Hi UKAPS,
I've recently started a 20g long aquarium and am doing a hightech dutch style aquarium. I was wondering what stem plants that you would recommend, which can continue to just be hacked down again and again, but will always grow back.
So far, here are the plants I currently have that allow me to keep hacking them down and will grow back just fine:
Rotala h'ra, rotala rotundifolia, rotala green
Pearlweed
Limnophila aromatica mini
Pogostemon Erectus
All I do is simply cut off and discard the tops, and the bottoms sprout up new tops within no time. Are there any other species that can be trimmed so aggressively without needing to always replant the new tops?
Additionally, I was wondering if rotala macrandra can be trimmed the same way, where the bottoms can be left in the tank and the tops can be thrown out. It's growing super good for me, but I don't want to mess it up by leaving in bottoms that won't grow back (or will grow back weird). Any advice for trimming rotala macrandra?
I've recently started a 20g long aquarium and am doing a hightech dutch style aquarium. I was wondering what stem plants that you would recommend, which can continue to just be hacked down again and again, but will always grow back.
So far, here are the plants I currently have that allow me to keep hacking them down and will grow back just fine:
Rotala h'ra, rotala rotundifolia, rotala green
Pearlweed
Limnophila aromatica mini
Pogostemon Erectus
All I do is simply cut off and discard the tops, and the bottoms sprout up new tops within no time. Are there any other species that can be trimmed so aggressively without needing to always replant the new tops?
Additionally, I was wondering if rotala macrandra can be trimmed the same way, where the bottoms can be left in the tank and the tops can be thrown out. It's growing super good for me, but I don't want to mess it up by leaving in bottoms that won't grow back (or will grow back weird). Any advice for trimming rotala macrandra?