Is the grass-like plant Vallisneria?

Indeed it is.. and it is V. Siralis (at least to the best of my knowledge it
is). I just took a whole pile back to the LFS-- it grows very quickly, as
you
know. My tank is 24 inches deep, though probably it is only 21 inches or so
in
actual water height. I am constantly trimming.. It is not uncommon for one
of
the Vals to flow fifteen inches along the surface of the tank (before
trimming) for a total approximate height of 30 or 35. I.e., I think 22
inches
is defnintely not the top height for that plant.


So that's the trimmed length. Drat! I was hoping you had discovered a species
of Val that didn't grow too tall.

I don't mind trimming, but the leaves eventually die when you cut them. They
grow back fast enough, but the dead leaves are unsightly -- and hard to reach,
at the back of the tank where I keep most of my Vals.



Leigh

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