I have a six gallon tank with what I believe is a melon sword, an amazon
sword and two amazon compacta. Also in the tank is a lump of lava moss
attached to a small terra cotta pot. I don't add CO2, and the lighting is an
eight watt PC. 1.3 WPG about. Every month or so I push a "Jobes' plant spike
for ferns and palms" into the gravel under each plant.

The plants are all growing quite well, the melon is looking beautiful
showing a new deep red leaf every four days or so.

Anyways, at a LFS I saw some plants with a red/green mottled coloration,
the employee clamed they were volunteers with a shipment and as sutch
dosen't know for certain what they exactly are. They have a shape and root
structure that looks like most sword plants so I'm suspecting they are
ozelots.

I really like their coloration/patterning and would like to add one to
my tank. Do they have any special needs, or should I expect them to act like
my other sword plants?

Also, my melon sword has two types of leaves, oval shaped green ones on
long stems and a cluster of long red leaves. The green leaves have been
dying off; turning yellow then just dissolving. The red leaves at the center
of the plant have been growing quickly and look very healthy... Is this
normal? Were the green leaves from when the plant was above water? Or is
this die off a sesional event?

I am very inexperenced with this whole aquarium hobby so parden my
ignorance =p.

--donovan