Phenz
Fish Fanatic
i just got my first plants and neon tetras from the lfs.
they get some of their plants from Tropica so i know i got the ones i wanted
i got 2 amazon swords. their roots were wrapped in a strip of foam with a metal coil around it. i took the foam and metal off and then just sunk the roots into the gravel. is this the right way to do it?
i also got a fairly developed Heteranthera zosterifolia and a small alternanthera reineckii which both came in tubs with their root system in some kind of greyish foamy stuff. i took them out of the tubs and kinda dug a hole in the gravel, placed them in and bought the gravel level with them. the only problem is, the pots they came in are about 2inches deep and my gravel is only about an inch and a half at the back, their roots aren't fully submerged in gravel - should this be a problem. will gravel be okay for their roots?
they get some of their plants from Tropica so i know i got the ones i wanted
i got 2 amazon swords. their roots were wrapped in a strip of foam with a metal coil around it. i took the foam and metal off and then just sunk the roots into the gravel. is this the right way to do it?
i also got a fairly developed Heteranthera zosterifolia and a small alternanthera reineckii which both came in tubs with their root system in some kind of greyish foamy stuff. i took them out of the tubs and kinda dug a hole in the gravel, placed them in and bought the gravel level with them. the only problem is, the pots they came in are about 2inches deep and my gravel is only about an inch and a half at the back, their roots aren't fully submerged in gravel - should this be a problem. will gravel be okay for their roots?