Blyxa Japonica

[BigTom]

Got some blyxa through the post today, but it's a looking a little beat up; lots of crushed leaves although the root bases look fine. If I were just to trim the leaves back nearer the base would they grow back OK, or should I just leave it to do its own thing?

 

[aaronnorth]

blyxa doesnt travel well, and it can rot when introduced. any dead leaves then remove them, and plant as usual. keeping the CO2 high or liquid carbon dosing helps.

Nice photography by the way especially this one, i love how the sea seems to be lit up.

http/hairytoes.deviantart.com/art/Land-S...ky-VI-105061968

 

[BigTom]

Cheers aaron. Glad you like the photography.

Could use your advice in my Journal thread if you dont mind

 

[Rlon35]

Cheers aaron. Glad you like the photography.

Could use your advice in my Journal thread if you dont mind

^^^^^^^^

Blyxa is a nice plant. It reproduces by splitting. I have never had much success getting it to transfer to other areas of my tank, with the shavings, and it gets dug up rather easily by fish and current (shallow, weak roots without grat substrate and higher co2). If you have a relatively clear foreground, and plant several patches of it as the lone forground plant, it looks pretty nice. Looks good as a midground too, with smaller foreground plants in front of it. Dwarf sag is where it's at...in my opinion. Dwarf sag is the one plant that will do well in moderate lighting with just excel/eay cabo supplementation, at least in my experience so far.