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Sushi Nori found here in U.S. in grocery stores in Asian food Isle might be worth a go. Comes in sheets that can be attached to glass with suction cup clip. Basically it is dried algae.Works best if not overfeeding fishes with commercial foods. Have found many herbivorous fishes to take this ...

Space plants not too close together. Avoid Glut /liquid carbon supplements at high doses initially.IMHO

Most of bulb type plants that I have grown if they went dormant,they did so in late fall into winter .Springtime usually brought growth spurts. Have also buried bulbs too deep,or upside down when first I tried them.

Would be more inclined to increase photoperiod by an hour,and observe for a couple weeks rather than increase light energy for reason Tim mentioned (may need CO2 increase as well).If after a couple weeks the plants still grew slowly,then maybe increase photoperiod by another hour. Opinion varies.

In my NON CO2 injected , low light energy tanks, I have seen Crypt species along with Echinodorus species spread out their leaves in what appeared to be an effort to gather more light to larger surface area especially when young /smaller. As they hopefully grow taller ,more light energy is...

Well me thinks it depends on how long or tall the plant's might be when planted. Last bunch of crypt balansae I got was already near 20 cm as opposed to previous bunch that was only around 8 cm. Yes,,I believe nutritious substrate to provide better result s than inert with many/most species of...

Crypt Balansae takes month's in my low tech to finally reach the surface but does good in lower light .Will take over a corner and send out numerous runner;s to possibly area's where you don't want it.IME I too think Aponogeton would work well but some I have tried seem to go dormant after some...

I have sword plants(echinodorus Red Flame,echinodorus Rose,and Kliener Bar) that send out a couple long stems or stalks a couple times a month in soil based low tech. Some of them I bend back under the center support in the large tank so that they produce plantlet's under water which I keep at...

Vals for me grow much taller,, faster than they grow bushier such as photo depicts. Me thinks sagittaria, or chain sword.

Have grown Crinum in low tech /hard water lot's of times, for it was one of but a few plant's that the cichlids I was caring for at the time did not seem to like the taste of. Plecos did not seem to like it much either. I have not tried this plant with Glut .

I tried this plant too in low tech, planted in substrate, and oddly enough a sprig somehow got loose and attached itself to a rock firmly. The ones planted in substrate developed tiny pinholes which I too thought was sign of potassium deficiency, but increasing K did not help and they quickly...

Keep it trimmed ,wave your hand over it wile changing water to dislodge that which might be collected there and feed less food's.? Would be my path.

Well new leaves are good news indeed. All the more reason for me to remove damaged leafs for younger growth.

Well,if lot's of other leaves were in bad shape, then perhaps the Anubia leaf was / is, last to receive a visit from afore mentioned critter (s) Something fundamentally wrong for many, many leaves to be performing poorly me thinks whether it be one plant or many plant's.?? If rhizome of only...

Would remove the damaged leaf for it will not get better. Cut it from rhizome with sharp razor blade taking care not to cut ones finger in the process. Could be nerite damage or small pinhole that the nerites discovered and made larger along with possibly amanos.. Would not want fertilizer...

I always thought CO2, or lack thereof down low in the tank(always wants to rise up/out), to be reason for plants to shed leaves in favor of those leaves higher up in the water column where CO2 is more plentiful. Believe EI method of dosing would pretty much eliminate nutrient deficiency given...

I slide my finger down the stem to the base of the plant and push down and away from the base to remove damaged leaves on my sword plant's for I do not like the look of a cut stem above the substrate.(Am I weird?) I guess if you can get down low enough with scissors to better hide the cut stem...

www.buceplant.com has several varieties listed with photo's. Maybe can ID from the photo's there? I bought some "Arrogant blue" and "brownie "something or other last year from them and love em.

I would leave the compost be,and cap it with the fine gravel.

Well does not hurt to add a pinch more of KH2PO4 and see what plant's think independent of test kit? Drop checker color will always be more yellow near the surface (according to photo) where O2/CO2 exchange happen's.(Gas rises up and out quickly) Maybe drop checker placed lower in the tank near...

PO4 to 2ppm would be my first inclination unless feeding a lot of fishes. I see this GSA begin to develop on anubia leaves in low tech, and after a few week's of extra KH2PO4, the stuff begin's to go away. Could be the 1.5 ppm KH2PO4 isn't enough for what it once was enough for. I feed quite a...

Yes,would be easy to offer algae wafer's or sinking pellet food.(after lights out, to help keep fishes from eating it all) If plants continue to have ratty leaves,then it ain't the shrimps alone contributing to leaf damage. They might as mentioned, just be taking advantage of decaying plant...

Sword plant's and hygros big nutrient hog's.(both substrate and water column) IME Perhaps Amano are just taking advantage of gradually poorer performing plant's/leaves, due to nutrient deficiency? Perhaps old growth leaves need to be removed for new growth? No other herbivores in the tank? (plecos)

Have experimented with all manner of bulb's/spectrums and have yet to see any real preference by plant's. "Color spectrum matter's or does it ?"thread somewhere here at UKAPS I remember reading. My own LED fixtures contain all manner of blue/red's and plant's perform just fine.(Finnex planted +...

Looks to be one of many ,many species of crypt. Are the tissue cultured plant's not labeled when you purchase them?

Bronze crypt is my guess.

Drop checker high on glass where gas exchange would indicate possibly more CO2 nearer the surface than what is present lower in the tank. Would want lime green to appear in drop checker lower near the substrate were it me. Believe the gas want's to escape the tanks nearly as fast as it is...

I have a couple of the Crypt blassii growing submerged in low tech, and are pushing 20 cm tall with crimson underside of leaves. Have only been in my tank but three month's and throwing out runner's to area's I did not particularly want ,but I am loathe to disturb the plant's for they were slow...

I think the plant's are still viable but maybe need to leave be and focus on overall growth and just let em do what they do. I have some buce in low tech that are a few week's old and just now starting to produce new leaves here and there. Geez, I thought my crypt Parva and anubia were slow .:)

Too much light driving demand past what is available for plant's to draw from.Half estimative index may not be enough . Increasing to full EI would /should see change fairly quickly if it is nutrient deficiency. Leaves only CO2 or lighting.

Might would start CO2 an hour before light's on if not already,and increase all fertz to suggested EI level's. Seem's a lot of light to me ,and is light energy that drives demand for CO2,nutrient's. While half EI dosing might have been enough earlier,might not be enough now that plant mass has...

Amano shrimp,Otocinclus,nerite snails can be of some benefit IME. They spend their time scouring the leaves and stem's of plant's and keep what little algae I have to unnoticible level's. I do not use CO2 so maybe perhaps I should not comment, but from many I have spoken with, they often...

I suspect diatom's which will go away on their own as the tank matures and bacterial activity increases. May also witness fungi on the wood if it is new as opposed to seasoned and this too goes away with time.

I think PAR values that you or I have at the substrate /surface are good to know. Is the easiest aspect to control in the planted tank. Also believe more than a few get caught up trying to use light alone as driver of accelerated plant growth when other variables are much more critical...

Assuming CO2 limitation/poor distribution is not at play, I believe from my reading's that 50 PAR at the substrate will grow most any of the aquatic weed's. Also assumes non limiting nutrient availability. Algae need's much less of everything CO2,Nutrient's,PAR

No it won't hurt to cut the pot's carefully from the root's. The clay ball's you mention unless impregnated with nutrient's by perhaps soaking in nutrient solution will only ad/absorb nutrient's as they become available via substrate or water column dosing. Not familiar with the substrate you...

I might try and add some potassium and magnesium if not adding any at this time or.. a bit more if you are adding potassium,magnesium. Agree with other's ,I have lost nearly all leaves from crypt's after inserting them fresh into my tank's, but if the root's are left alone and root's are...

I have echinodorus "Indian Red" that bristlenose do not seem to like much, maybe due to crinkled shape of leaves? It does not get too tall, and has nice red color even under moderate light. Glad to see your moss looking better. Have tried echinodorus "Rose" along with "Rubin" and the approx. six...

I have some growing in substrate for last four month's and it seem's to be doing well. Did observe some pinholes on leaves but I increased the potassium a little, and it appear's to have resolved the issue . Have seen some runner's poking up through the substrate near the plant and plan to...

I breed and raise longfinned albino bristlenose, and until recently I used to brag and advise, that the fish were harmless with plant's so long a there was vegetable matter or algae for them to nibble at. This declaration was made after raising fry and breeding Adult's over some 8 year's. Recent...

Thank you for the reply. I wondered as much and think I shall keep removing the stalk's along with a few of the older leaves. Appear's to be large leaf count with this hybrid compared to a couple other species I am trying (ie) Indian red,and Rubin.

Sorry, no photo. Maybe so in a couple more month's. Still expierimenting with a couple species that are only doing fair Rotala Macranda ,Ammannia Gracilis, and Ludwigia Repen's (doing good). If they perform a bit better, and fill in places where I've placed them ,then I will take some photo's...

Should preface by saying my tanks are all low tech and I usually plant plant's and then leave em alone to do what they do. Recently (couple month's back) placed a Echinodorus Rose in my 80 U.S. gal tank and it has sent out a long stem if you will, nearly a foot above the tank and light's which...

Beautiful tank/plants, just my style ;) Recently planted three hybrid echinodorus in my 300 litre low tech and hope they do half as well.

Seem's to perform well for me in Nitrogen rich water. I could maybe see where it might struggle in 30 litre tank with only a few shrimp to feed and or a single Betta. Wise practice in my view to feed such small tank's and said citter's sparingly unless heavily planted and or frequent water...

Am always concerned when folks want to raise/lower their pH. Is clear at that point to me anyway,that they do not fully understand the relationship between GH.KH and their effect on pH. and likely problem's with instability.(stress for fishes) I could for example use peat or pH up or down...

Would happily break into the "Carlton dance" at public mall to be rid of it.

Ahh! thanks for the image.:thumbup: Believe this may be it. My sister introduced the stuff to my tanks with some cherry shrimps a couple year's ago. Okay, she gave me the shrimp which were in a bucket with the stuff. It was I who actually introduced it.:arghh:

Wondering if someone could post photo of floating duck weed to help identify the floating plant that has taken over all my tanks due to same net's,bucket's, used for all tanks. I cannot post pictures from computer here at work and have no computer at home. I first thought the plant may be...

Some of this species are said to go dormant at certain times of the year but I believe Crispus is the exception.? I bought some bulbs said to be crispus but they did not takeand so after a month,I tossed them.

If the vals don't seem to like the excel,glut,metricide,etc, maybe give ludwigia repens a try. This plant grows fairly fast in my non CO2 300 litre ,but does require a bit more light if you want to see much in the way of red /purple from it.

I think Clive may have answered this in one of the links provided. Ideally, Plant's could draw nutrient's from both the sediment and the water column. For me,,I try to create a sediment that is beneficial to the roots of such plants as echinodorus and crytpts among others and I also dose the...

I have some of the balansae in low tech and would recommend planting it in bunches fairly close together for it does not throw out many runner's as quickly as fast growing vals for example. I planted a few plantlets in each corner of low tech but ended up moving it all to one corner to fill in...

The plant in question took nearly a year to go from tiny sprig that hitched a ride with some other plants I ordered to filling in back glass from substrate to the surface in 300 litre tank. No CO2 or supplements, but I did/do add dry fertz once a week. Nobody told me that the plant is largely...

Yikes! was going to say that I think I might have same species, for mine growing submerged on piece of wood,, has reached the surface in 250 litre tank. However,,the leaves on mine are about half the size pictured. still much larger than any I have had before . I hope mine does not get that big...

Crypt parva.

It is not sap, It is fungi which can appear in varying configuration's depending on type of wood. Can boil the wood if the wood is small . Snail's,shrimp's,will attack this fungi with a vengence, or at least they do in my tank's, where wood is too large to place in boiling pot. Mopani wood I...

Well, I believe the easiest thing to fix immediately would be nutrient availability. No mention is made of lighting used which dictates how much CO2/nutrient's might be needed. I have more than a few snail's and seldom see them damaging healthy plant's.Perhap's said critter's may not be problem...

Have alway's tried to refrain from introducing pond plant's,fishes,out of fear of introducing thing's like gill flukes,fish lice,anchor worm's,planaria. Perhap's my fear is misplaced but the fear is real.

Perhap's more nutrient's are more readily available in the water at the moment depending on age/composition of substrate. If substrate is new,or inert,, maybe it isn't producing much in the way of nutrient's .Has been said,that plant's will take up nutrient's where they find them,but maybe...

My 300 litre is nearly all crypt's and Anubia and hundred's of cherry shrimp and some Amano thrive, and have for a couple year's now.

I don't know about crypt Parva as carpeting plant. It is by most account's slow growing, and those I have in my low tech tank are not very fast at all at sending out runner's. Eleven small pot's I planted took nearly a year to grow enough to even notice a change in overall size. Perhap's...

I wonder if plant's that receive no nutrient's via dosing,might develop stronger root system's if substrate is primary source of nutrient's.?

My 300 litre Low tech,NonCO2 is all crypt's and Anubia.(Crypt Parva,Balansae,Bronze, and Red) Tank is planted in Miracle Grow,Peat,covered with Black Diamond Blasting media. Believe plant's will uptake nutrient's from where they find them,but I dose maybe 1/3 EI each week with 50% water change...

Sound's to me a good set up for the loaches.Believe pot's could work well, and I have done this in tank's holding large South American cichlid's to keep the plant's from being uprooted. I simply sprinkled some Osmocote in the bottom of clay pot (with no hole),Then placed plain potting soil in...

Can take a week or two for new plant's to adapt to being submerged as opposed to emmersed ,and they are vulnerable until they put down good root's.(takes longer than a week). Loaches I have raised, were harmless when small,but at nearly seven inches,,they can and will, uproot stem plant's and...

New life Spectrum pellet food is rich in vegetable,fruit,and was enjoyed by clown loaches I have cared for. Still did not prevent them from uprooting any and all substrate rooted plant's in their search for food,snail's . Floating pennywort was used to diffuse light and anubia attached to wood...

Is the plant in background of tank pictured in my avatar. Has grown well for over two year's without CO2 injection/supplement's. when bottom leaves don't get light,,they shrivel and time to lop off the top half and replant the top. In my low tech tank,,takes about three week's for growth to once...

I have some Radican marble Swords and Anubia's,crypt's,vals, at 75 degree's F and they are doing well in low light tank.

Yes,,after googling,,this plant seems to fit the bill. :thumbup:

Can keep lotus trimmed back and it will not invade the surface too much. Have had success with various aponogeton in low light, but some are seasonal and appear to go dormant after a time.

For tall slow growing (not very broad leafed), I might consider Crypt Balansae or maybe Lotus(Broader leaf). Would either of these fit the bill?

Thanks for the tip. I shall place it mid ground, and try to keep area around the base clear of other plant's lest lower leaves get shaded too much. Don't mind slow growing,(crypt parva took six months to begin sending runners) as opposed to dying,, but realize that the plant may do much better...

Anyone had success with Ludwigia Glandulosa in low light to moderate light conditions? I have 96 watts of T8 lighting 6000K over 75 gallon .EI dosing once a week or two, 3\4 tsp KNO3 ,1\2 Tsp KH2PO4 along with weekly CSM+B. Substrate is 80 lbs of Eco-(semi) Complete :roll: capped with fine...

Have left plant's in a bucket of dechlorinated water overnight. (many snails bailed off). I think a week would be pushing it. If plant's were in pot's and only roots were submerged ,and some light were made available,, then maybe a couple days would be all I would risk. Maybe less depending on...

Sorry ,Don't have the ability to post pics but crypt parva is what I have for ground cover and does well albeit slow growth in non CO2 low to moderate lit tank.