wad can be the causes for stem plants to grow slow

[jakey]

as above. all my other plants are growing well, the hairgrass, HC, Elatine Gussonei or glosso and my mini moss. all of these plants are growing very well. but my stem plant is growing damn slowly. any particular reason?
not sure wad is the name of the stem plant

[kadios]

What specific stem plants are you growing? Moreover, different plants grow differently. There are slow growing stem plants as well. More information given will entail more advise and suggestion to your problem.

Cheers!

[jakey]

initally it grows quite fast. then i got BBA, i overdose seachem excel. alot of the leaves drop off. then how most of the leaves grow back but it doesn't grow taller. will try to get a picture

[jakey]

this is a pic of the stem plant

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In that case I'd wait a while for the plant to recover to its original growth state.

[jakey]

it has already been 3 weeks since the leaves grow back. it is growing upwards damn slowly

[juggler]

That reddish stem plant seems like Alternanthera reineckii. In my experience, it is a slow growing stem plant compared to other stem plants. Give it some time.
Cheers!

[ah^siao]

i think it is called Ammania multiflora not Alternanthera reineckii

another pic of it. hopefully i got the name right

[lorba]

this should be ludwigia brevipes.

Multiflora is like gratiola but green and reineckii has broader leaves.

[PeterGwee]

Do you use CO2 or just excel? The likely issue from what I can could be carbon limitation since you have BBA outbreak previously. If you correct the conditions and can keep up on it, time is likely the factor you need for the plants to get back on their feet. EI is good for the reason since it takes possible nutrient limitation out of the equation and place all the focus on one big factor..CO2.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[anttz]

Agreed with Lorba. It is ludwigia brevipes.