Green Cabomba Plant

[Platy lover]

I bought a green cabomba plant today and I was wondering how to take care of it.

 

[DevotedToDiscus]

After a few weeks............A stout pair of scissors, I'd say

......... In all seriousness it will grow like crazy, and it will be more of a question of keeping it in check. What you can do is cut it just above a side shoot and then with the cutting nip the lower few leaf stalks off and replant your cutting, for even more plant. Takes very little care and asks for nothing, enjoy

 

[Fishy friend2]

Here is a care sheet that I made about a week ago

Cabomba Caroliniana

Species Type – Freshwater aquarium plants
Common name – Green Cabomba
Proper Name – Cabomba Caroliniana
Family Name – Cabombaceae
Category – Stem Plants
Temperature range – 60 to 85 Fahrenheit
Optimum temperature range – 72 to 85 Fahrenheit
PH – 6.0 to 7.3
GH – 180 ppm
KH – 3 to 8
Lighting – Medium to high light
Difficulty - easy
Growth Rate - Fast
Origin - America
Position - Backround
Max size - 3 feet or 36 inches
Water conditions – Requires soft to moderately hard, acidic slightly basic water
Can Be Grown Emersed – no, but its flowers bloom out of the water.
Truly Aquatic – Yes
Usually Sold In – Bunches
Needs added fertilzers – No but will benefit from regular dosing
Needs added Co2 – No but will benefit from it
Coloration – Mainly green
Propagation – Cuttings
Extra – will benefit from high quality liquid fertilization and substrate fertilization, but not needed

 

[Platy lover]

Here is a care sheet that I made about a week ago

Cabomba Caroliniana

Species Type – Freshwater aquarium plants
Common name – Green Cabomba
Proper Name – Cabomba Caroliniana
Family Name – Cabombaceae
Category – Stem Plants
Temperature range – 60 to 85 Fahrenheit
Optimum temperature range – 72 to 85 Fahrenheit
PH – 6.0 to 7.3
GH – 180 ppm
KH – 3 to 8
Lighting – Medium to high light
Difficulty - easy
Growth Rate - Fast
Origin - America
Position - Backround
Max size - 3 feet or 36 inches
Water conditions – Requires soft to moderately hard, acidic slightly basic water
Can Be Grown Emersed – no, but its flowers bloom out of the water.
Truly Aquatic – Yes
Usually Sold In – Bunches
Needs added fertilzers – No but will benefit from regular dosing
Needs added Co2 – No but will benefit from it
Coloration – Mainly green
Propagation – Cuttings
Extra – will benefit from high quality liquid fertilization and substrate fertilization, but not needed

Will fish usually nibble on it? My dwarf gourami likes to.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Yes some will nibble on it

 

[Flubberlump]

My platys annihilated mine, though I managed to save a couple of stems and regrew it, literally within a couple of weeks now they're in the process of eating this one

 

[Platy lover]

My platys annihilated mine, though I managed to save a couple of stems and regrew it, literally within a couple of weeks now they're in the process of eating this one

Lol they ate mine

 

[marieukxx]

I wondered about this, I just bought a bunch and noticed my Betta eating it!!!!

 

[Flubberlump]

I suppose it's because the leaves are so narrow that they can get hold of them and pull them off easily. They do seem to enjoy it.

 

[Platy lover]

I wondered about this, I just bought a bunch and noticed my Betta eating it!!!!

I thought betta's were strictly carnivores. lol