Best Way To Plant Anubias Spp.

[trojannemo]

hey peeps.

i have two anubias spp. plants right now, anubias nana and anubias minima.
both are doing wonderfully, and both are just stuck in the eco-complete gravel.
they dont grow roots but they stay a beautiful dark green.

i read earlier today that having the rhyzome(sp?) submerged in the substrate
would lead to root rot and death of the plant...

so, my questions

1) is this true? will my plant die from being just planted in substrate?

2) if #1 is true, do I NEED to attach it to drift wood? i dont really want to add more wood to the tank,
but I have some smooth river rocks that I could attach the plants to, so that they're weighed down
and their rhyzomes are above the gravel...

3) can I use fishing line to tie the rhyzome to the wood/rock? if not, what is usually the way to go?

thanks for the help!

i know the plants are doing well now, but i want them to do well in the future
and i'm willing to make the necessary changes ahead of time

 

[Geoff1991]

It will do fine planted in the substrate aslong as the rhizome is above the substrate. Also it would also do fine tieed to a rock would would probably look better.

Fishing line is fine to hold it down until it grabs a hold of whatever its tied to. And anubias is a slow grower so give it some time.