Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia

[ruyle]

Hi folks,

I was wondering if this plant needs to be planted in substrate, or can it be trained on a piece of wood or rock, like the petite nana? Thanks in advance
for info and advice.

Bill

[zmzfam]

For mine, I tied it to a piece of driftwood. The roots will quickly attached itself to the wood.

I think it can be planted in the substrate also, with the rhizome exposed, as the roots are quite thick.

[budak]

Both methods work for me... it roots fairly quickly if conditions are optimum (low to medium light, good current, not too warm temperature).. an ideal plant for shadowy spots under driftwood or corners.

[ruyle]

Thanks, fellas, I'm going to tie the 2 plants to lava rock then, like the
petite nana. Budak's mention of placing in current was something I
serendipitously discovered when I placed one of the nana plants in front
of a sponge filter: it grew twice as large as one not in any current!

Two more questions: are the new leaves reddish brown and how long
does it take them to change to the leathery-green color? I think this is
one of the showier anubias and am looking forward to them.

Thanks again for the info,

Bill

[FC]

I tried this slow grower in the past but the leafs often have spot algae on them. I have them under direct light at medium lighting.
Any comments/advise?

[|squee|]

Freddy,


I don't know how your tank is dosed but I have mine in a high-light 72W lighted 2-feet tank, and I do dose quite a bit of phosphate (from KH2PO4), probably twice the amount of "a pinch" as PeterGwee says it.

Increased phosphate dosage has also been discussed as the prevention of spot algae and gree dust algae on tank walls.