omese
Fish Fanatic
im going to put real plants in my new 4ft im collecting tonight, i have ordered the following, amazon sword, cabomba and vallis does anyone have any ideas or suggest how these are planted any help would be great
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just plant them in the substrate (sand or gravel) they don't need any special treatment.
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omese
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do they grow a fair bit then?
Verminator89
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All are mainly rear of the tank plants.
Amazon Sword - Plant toward the rear off set from centre slightly or toward a corner. Should have a bulb at the base, snip any dead roots off and leave about an inch or so of white healthy roots. Create a hole and place the bulb in, close off the hole with substrate then pull the bulb upward slightly so the bulb is sitting a few mm above the substrate. Tugging up will also make the roots face down and thus grow that way.
Cabomba - Plant again toward the rear, prefereably the corners as this will grow TALL, and rather fast. Plant each stem a few cm apart so the ower leaves recieve light, otherwise it'll grow leggy and the lower stems will be bare and ugly. This require regular pruning and replanting because it will easily grow over a metre long from base to tip and your tank isnt going to be a metre deep.
Vallisneria - Again a tall back of the tank plant. Separate the plantlets into individual bulbs, you'll find one pot can often make anything up 7 plants. So split them apart and plant much in the same way as the Amazon Sword. Plant them in groups toward the rear or corners and they'll spread into often dense clumps of grassy weeds. Might require pruning every so often to remove some of the plantlets as it can quickly take over and create to dense a clump.
Amazon Sword - Plant toward the rear off set from centre slightly or toward a corner. Should have a bulb at the base, snip any dead roots off and leave about an inch or so of white healthy roots. Create a hole and place the bulb in, close off the hole with substrate then pull the bulb upward slightly so the bulb is sitting a few mm above the substrate. Tugging up will also make the roots face down and thus grow that way.
Cabomba - Plant again toward the rear, prefereably the corners as this will grow TALL, and rather fast. Plant each stem a few cm apart so the ower leaves recieve light, otherwise it'll grow leggy and the lower stems will be bare and ugly. This require regular pruning and replanting because it will easily grow over a metre long from base to tip and your tank isnt going to be a metre deep.
Vallisneria - Again a tall back of the tank plant. Separate the plantlets into individual bulbs, you'll find one pot can often make anything up 7 plants. So split them apart and plant much in the same way as the Amazon Sword. Plant them in groups toward the rear or corners and they'll spread into often dense clumps of grassy weeds. Might require pruning every so often to remove some of the plantlets as it can quickly take over and create to dense a clump.
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omese
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thanks, is there any plants i can plant in the middle of tank or along front that doesnt require co2
Verminator89
Jack Dempsey Enthusiast
Eleocharis Parvula or Cryptocornye Parva are two small foreground plants that should grow without CO2, albeit very slowly, so if you want a good effect from the start plant heavy and densly from the start.
As for the middle. Anubias and/or Java fern on wood would be a good focal point, then you can have your taller plants behind.
As for the middle. Anubias and/or Java fern on wood would be a good focal point, then you can have your taller plants behind.
waterdrop
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Nice planting summary James! I agree with all your advice up there - was about to type in some of the same things but found it done for me - great! WD
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