Are These Aquatic Plants?

[julia298]

i got these plants in with a whole bunch of assorted plants and they've got quite thick leaves.

i wondered whether they were aqutic plants. i did get some others that were definitely not aquatic.

 

[Themuleous]

Both look like anubias species to me, in which case yes they are aquatic

Sam

 

[PaulEbs]

Second that.

 

[Phoenixfish]

nice looking plants do you have the scientific/latin or what ever for it so i can look into it for the future?

 

[lljdma06]

My guess is that it's an anubia barterii species and then one of the variants, like either caladiifolia, coffeefolia, nana, or barterii. But, I can't really tell based on the plants given, since I have no idea what size your plants are. I'd watch the plants, however, I can see rotting roots and holes in the leaves, which leads me to believe that the plant is suffering from a deficiency of some type. Possibly iron, since the leaves are pale and the veins of the leaves have a more pronounced green then the rest of the leaves. I'd also watch the rhizome. Many anubias when in transit or on hold at LFS are buried in the substrate, a big no no for the rhizome, which needs water current and exposure or it will rot and die, killing the plant. I've told this to 3 LFS in S Florida already. I am sure, however, with some TLC on your part, your new anubias will grow and thrive. Just make sure they are shaded if your tank has a lot of light.

llj

 

[julia298]

cheers, thanks for the info guys.