Reply With QuoteNope, so far I have not encounter such phenomena.
BTW, hairgrass has no problem being planted together with E. tenellus.
BC
plants compatibility????
hi all....is it true there are plants that do not grow well when planted close to each other( eg: hairgrass and e-tenellus).....or is it just a myth i heard???
Is there a list of plants that are compatable ??? can someone provide me with in depth infomation....thanks a lot..
Nope, so far I have not encounter such phenomena.
BTW, hairgrass has no problem being planted together with E. tenellus.
BC
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Plants do not engage in biological warfare, unlike corals. But, I think there would be such issues if a very fast grower is right next to a ver slow grower. The fast grower will outcompete the very slow grower for nutrients and eventually, light, as it grows bigger and shade the very slow grower... But I don't think this is a problem in our tanks...
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Justikanz, if one reads Diana Walstad theory on allelopathy... Plants will engage in biological warfare...
The juggling apprentice fish
Cool!... I think some land plants will be able use their sap for biological warfare... As well as using that to engage insects to help in the warfare... But water plants too? Real cool... I would think that crypts would be the ones playing such games?
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It is closer to chemical warfare than biological warfare.
Plants emit chemicals to inhibit other plants' growth.
A more detailed link is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy
Diana Walstad has discussed allelopathy in her book The Ecology of the Planted Aquarium.
Frankly it might be true, but with water current and water changes, allelopathic chemicals secreted will be rendered useless imho.
densagoku, they probably meant compatibility in asthetic terms too.
Ole Patersen apparently thinks Diana Walstad's allelopathy is over-rated:Originally Posted by valice
http://www.tropica.dk/article.asp?ty...aristic&id=531
oh i seee...hmm yup agree with squee on the hairgrass and tenellus part...thanks for the information guys...just wanted to clear stuff i heard and read.
The topic on allelopathy may be in doubt by some, but Diana's mentioning of hard water and softwater plants competing on limited carbon source if placed in an environment which is carbon constrainst (e.g. non-CO2 tank) is certainly a true fact.
Hardwater plant can take carbon from bicarbonate more effectively and drive the PH up that softwater plant will eventually loose out.
But in our highly abundant CO2 enriched tank this will be unlikely.
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