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    Hygrophila pinnatifida leaves changing position

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    Anyone keeping Hygrophila Pinnatifida noticed the leaves changes position during lights on and off? I have observed it for the past week and it happened daily.

    Light Period: On



    Light Period: Off



    Now I'm wondering if this happens to other type of plants.

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    Re: Hygrophila pinnatifida leaves changing position

    Yeah, thats a characteristic of the plant.

    Other stem plants like rotala also do the same, they close up their leaves during night time... i've noticed that rotala wallichi can even change the direction of their entire stems to face towards light sources within the space of 10-15 minutes.
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    Re: Hygrophila pinnatifida leaves changing position

    The amazing thing is they adjust the position according to the light period. They starts to "open" up about 2 hours ahead of the light period and start to slowly close up about an hour or so. It makes me wonder if they feel pain when we trim them...

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    Re: Hygrophila pinnatifida leaves changing position

    When I used to have Myriophyllum matogrossense growing in my tank, I noticed the leaves close up during lights off period as well. Didn't think much of it as I'm sure other aquatic plants of different species do something of a similar nature.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ingen View Post
    It makes me wonder if they feel pain when we trim them...
    Here's something to watch if you haven't already, with an open mind.

    Last edited by Donut the Donkey; 9th Apr 2015 at 19:28.

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