Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
I don't always get a chance to check on my tanks during the week if work is
crazy. Yes, the fish get fed and their basic needs (water :-) ) looked after. So I go down to the basement today to do my weekly water change(s) and see one of my Sword plants climbing out of the tank. It was about 14" above the rim of the tank. It didn't have any leaves on it yet, just a massive stock with four leaf buds. The stock was about 1/2" at the base. I've read about Swords being grown above the water in green houses, but now I can see why. The amount of growth in one week was phenomenal. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
Bill Stock wrote:
I don't always get a chance to check on my tanks during the week if work is crazy. Yes, the fish get fed and their basic needs (water :-) ) looked after. So I go down to the basement today to do my weekly water change(s) and see one of my Sword plants climbing out of the tank. It was about 14" above the rim of the tank. It didn't have any leaves on it yet, just a massive stock with four leaf buds. The stock was about 1/2" at the base. I've read about Swords being grown above the water in green houses, but now I can see why. The amount of growth in one week was phenomenal. It sounds like the plant is about to flower. That's what mine do, or used to, before the Ancistrus took to them. I get a very long leafless stem with buds at the end. The buds have to be out of water otherwise they rot. Nikki |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
"Nikki Casali" wrote in message ... Bill Stock wrote: I don't always get a chance to check on my tanks during the week if work is crazy. Yes, the fish get fed and their basic needs (water :-) ) looked after. So I go down to the basement today to do my weekly water change(s) and see one of my Sword plants climbing out of the tank. It was about 14" above the rim of the tank. It didn't have any leaves on it yet, just a massive stock with four leaf buds. The stock was about 1/2" at the base. I've read about Swords being grown above the water in green houses, but now I can see why. The amount of growth in one week was phenomenal. It sounds like the plant is about to flower. That's what mine do, or used to, before the Ancistrus took to them. I get a very long leafless stem with buds at the end. The buds have to be out of water otherwise they rot. Crap, should have asked before I chopped it off. How often does this happen Nikki? Do the plants have to be fairly large before they flower? I've had these about 18 months ans they've pretty much taken over the tank (55). I was considering upgrading to a 75, but a 90 might be a better choice for the Swords. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
I bought a small sword species (can't remember the name, not a micro or
pygmy, but smaller type) that had a runner on it. Soon after planting it, the nodes on the runner all gave off leaves as you described. When there were some small roots on each baby plant, I cut the runner on both sides of each little plant and rooted in the substrate. I ended up getting about 8 plants using this method and recently used them to start planting my 37g tank. You must be doing something right! It will happen again, and when it does, let it grow and see how it all plays out. And you aren't kidding, those little plants grow FAST! Bill Stock wrote: "Nikki Casali" wrote in message ... Bill Stock wrote: I don't always get a chance to check on my tanks during the week if work is crazy. Yes, the fish get fed and their basic needs (water :-) ) looked after. So I go down to the basement today to do my weekly water change(s) and see one of my Sword plants climbing out of the tank. It was about 14" above the rim of the tank. It didn't have any leaves on it yet, just a massive stock with four leaf buds. The stock was about 1/2" at the base. I've read about Swords being grown above the water in green houses, but now I can see why. The amount of growth in one week was phenomenal. It sounds like the plant is about to flower. That's what mine do, or used to, before the Ancistrus took to them. I get a very long leafless stem with buds at the end. The buds have to be out of water otherwise they rot. Crap, should have asked before I chopped it off. How often does this happen Nikki? Do the plants have to be fairly large before they flower? I've had these about 18 months ans they've pretty much taken over the tank (55). I was considering upgrading to a 75, but a 90 might be a better choice for the Swords. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
They do that. They grow 3' tall in the wild and if your tank is halfway
properly fertilized nothing in genus Echinodorus is suitable for even a large fishtank. Bonsai treatments would be appropriate. And work. Constrain the roots and they won't grow as big. -- Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
"Richard Sexton" wrote in message ... They do that. They grow 3' tall in the wild and if your tank is halfway properly fertilized nothing in genus Echinodorus is suitable for even a large fishtank. Bonsai treatments would be appropriate. And work. Constrain the roots and they won't grow as big. Yes, they've been too big for the tank for quite some time. I've been considering some Crypts, but I really hate to dispose of these beauties. The real negative is the BBA where the leaves touch the glass and the circulation is poor. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
In article , Bill Stock wrote:
Yes, they've been too big for the tank for quite some time. I've been considering some Crypts, but I really hate to dispose of these beauties. The real negative is the BBA where the leaves touch the glass and the circulation is poor. Crypts would work, but they may not get big enough for you. Lillies are another oprion, large showly plants but don't grow out of the tank. -- Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Sword plant gone terrestrial
Hi..
Bonsai treatments would be appropriate. And work. Constrain the roots and they won't grow as big. Still feel remembered to my bonsai sunflowers and narrow leaf sags..! -- cu Marco |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Germinating terrestrial orchids | Orchids | |||
US sources for Australian terrestrial orchids? | Orchids | |||
Eriopsis biloba - stunning terrestrial from Venezuela | Orchids | |||
what to look out for in terrestrial fertilizer? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Terrestrial Plant Fertilizers for Aquarium | Freshwater Aquaria Plants |