Red wendt? great easy plant!!
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Alternanthera reineckii roseafolia: Davy's mystery plant
The needs of this plant are fairly easy to accomplish.
Lighting is Medium to very high (5-8 watts per gallon)
Temp 76-82* F
Hardness Tolerance is soft - hard
ph 5-8
Its not a fast growing plant, nor is it a slow growing plant
It's a reasonable plant for thr beginner, it's not beginner proof as some of the Crypt species are.
Propigation is done by cutting the plant and replanting the cutting in the substrait. This also helps the mother plant become bushier and more attractive.
As with most red plants the higher the wattage the stronger the color (CO2 helps plenty too.)
Hope this has helped a bit. Rose
The needs of this plant are fairly easy to accomplish.
Lighting is Medium to very high (5-8 watts per gallon)
Temp 76-82* F
Hardness Tolerance is soft - hard
ph 5-8
Its not a fast growing plant, nor is it a slow growing plant
It's a reasonable plant for thr beginner, it's not beginner proof as some of the Crypt species are.
Propigation is done by cutting the plant and replanting the cutting in the substrait. This also helps the mother plant become bushier and more attractive.
As with most red plants the higher the wattage the stronger the color (CO2 helps plenty too.)
Hope this has helped a bit. Rose
Davy Reynolds
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Cool Rose chears.
Got any advice on taking cuttings
Got any advice on taking cuttings
About Alternanthera reinickii...
Like "Rose" wrote, it recommended to put some CO2. My alternanthera didn't grow so much but when i put CO2 spreader behind it, it started to grow Still it looks like exploded - quite difficult plant to keep in good shape.
You have to fertilize water too, not only bottom. They, who have grown this plant have thought that alternanthera benefits more liquid fertilizer than fertilizer in bottom.
Have you seen any difference, Rose?
By the way, it doesn't tolerate algae-poisons.
Like "Rose" wrote, it recommended to put some CO2. My alternanthera didn't grow so much but when i put CO2 spreader behind it, it started to grow
Still it looks like exploded - quite difficult plant to keep in good shape.You have to fertilize water too, not only bottom. They, who have grown this plant have thought that alternanthera benefits more liquid fertilizer than fertilizer in bottom.
Have you seen any difference, Rose?
By the way, it doesn't tolerate algae-poisons.
When the leaves start to die remeove them so they don't foul up the water and the plant doesn't use it's energy trying to keep that one leaf from dying. does that make sence.
As for what I have found regarding the wendtii in my tanks. They do well either way. Mine are in a laterite/gravel mix and get liquid CO2 as well as liquid trace elements. I have more wendtii than I know what to do with at the moment. Rose
As for what I have found regarding the wendtii in my tanks. They do well either way. Mine are in a laterite/gravel mix and get liquid CO2 as well as liquid trace elements. I have more wendtii than I know what to do with at the moment. Rose
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