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Do all aquatic plants do this or is this specific to anacharis? What about plants such as ludwigia repens? I really like that one and it seems to be doing well in my tank.
Will my Anacharis survive?
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Do all aquatic plants do this or is this specific to anacharis? What about plants such as ludwigia repens? I really like that one and it seems to be doing well in my tank.
No, most aquatic plants stay put
. You can also be lucky with anacharis. But hornwort and anacharis like to grow as floaters.I don't know about ludwigia; never had that one.
NickD, if you take a look at the anacharis I sent, most of them have grown "roots". I had them planted in my tank and they started rooting in. They were buried about 3" deep. the bottoms did look a little white, but the shoots acted like roots holding them down in the substrate nicely. Hopefully they survive. They ought to, since they are basically an aquatic weed.
I had a similar 'adjustment' from some I got. i floated them and they soon sprouted new growth.. once they start growing you can break them up to make more. or they get really long.
btw..many of the stem plants will grow floating..wisteria etc ..I have ludwigia the broke free survive. it grows these runners(rootlike) it can pull nutrients from the water.
btw..many of the stem plants will grow floating..wisteria etc ..I have ludwigia the broke free survive. it grows these runners(rootlike) it can pull nutrients from the water.
let it float and it will get exactly as long as you need it to. cut it into segments to speed up the process once you see new growth. speaking of which I need to do this with my hornwort. it's kinda going nuts in there right now and I'd prefer it to go absolutely bonkers.
