Edvet
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Right now it's just experimenting to see if i can get it emersed, it realy doesn't seem to like dry air.
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Tonina fluviatilis
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zozo
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Patience, time heals al the wounds.. 🙂
This took me 2 years and it's still not realy happy.. But it's 2 leaves happier than it was 2 years ago.. It's an Anubias above an open top tank.
At first a leaf didn't last longer than a few days, it's a few weeks by now.. But this is a totaly different type of plant. herbaceous might be even more difficult.
This took me 2 years and it's still not realy happy.. But it's 2 leaves happier than it was 2 years ago.. It's an Anubias above an open top tank.
At first a leaf didn't last longer than a few days, it's a few weeks by now.. But this is a totaly different type of plant. herbaceous might be even more difficult.
Edvet
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Wel it's official, the Syngonanthus really doesn't like dry air, and the Tonina either. Having kept them with wet feet and dry air they wither. I've tried one of the floaters, which had a lot of roots, in the open tank and it dried out promptly.
The syngonanthus and the Tonina in the closed container and the Tonina in the jar are doing better. I will very gradually get them used to drier air. I added some i bought last weekend, the had the typical Syngonanthus style flowerstalks from the leafaxels, one flower on a longish stalk.
The syngonanthus and the Tonina in the closed container and the Tonina in the jar are doing better. I will very gradually get them used to drier air. I added some i bought last weekend, the had the typical Syngonanthus style flowerstalks from the leafaxels, one flower on a longish stalk.
Edvet
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Followup:
The syngonanthus have all perished except one i kept in the original cup.
The tonina are suffering too, lack of humidity i guess.
Interestingly something new sprouted in that tank, not sure where it came from:
The syngonanthus have all perished except one i kept in the original cup.
The tonina are suffering too, lack of humidity i guess.
Interestingly something new sprouted in that tank, not sure where it came from:
Edvet
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looks like a plant. it's about 1x1x1 cm. Inflorescence looks like syngonanthus ??????
Edvet
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In the windowsill syngonanthus is gone too, tonina is struggling:
Except the last ones i bought:
Except the last ones i bought:
zozo
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Edvet
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Agreed size is more like moss, but when i saw the picture (crappy celphone quality) it looked more like a plant to my eyes. Will see if i can get SRL here.
zozo
Member
Syntrichia papillosa (Knikkersterretje) you find it all over the country it also likes wet places.. 🙂
MarbleStar moss, if it is, you should see the marbles if you go realy close.. 🙂
Or another star moss.. 🙂
MarbleStar moss, if it is, you should see the marbles if you go realy close.. 🙂
Or another star moss.. 🙂
Edvet
Member
Looks like that top one indeed. Good call.
So probably just blew in?
So probably just blew in?
zozo
Member
Marblelous isn't it.. 
😎 I never had it blown in.
😎 I never had it blown in.
Edvet
Member
In my ongoing struggle to get it emersed and used to lower humidity i got a small succes.
It's only getting sprayed now once every three days. Seeing the color i need to add more ferts to the spray ( or micro's i guess)
It's only getting sprayed now once every three days. Seeing the color i need to add more ferts to the spray ( or micro's i guess)
Hi all,
cheers Darrel
That is looking much more promising.
Looks like an iron (Fe) issue.
cheers Darrel
Edvet
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Yup, i realised i only gave macro's in the spray
Edvet
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Micro's worked, they greened up:
They are getting some arial like roots above the water:
They are getting some arial like roots above the water:
Edvet
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Decided to go a slightly different direction, plants love it
