Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some cultural tips for going out a little tiny Buce I have found in my tank. The Buce is far smaller than a 1p coin, it has around 3-4 very tiny leaves and little roots. I have have noticed this Buce for quite a while and I believe it came in last year along with 2 Buce my mate gave me for Christmas. It has never really done anything in my aquarium so I decided to try to go it emersed to see if I can get it going. It is currently in a tiny container with some EBI shrimp substrate as it is the only thing I have in handy. I've placed it next to my shrimp aquarium where it will receive some ambient light from the tank, it gets heat from the lighting unit, from what I can see it creates a lot of condensation which should mean humidity is fine.
Are there anything I should keep an eye out for? The problem I see right now is if it will receive enough light because the light for the shrimp tank is under a hood so the emersed pot gets its light through the side of an aquarium glass.
What are the chances of this growing into a decent sized plant? I understand it may take a while but I'm willing to wait as I am intrigued by what type of Buce this will be.
I do have 2 more Buces in my tank and I'm willing to try out one of them for emersed too if this one becomes successful or if I can keep it alive.
Michael.
I'm looking for some cultural tips for going out a little tiny Buce I have found in my tank. The Buce is far smaller than a 1p coin, it has around 3-4 very tiny leaves and little roots. I have have noticed this Buce for quite a while and I believe it came in last year along with 2 Buce my mate gave me for Christmas. It has never really done anything in my aquarium so I decided to try to go it emersed to see if I can get it going. It is currently in a tiny container with some EBI shrimp substrate as it is the only thing I have in handy. I've placed it next to my shrimp aquarium where it will receive some ambient light from the tank, it gets heat from the lighting unit, from what I can see it creates a lot of condensation which should mean humidity is fine.
Are there anything I should keep an eye out for? The problem I see right now is if it will receive enough light because the light for the shrimp tank is under a hood so the emersed pot gets its light through the side of an aquarium glass.
What are the chances of this growing into a decent sized plant? I understand it may take a while but I'm willing to wait as I am intrigued by what type of Buce this will be.
I do have 2 more Buces in my tank and I'm willing to try out one of them for emersed too if this one becomes successful or if I can keep it alive.
Michael.
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