By that rule of thumb, I would have to wait a long time for the plantlets to
get big enough. The "mother" sword plant I had that flowered took up over
1/2 of my 55 gallon tank! So even 1/3 of that sixe is ... large.

I agree with the earlier post - 3-4 leaves and several roots. Both are key
to survival. More than that is even better.

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"Seb" wrote in message
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You can do this either way. Usually i let them get some nice roots and
then cut them off of the
stem and plant them.
Either way will work though just make sure they are not really tiny or
they may not do as well.

Marc
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On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:16:18 -0400, "Animal"
wrote:


I have a large Amazon(unknown species,but very common in the stores).It
has put out a large stem that has developed some plants on it.Some are
above the water some below.Should I anchor the plantlets,or let them stay
above water.And when can I separate the small plants.
T.I.A.

From one of my books, recommended size as bare minumum is 1/3 of parent
plant, 1/2 apparently gives you much better results.

Seb


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