growing anubias half out of the water??

[terror]

read somehwere that they do and grow better when grown only ropots under water..
anybodytried this??

i gues i'm quite desperate for my anubias to do well.
theyt still haven;'t stuck to the wood.

 

[RTR]

Anubias does far better for me with the roots in a moderately rich substrate than it does on wood or rock. The rhizome is left exposed, but the roots are planted.

I have grow A. b. nana emerse in a well-covered bog terrarium (very high humidity is an absolute requirement for me in this situation) just to speed growth - it does grow much faster emerse. But I have so much now that I only would do this with new cultivars that I wanted to multiply. It is still not fast, but faster.

 

[djlen]

As RTR says, if you have a rich substrate such as Flourite, or even a regular substrate that is established, you can plant Anubia right in it. Just try to keep as much of the Rhizome above the substrate level as possible.
I have found that planting this way they grow much better, and I have not experienced any rotting when planting this way. I just pulled two huge pieces of driftwood covered with them out for trimming and bleaching and their roots had grown down the wood and into the substrate.

Len

 

[terror]

thanks!

thanks rtr, len...
what kind of substrate can i use?
can i use gravel?
i'm planning to add some or put a plastic and tie it on the roots of the anubias

thanks again

 

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

mine is flourishing in a large rocky substrate. its exposed.... with only the long roots reaching deep enough into the substrate to pick up nutrients. its fully submerged... and i've read that they grow this way often in thier natural habitat so allowing them to reach above water is not nessecary.



-Diana

 

[djlen]

I use Flourite and Profile which are Fe rich, but hardly necessary for Anubia. They do well with nutrients within the general water table, but IME tend to grow faster, fuller and lush when their roots are allowed to get in to established substrate.
Plain old gravel would be fine for them and many plants.

Len

 

[Gomer]

emersed anubias....nice and algae free! takes a bit for them to settle, but once they do, they grow oh so nicely!.....windelov fern too (old picture)

 

[terror]

thanks!

thanks!!