noodlesuk
Member
Hi
With the other plants in my tank coming along nicely, I decided to try growing some carpet plants. I chose Marsilea Hirsuta, as was described as easy. I ordered some from eBay, a mistake I think, buy cheap, buy twice! It looked a little brown in places on arrival, few dead leaves within the plant. I picked out the better bits and placed in the gravel (tropica soil capped in small gravel) about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Some bits seem to be dying off and detaching as the small stems turn brown. There do appear to be some small amounts of new growth.
I've read this is a fairly slow growing plant, do I need to be more patient and let it recover, or should I buy from a more reputable supplier, to get a better plant to retry with?
With the other plants in my tank coming along nicely, I decided to try growing some carpet plants. I chose Marsilea Hirsuta, as was described as easy. I ordered some from eBay, a mistake I think, buy cheap, buy twice! It looked a little brown in places on arrival, few dead leaves within the plant. I picked out the better bits and placed in the gravel (tropica soil capped in small gravel) about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Some bits seem to be dying off and detaching as the small stems turn brown. There do appear to be some small amounts of new growth.
I've read this is a fairly slow growing plant, do I need to be more patient and let it recover, or should I buy from a more reputable supplier, to get a better plant to retry with?