrate?
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The roots can be buried but the rhyzone or whatever it's called must stay above the gravel so it can receive light ...
I have a nice anubias with a complicated rooting system and its' been buried in substrate... The lil green part stays above but theres so many roots i can just shove it under the gravel.
I noticed the roots creeped under my driftwood to anchor :O
I have a nice anubias with a complicated rooting system and its' been buried in substrate... The lil green part stays above but theres so many roots i can just shove it under the gravel.
I noticed the roots creeped under my driftwood to anchor :O
Java ferns can be in the substrate the same way, only roots, just don't bury the rhizome.
Crypts can be buried as well.
Crypts can be buried as well.
So all the white roots coming off of the horizontal green rhyzome can be buried? Sounds good to me. My LFS had three very nice looking anubias potted and I snatched them all up. On another note, I went into our local Petsmart, to buy dog food, and they were selling all of their fish and plants for 75% off because they were replacing all of their tanks and racking system. I did buy three blue hi-fin platies. One of them has a very pretty yrllow hi-fin and I got the for fifty five cents each.
Thanks again, I alrady have my one piece of driftwood covered in java fern and would not have had a place for the anubias if I could not have buried the roots in the gravel. How long should I leave the new java fern that forms on the end of the leaves before I pull it off?
Thanks again, I alrady have my one piece of driftwood covered in java fern and would not have had a place for the anubias if I could not have buried the roots in the gravel. How long should I leave the new java fern that forms on the end of the leaves before I pull it off?
You can also trim about 1/3 of the roots off before planting if you want. It makes it easier to plant them if they have long roots.
For the baby ferns growing off the mother plant, I like to wait at least a couple weeks until they have a decent size and root system.
For the baby ferns growing off the mother plant, I like to wait at least a couple weeks until they have a decent size and root system.