Martin cape
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Thought I'd share a pic of my Crypt which has been in same position since I set it up 4 months ago. It now has 8 or 9 little crypts coming from it coming up through the substrate 🙂
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Mother Crypt
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BIN578
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Cool, how do they multiply like that ? Do you have fert tabs under the sand for it ?
Martin cape
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Got a couple of TNC fert tabs under and around the plant. The main plant just seems to send a runner out. Then grows to another little Crypt. They are growing quickly. I'm going to end up with a forest at this rate 🙂
fish fodder
Member
Did you buy it as a motherplant?
Martin cape
Member
No. Just came with the others. Just a normal one. Got 10 of them when I first set tank up.
Actually, just looked at old photos, it has been moved to its current location. This was it when first planted:
Actually, just looked at old photos, it has been moved to its current location. This was it when first planted:
Dewald Coetzer
Member
What type of crypt is it?.
Martin cape
Member
Couldn't tell you pal. I bought a "various Crypt" pack from Plants Alive when tank was set up. Maybe someone more clued up could identify it?
John S
Member
They have very long roots and pop up anywhere in the tank. I had crypts in my tank but took them all out when I rescaped about 8 months back. I obviously didn't get all of the roots out and now have 6 Crypts that have popped up in various areas of the tank.
Martin cape
Member
Haha I like that.
I've never had the "crypt rot" syndrome that people say about whenever I've moved some. They have thrived in my tank. I'm going to see how this "forest" progresses then take it from there
I've never had the "crypt rot" syndrome that people say about whenever I've moved some. They have thrived in my tank. I'm going to see how this "forest" progresses then take it from there
Hi Martin
it LOOKS like Crypt. undulata var. 'broadleaved', which grows quite large and readily sends out seedlings.
You usually don't get problems by moving crypts around in the same tank - it's when you move them to different water-conditions, you can be so unlucky as to see the "crypt. sickness" (which is IMO an incabability to adapt established leaves)
Good luck with your upcoming crypt-forest
Mick.
it LOOKS like Crypt. undulata var. 'broadleaved', which grows quite large and readily sends out seedlings.
You usually don't get problems by moving crypts around in the same tank - it's when you move them to different water-conditions, you can be so unlucky as to see the "crypt. sickness" (which is IMO an incabability to adapt established leaves)
Good luck with your upcoming crypt-forest
Mick.
Martin cape
Member
Thanks Mick.
Good to finally know the types of some of the Crypts I have. Crypt selection box is a bit vague ha 🙂
Good to finally know the types of some of the Crypts I have. Crypt selection box is a bit vague ha 🙂
