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Shoot question,
I have a question about this blade grassy plant i have in my tank, it has
grown a shoot with a new little plant, would it be wise to leave or cut it and let it float near the top of the water until it grow bigger |
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Shoot question,
"Blade grassy plant" isn't much to go on. Echinodorus tenellus, maybe?
In general though, with plants that self-propagate by adventitious plants on shoots, or peduncles, you want to leave the baby plant attached until it has at least six leaves of it's own and some fairly well developed roots. If you can, bend the shoot over and anchor the new plant root-side down against the gravel or sand with a small rock or some-such. It will develop more quickly and then you can just cut it free. kush "You can't have everything - where would you put it?" M Walczak wrote in message news I have a question about this blade grassy plant i have in my tank, it has grown a shoot with a new little plant, would it be wise to leave or cut it and let it float near the top of the water until it grow bigger |
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Shoot question,
Oh. I didn't think of that: a Val or a Sagittarius or some-such. In any
event, leaving it attached for as long as possible is best. My Sags sometimes get all smooshed up against the tank wall and I have to cut them out when I want to clean the glass. If I take a clump that's not well developed and replant it elsewhere it will often just vegetate and eventually I'll end up composting it. kush LeighMo wrote in message ... I have a question about this blade grassy plant i have in my tank, it has grown a shoot with a new little plant, would it be wise to leave or cut it and let it float near the top of the water until it grow bigger My guess is that you have a Vallisneria of some sort, and the "shoot" is a runner. If so, just leave it be. The baby plant will eventually drop down and root itself. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Shoot question,
One is indeed a val, or tape grass. My big val plant has a runner that I can
actually see going from the middle of the plant into the ground. this unusual? another question I have, I have a small cutting from a runner of a val, it has been planted in my tank for a month or so and isn't going too much taller, I pulled it up the other day and it has a runner growing, is it best to leave it planted or bring it near the top and let it float? and hence get more light. 29g 110w PC , CO2 not yet, but in the works, sorry for my naivety, plant beginner "M Walczak" wrote in message news I have a question about this blade grassy plant i have in my tank, it has grown a shoot with a new little plant, would it be wise to leave or cut it and let it float near the top of the water until it grow bigger |
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Shoot question,
Xref: 127.0.0.1 rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants:66422
Any good web pages with pictures of plants and names so i can learn the names of my plants like you pros? "M Walczak" wrote in message news I have a question about this blade grassy plant i have in my tank, it has grown a shoot with a new little plant, would it be wise to leave or cut it and let it float near the top of the water until it grow bigger |
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Shoot question,
M Walczak wrote in message hlink.net... Any good web pages with pictures of plants and names so i can learn the names of my plants like you pros? PROS? Tee hee hee... Here are three of my favorite places: http://www.tropica.com/default.asp http://www.azgardens.com/index2.html http://paul.aaquaria.com/home/Home.htm There are plenty of others. Have fun. kush "You can't have everything - where would you put it?" |
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Shoot question,
Just waiting on a few parts [bulkheads] to put together my DIY CO2 system,
so within the next few days i should have some co2 and beat out that algae {red} i can see starting to grow. "LeighMo" wrote in message ... One is indeed a val, or tape grass. My big val plant has a runner that I can actually see going from the middle of the plant into the ground. this unusual? No. That's perfectly normal. another question I have, I have a small cutting from a runner of a val, it has been planted in my tank for a month or so and isn't going too much taller, I pulled it up the other day and it has a runner growing, is it best to leave it planted or bring it near the top and let it float? and hence get more light. 29g 110w PC , I would just leave it. It takes Vals awhile to get established, then they grow like crazy. They like to be rooted. And you have plenty of light for Vals, with 3.8 wpg. Vals don't need CO2 injection as much as other plants, but you should definitely add it as soon as possible. With that much light and no CO2 injection, you're asking for an algae problem. And I hope you have some fast-growing stem plants, in addition to the Vals! Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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