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Some stem plants has roots emerging from the stems and not at the bottom. So it is normal.
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As above how come my stem plants doesn't have roots below, Is that normal?
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Some stem plants has roots emerging from the stems and not at the bottom. So it is normal.
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Valice thanks for your help! I thought my plant is dying because there is not a single roots below..Originally Posted by valice
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That is true, one plant that does that is ammania gracilis. No roots by the base/substrate so I can pull it very easily. The roots are all over the lower portion of the stem, by water collumn.
What substrate are you using? Soil or sand, whats at the bottom?
That could mean that your sand is anaerobic at the bottom. Try poking 1 finger into the sand and see if the color is black, or has a bad smell.
When there is insufficient oxygen carried down under, or when the substrate/gravel layer becomes too compact for conventional current to work, this will happen.
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Hi Lorba, currently using JBJ basefert & quart black gravel. Don't think my sand is anaerobic because when I poke my fingers in there is no bad smell & my gravel is black so I can't see whether is it anaerobic..
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How long has you been keep the stem plants, and how do you trim or prune it? Do you replant the top or do you cut the top and leave the bottom there?
When stem plants established in a well-oxygenated substrate, they will have quite a mass of roots. In fact, most rooted plants are so.
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I have been keeping the stem plant for almost 2 months and I didn't do any trimming to it..
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Picture of my stem plant that was taken 2 months ago.
Picture taken today plant not really healthy
And can someone help me ID this plant? Thanks alot..
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please post your tank parameter, equipments etc
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That plant doesn't look aquatic to me....
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Peter Gwee
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My tank 2ft contains 59.5 litres of water
Lighting philips 15watt
Ehiem filter 2232
1 fan running 24/7~temperature maintain at 27 degrees
JBJ substrate with black quartz gravel
Liquid fert, Seachem Flourish
No co2 low maintainence set-up.
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hmmm really? brought from NA 2months ago...strange..That plant doesn't look aquatic to me....
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Peter Gwee
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60L, only 15W of philips ----> very low light
no CO2 -----> very low tech
plant : likely to be althernantera in emmersed form (judging the pinkish/lavender underside) -----> difficult plant that requires CO2 and much more light.
That is very obvious why you cannot grow most stem plants well enough. You can either opt for low light plants (mainly non-stem), sticking with ferns, moss, anubias or increase the lighting by 3x and add DIY CO2 (pressurised better still).
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But is 15watts enough for my 60 litre tank if I have nanas or java ferns? Well for my stem plant I will leave it there & see if there is any changes maybe due to rot or nutrients deficiency..
???
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