Dry start - Bucephalandra Kedagang

[Barbara Turner]

Has anyone had any luck with dry starting Bucephalandra Kedagang - I know you can't bury the roots, so I've currently got in sat in puddles.. if you can call them that.

They get sprayed with fresh water every day and covered in cling film sat in a plastic tray.
I've also added some very watered down tomaoto fertilizer to the troptica soil during setup (10ml added after being dilluted 5ml tom fertilizer- per litre of water)

Currently sat under my aquarium light reciving about 10 hours a day of light

You know how small they are when they make monte carlo look big in the photo



At some point i'll finish the hard scape and start adding them to the main tank layout..

 

[Ratvan]

I'm sure some people have more experience then myself but I have been Dry Starting a small tank for 60 ish days so far with moss and Bucephalandra here

 

[Barbara Turner]

I'm sure some people have more experience then myself but I have been Dry Starting a small tank for 60 ish days so far with moss and Bucephalandra here

Looks like it still grows quite slow, good to see your anubias also growing.

Has anything not survived?

 

[Ratvan]

Looks like it still grows quite slow, good to see your anubias also growing.

Has anything not survived?

The Pogostemon Helferi didnt make it

I dont have any Anubias in here, 3 Bucephalandra Types (Pygmea, Needle Leaf, Kedagang) Pinnatifida, and a Peace Lilly
Plus the mosses