How to plant amazon swords?

[user_name]

anyone have any tips, how deep should it be buried, ect. Also, will it be torn up if it's in a tank with a pleco?

 

[jptjpt]

You can cut the roots back to about 1/5-2", removing any black/dead roots completely. Bury it in the substrate right up to the crown level but not more than a few mm past it. The crown is where all of the stalks meet. Swords love to grow roots so once established, the pleco won't be able to move it. Swords are root feeders so using a root tabs either DIY or store bought will stimulate it to grow better. If you want to keep them small with many leaves, you'll have to uproot them from time to time and trim the roots back.

 

[user_name]

thank you, I'm planting it now in my 10 g, and I''ll pick up some more for the pleco growout tank. Thanks!

 

[tanker]

What kind of sword??? A sword can grow to over 20 inches tall.

 

[dundadundun]

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skip to where it says echinodorus bleheri... about 4:05

 

[alan j t]

i've had swords take half of my 75. now i plant em in pots. you can move as much as you want and it wont shock the the plant.

 

[user_name]

thanks everybody, and they were labeled as amazon swords at petsmart. I'll trim if neccesary, and my 55 will glady accept it if it gets too out of hand. Thanks guys!

 

[Lillyan]

I have a 9in pleco with plants, he doesn't uproot anything. But my Dojos...gawd, every day, something else is floating.
2-3in deep sand, I leave the roots long, off to the side so more is secure just in case.

 

[user_name]

I have a 9in pleco with plants, he doesn't uproot anything. But my Dojos...gawd, every day, something else is floating.
2-3in deep sand, I leave the roots long, off to the side so more is secure just in case.

oh god, I didn't even think about him.... BTW dojos are the BEST!

 

[captaincaveman9]

No matter what, if you bought the amazon sword from petsmart or petco, they will appear to wilt and die in the tank, it's just because amazon sword are really bog plants and can thrive in both submerged and semi submerged, the amazon sold in stores is generally grown semi submerged for cheaper cost of growing and reproducing them. Also, they will easily overtake a 10 gallon tank in a matter of months in low light and low ferts after they establish themselves (replace leaves and roots grow out). With a bleco and depending on the size of the dojo, they will cause you to be replanting it alot until it establishes.