Anubias specimens in general

[Verminator]

I've recently bought; Anubias Barteri var. Barteri 'Broad Leaf'
Anubias Barteri var. 'nana'

I've attatched the broad leaf to wood in my tank, it came in 5 rhyzomes which have all been attatched in some arrangement via 5 standard rubber/elastic bands (whatever you know them as). 'Nana' species has been attatched using the same method but to two rocks.

My question is will they attatch them selves over time? I know they're commonly attatched to roots/wood/rocks ect, but unsure if they will actually take hold themselves as you'd expect a Java Fern too?

Cheers,
James

[Panut]

Yes the roots will take hold of the wood..

[Verminator]

Swish

Elastic bands do look rather ugly in a fish tank i must say

[Panut]

heheheh. Well i usually hide them away from view..

[wks]

Swish

Elastic bands do look rather ugly in a fish tank i must say

Use fishing line, thats what I normally do.

[Verminator]

Its too much hassle to tie it to it, I've tied Java Ferns on this way and they take ages, or after a day or two my tieing is poor and it comes loose then floats off So i resorted to the trusty elastic band and my Anubias hasnt budged yet Far less stressfull without having to re-tie it and constantly keep putting my hands in to re-do what i've already done.

[lowell]

I just use brown or green colored thread in attaching my anubias either on driftwood or rock.

[torque6]

I'm using fishing lines as well, but to secure them is a pain especially if you need to double tie twice the dead nots.

I have a small nana peitite grown on a driftwood, but i wouldnt call it rooting itself, it just spread its rhyzomes around the wood. However it isnt that secure.

[illumnae]

i use fishing line as well to tie anubias, java fern and mosses. the fishing line is secure (don't rot over time) and easy to hide, but as torque6 has pointed out, is a pain to tie.

[oblivion]

i use those plastic cable ties or wire ties (i.e. ada wood tight)
hide them among the leaves so that its less visible

tying with fishing line is a PITA

[Verminator]

Well the elastic band tops that off totally, Literally i just put it around the wood, and then put half the rhyzome through it and jobs a good'un. Its pinned down, doesnt move and i have 5 rhyzomes all placed together to look like one big tall bush

10 out of 10 for ease of applying

[oblivion]

thats 'cause i hadn't ever thought of using that!

good idea though!

maybe i'll go find those thin and small rubber elastic bands that gals use to tie up their hair
am quite sure we can easily find in black or dark brown colors

[Verminator]

There hair bobbles though, they are usually fabricates arent they? Wouldnt that be a cause for concern in a tank. Certain ones anyway.

Small elastic bands would probably work, it just grabbed the first 5 i saw from my pot. They look ugly where you can see them, but i suppose in a month or two (however long it takes to gain a hold) i can just snip them away, no problems. And i know i've already said it, but they hold it to the plant rock steady, none of this faffing around trying to tie them on. I'm going on about it i know, i just can't get over how well they work, and how easy and quick it is to do.

[oblivion]

aren't they usually made of rubber or plastic?
they should be inert then

[Verminator]

Well yes they are. But most i've seen have fabric round them to make them easier to handle. Even the small ones that are a few milimetres thick.

I don't know. European ones may well be different. They'll probably work none the less seeing as most donts in the aquatics world never end up being that serious, atleast with my experience.

I once dropped an entire bottle of aftershave in my tank and fearing the worse did immediate water change. Obviously that is alot of what is classed as a potentially lethal substance/toxin to fish i guess, never had a single casualty...although the tank smelt nice Highly careless of me i know, due care is always taken since

I think this has gone a little off topic. Should i be worried that after 5 days of planting my Anubias leaves seem to be getting paler and out of maybe 30 odd leaves two have visible holes in the end?

I do hope i'm being overly paranoid and its nothing to worry about. Its just a little discerning to say the least.