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Right...i've ordered some Blyxa aubertii, some Cyperus helferi and some Heteranthera zosterifolia. Thanks for your help

I love Blyxa but never had much luck keeping them !!!

I will probably go for some C. ponterderifolia

Ive got the rotala rotundifolia earmarked for the back of the tank. I have some Crypt. pontederifolia for midground planting but i just wanted some nice bushy stem plant. Or...is it just a case of keeping Rotala, heteranthera, Limnophylla, ludwigia arcuata etc trimmed down so it stays small...

Looking for a nice, bushy stem plant that gets to about 30cm tall. Tank is 120 gallons, CO2, 4 x T5 tubes and lots of fish. sand and compost substrate. All suggestions welcome Andy

Well thanks for the suggestions and ID help :eh:

Just set me tank back up as a planted tank as follows. 57" x 24(h) x 19(w) 4 x 54w, 48" T5 tubes Tetratec 1200 ext filter + 2 internals. Substrate is 1" ericaceous compost and 2" playpit sand CO2 is 2kg FE delivered via a ladder. Fish = lots of guppies, 1 small BN plec, 6 bronze corries and a...

Normal straight vallis grows like a weed in my tank but i never have any luck growing the twisted variety....any suggestions ? 100 gallon tank, 4 x 48" T8 tubes, playpit sand/ericaceous compost substrate, no CO2 (yet). Water probably around 7.5pH and 78 deg F. I usually buy it in clumps with...

As above....definately Zantedeschia.

Could it be sagittaria nantans/subulata ?....got loads myself that spread like mad !!!

Crypt pontederifolia has always been a favourite of mine growing to 25cm

An all time favourite which traditionally dies after a month usually due to insufficient light and CO2. But i really fancy having a go at this plant again especially now my light is at 2.5 wpg and i have good CO2. Is it worth it ?....shall i give it a go ? any tips on success ? Many thanks...

Well the cyperus is all but completely brown now....what would you do ? leave it to see if it grows or chuck it out ? It is greener gown towards the crowns but im not holding out much hope. I'm looking for something "grasslike" and Cyperus would've been ideal. Vallis is nice but grows too...

Thank you :thumbup: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5962

Bought these Crypts from my LFS a few weeks ago as "bare rooted 30p per plant" specimens. They've taken well but i'd like some more and the lfs doesn't know if they'll be getting the same ones in again. So...any ideas and do you know how big it will get eventually ( 3wpg, CO2 plus all the...

Thanks mate....interesting stuff. :thumbup:

Took delivery of 8 lovely pots of the above last week....they looked superb. I have nearly 3wpg (6 xT8 mixed tubes), CO2 injection and a sandy substrate with JI 2 potting compost underneath. I also dose weekly with nutrafin plant gro. Filteration and circulation is spot on although the...

I have just aquired an aqua one AR 980 tank and wouldn't mind setting it up in the conservatory as a coldwater tank. Obviously the temps will fluctuate from very hot in summer down to 10 degrees c in winter. Are there any "tropical" plants that will be suited to these conditions apart from...

Thanks for that but i'm doing some general purpose aquarium salt....and the above means absolutely nothing to me :lol:

I have a 40 gallon "fun" tank which has some guppies, swords and platies in. I just let them get on with it and breed and then give the spare babies away. I add a small amount of salt to the tank to combat bacterial infections, common in newly added guppies but i'd also like to add a few...

Do tropical lillies have resting periods ? I would imagine that if they're grown in lakes that have dry periods, they'd die down or if the weather got colder like in northern Europe but i've grown tropical lillies for many years and never known them to naturally die back....same with Aponogeton...

If you're looking for a grassy plant,sagittaria (natans) can get taller than a lot of people think. There's a few other varieties too.

had this plant for ages but don't know what it is....leaves are about 1" long and the plant is approaching 2 foot tall.

I have a lovely group of Limnophila aromatica (pictured below) in my 50 gal. Lovely and green with pink under the leaves, it really looks great. But it will soon be touching the water surface and i will need to prune it back. How do you recommend i do it ?....should it be cut hard back to...

absolutely fine...i found these plants grow like weeds but need good lighting to produce the pink veined effect. I bought about 3 pots of this plant about 3 years ago and it's still going from those original 3 after taking loads of cuttings. I just chuck my cuttings in the aquarium gravel or...

This is the stuff i've got because it came out of the tank in the link. Very nice though. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4424

Thanks guys. I thought that was more of a ground cover plant....i have something similar which is spreading like mad but across the gravel, not upwards. Ive grown the Rotala Rotundifolia before and it's certainly got over 18" tall before spilling out over the surface of the tank. I had a...

Im looking for a stem plant that has the following attributes. Max height 8-12" (no taller !!!) nice and bushy preferably green but don't mind pink/red Can be planted in clumps it will be grown in 2.5wpg and pressurised CO2. All the other plants are thriving !!! Any suggestions ? Thanks Andy

I would love to grow Rotala Macranda but every time ive tried it, it just melts on me. Cambomba would be a similar plant but i fond that just burns itself out. Any secret to their success ? Not tried them in my present tank but i have 3wpg (3 x T8 triplus tubes) plus good CO2 injection. All...

Cheers guys.....what is the care for this ?

Posted for a friend. is this H.C. Cuba ? How would you trim it up and are the cuttings any use (i have first dibs on them !!!! :D )

I have two tropical Nymphaea sp.....similar to the lotus but completely red in colour. How should one treat them ? They both look awesome, big underwater leaves (ive pinched out the surface leaves) but do they die down like our native lilies or will they just stay as they are ? Any help...

Perfect in my eyes mate...don't know if everyone will agree with me though. :wink: Thanks anyway....im going to rip it out and get something else from the LFS tomorrow. The smaller sp will be staying though

Definately a Sag mate....the one ive grown has always kept small and been a perfect forground carpet plant which is why i bought more.

I have some sagittaria growing really well in my tank....it's about 2" tall and spreads by underground runners. I thought this was Sag natans. However, i have recently bought some more of this and it is 12" tall...more like Vallis than Sag. Have i got the right species as i'd really like the...

Ok...i had a big whinge at Plants alive and they've agreed to replace the sub standard or missing plants free of charge. fair dos to them for that. They explained that sometimes, stuff like Heteranthera can come in at 8" tall, sometimes at 3"....looks like i got the raw end of the deal Andy

Well ive just received my order.....WHAT AN ABSOLUTE CROCK OF S**T No rotala indica...although they said they've refunded the money No sagittaria natans ??? hereranthera is 4" long Ludwigia is 6" long Blyxa is ok, Crypt is ok, Cyperus is good I'm sitting here looing at this tiny bag of...

well i ordered the above on the 10th and i still haven't had the plants. Apparently, the order was sent out yesterday....1st class but still noting today (still early days though). There was a nasty frost last night too so i hope they get here in one piece !!!

Ordered last friday (10th oct) the following Blyxa Japonica Dwarf soft rush Quantity - 15 Cryptocoryne Pondederifolia Quantity - 10 Cyperus Helferi Quantity - 25 Heteranthera Zosterfolia or Sea Grass Quantity - 15 Ludwigia Arcuata or Needle leaf Ludwigia Quantity - 25 Rotala Rotundefolia...

Thank you sir....i will have a go with the Ludwigia for a change Andy

200 L tank (48 x 18 x 15). 3 x 40w tubes, will have a coarse sand substrate with aquatic soil (or JI 2) underneath, tap water with slightly alkaline pH (7.5 ish), tetra CO2 (2 units of the tetra CO2 in a can but will be upgraded to CO2 injection). I am revamping my aquarium and i am currently...

I have a few plant cuttings that i've put into pots. They've gone into a small bare aquarium which has no heating. The water temp is around 10-15 deg C as the tank is in the conservatory. How long will the plants survive in those conditions ?. They have plenty of light but no heat and only...

I've never kept them but aren't Silver dollars largely herbivores ?

Would it be possible to grow...and then maintain over a long period, glossostigma in approx 1-2cm depth of eco complete ? I plan to have quite a bit of glosso in my new tank and thought it would look good if it was in shallow substrate...and of course it would save a fortune. Thanks in advance...

36 views and no one can help me :? Oh well....maybe i'm asking too many questions :oops:

I have....sorry had, a gorgeous clump of HZ...growing really nicely and a major focal point in my tank. But in the last week, it has gone black and melted away....almost like a tender terrestrial plant goes when it gets frosted. This has coincided with me using Tetra Easy Balance. It is...

Thanks Sam....i was taken in by the pic too :oops: I plan a bigger tank after xmas...about 28" deep so i might actually pot it into a 6" clay pot and try to keep it contained a bit and grow it in a pot in the new tank. Anyone done that before ? Andy

Last week, i got a

It would obviously depend on what your lighting is, whether CO2 was added and what substrate you have but i would suggest rotala indica, hetranthera zosterifolia, crypts, and maybe worth trying some blyxa japonica. Andy

Tank will be... 30x15x12 very bright lighting (2 x 35w power compacts) CO2 (pressurised) Sand/tetra complete substrate 50/50 RO/hard tap water Small ext filter temp 78 F Stocking....30-40 cardinals, a few pandas and a few shrimps I'm thinking of adding Blyxa Japonica HETERANTHERA...