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Bubbles
Hi,
In my 2gal tank, i noticed something very strange. I noticed a constant stream of bubbles rising from the roots of my anubias baterii and another constant stream from the tips of the leaf of my anubias nana. And the underside of my baterii has some globules of air stuck on it. Is this what they call pearling? If it is, I heard that pearling only exist when the condition of the tank is perfect. But mine is yet to be perfect, fish is dying, some plants growing sideways and fern is turning brownish. Everything is going somewhat wrong except for these anubias. Cheerios Vincent |
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"Vincent " wrote in message
... ..... Everything is going somewhat wrong except for these anubias. Not so bad for the beginning!^) -- ~SP~ If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance! |
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Bubbles
I would say the streams of bubbles may be from tiny nicks in the plant where
internal gas is escaping. Now the globules as you call them under the leaves may well be legitimate respirated O2. Anubias are not known for real pearling since they are slow growers. True pearling usually comes from fast-growing plants in high-light, CO2 enriched environments. I think your instict serves you well on the "yet to be perfect". I am very familiar with that concept. Jody "Vincent " wrote in message ... Hi, In my 2gal tank, i noticed something very strange. I noticed a constant stream of bubbles rising from the roots of my anubias baterii and another constant stream from the tips of the leaf of my anubias nana. And the underside of my baterii has some globules of air stuck on it. Is this what they call pearling? If it is, I heard that pearling only exist when the condition of the tank is perfect. But mine is yet to be perfect, fish is dying, some plants growing sideways and fern is turning brownish. Everything is going somewhat wrong except for these anubias. Cheerios Vincent |
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Bubbles
On Tue, 20 May 2003 00:51:35 +0800, "Vincent "
wrote: Hi, In my 2gal tank, i noticed something very strange. I noticed a constant stream of bubbles rising from the roots of my anubias baterii and another constant stream from the tips of the leaf of my anubias nana. And the underside of my baterii has some globules of air stuck on it. Is this what they call pearling? If it is, I heard that pearling only exist when the condition of the tank is perfect. But mine is yet to be perfect, fish is dying, some plants growing sideways and fern is turning brownish. Everything is going somewhat wrong except for these anubias. Cheerios Vincent Sergi responded: Not so bad for the beginning!^) LOL!!! That was funny! I remember when I started in this "Obsession' er I mean hobby.... Then Jody responded: Anubias are not known for real pearling since they are slow growers. Quite the contrary in my tanks. In my 25 for example. Everything is almost perfectly tweaked in that tank. And my Anubias pearl quite a bit on any given day. But my Anubias also pearl in my 10gal low light tank too.... just not quite as much. Jody is correct in stating that any damaged portions of a plant will release gases. But my experience with roots (close to the rhizome) pearling on Anubias is that another (new) shoot is forming that will soon have leaves on it. But a damaged root will also let gases escape. It is entirely possible that your Anubias could be doing really well, growing, pearling and flowering and your other plants at the same time could be suffering any number of ailments. Finally, Anubias leaves are perfectly shaped to catch bubbles drifting by. Indeed in all of my tanks I think they provide a lot of CO2 reaction from the CO2 bubbles that are trapped under Anubias leaves. Just a theory..... HTH. Regards, Ed |
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