I purchased this plant from a hobbist and it was in good shape and bright orange upon purchase. However in my tank it remains green and is a bit shorter than when purchased:
This was purchased in late april so I've had the plant for nearly 4 months. It is clearly not dying but is relatively short and green in my tank. My substrate is inert and i do put root tabs near it around one every 3 months. I also dose the tank nilogc thrive+ and iron once a week. None of the plants in this tank are esp difficult to grow but the rotala h'ra that is near the top has a very good colour (strong pink/red) (second picture). The light is a wrgb2 on a 40 breeder so not very deep around 70%. Total on time is 9 hours (8am to 5pm); BUT the ramp on/off is 1.5 hours so the start and end are dimmed quite a bit. This increases viewing time but algae is not really an issue.
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I'm not sure if anyone has experience with this plant as it is not super common but I'm a bit confused how to improve the colour. I suspect it has to do with the substrate and root tabs are a poor subsituation for actual soil or similar substrate but i don't know if this is the actual issue hence this post for advice.
This was purchased in late april so I've had the plant for nearly 4 months. It is clearly not dying but is relatively short and green in my tank. My substrate is inert and i do put root tabs near it around one every 3 months. I also dose the tank nilogc thrive+ and iron once a week. None of the plants in this tank are esp difficult to grow but the rotala h'ra that is near the top has a very good colour (strong pink/red) (second picture). The light is a wrgb2 on a 40 breeder so not very deep around 70%. Total on time is 9 hours (8am to 5pm); BUT the ramp on/off is 1.5 hours so the start and end are dimmed quite a bit. This increases viewing time but algae is not really an issue.
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I'm not sure if anyone has experience with this plant as it is not super common but I'm a bit confused how to improve the colour. I suspect it has to do with the substrate and root tabs are a poor subsituation for actual soil or similar substrate but i don't know if this is the actual issue hence this post for advice.