Broad Leaf Low Light Plant?
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Hydrocoytle is fairly boad leafed, but it's much more like a lily than a sword, as in it has a soft stem that won't support a fish.
Many crypts are fairly broad leafed. C. Ponterdifolia comes to mind.
Anubias barteria and gracillis. Java Fern is decently broad leafed, not quite a sword, but not tiny either.
All are low light.
Many crypts are fairly broad leafed. C. Ponterdifolia comes to mind.
Anubias barteria and gracillis. Java Fern is decently broad leafed, not quite a sword, but not tiny either.
All are low light.
under 2 wpg, an amazon sword should get pretty big if all of it's needs are met. Besides lighting, what else are you supplying the sword? (Carbon, ferts?)
I'm gonna say that if you can't get the sword to flourish, nothing else will do much better. If you've got 2wpg- that's 100W on a 55, your sword should be floruishing. Can you tell us more about the conditions? Lighting (wattage and type and how many hours a day they are on?) bioload?
I suppose I didn't read that very well. I agree with Turbosaurus.
Amazon Swords are heavy nutrient feeders. What kind of substrate is it in?
Amazon Swords are heavy nutrient feeders. What kind of substrate is it in?
I am using CFL's for lighting, turface for substrate, just recently started dosing excel and put in some root tabs a couple days ago. I have DIY Co2 running as well.
The sword has been in there for a couple weeks, I moved it out of my 29G where nothing was really growing. Maybe its just taking a while to get established again?
The sword has been in there for a couple weeks, I moved it out of my 29G where nothing was really growing. Maybe its just taking a while to get established again?
With 110W over a 55 that sword should be rocking- within a couple days!
Looks like you don't have enough nutrients. Shove one or two root tabs under the plant and within a week you should notice a change.
Looks like you don't have enough nutrients. Shove one or two root tabs under the plant and within a week you should notice a change.
There are some broad leafed crypts as well as things like hygro (giant hygro) that would do fine in that tank. I think a 55 is too small for most swords as they get really huge.
They do get HUGE. I got some off of Jinkzd a while back and two of them have started to grow out the top of a 55. I have only 80 watts over it so I would think as others have said you just need more nutrients.