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The plant is rather rare and dun come cheap. So far I've seen Bioplast selling them. Might want to check them out... chech the our LFS listing (top right corner) for the contact and address.
Looking for tonina sp. aka Tai Yang Chow. Fell in love with this plant the moment I see it. Anyone has some to spare?
The plant is rather rare and dun come cheap. So far I've seen Bioplast selling them. Might want to check them out... chech the our LFS listing (top right corner) for the contact and address.
Have came across the plant in some LFS but selling at 5 stalks for $12.
I guess I will probably buy the plant if no one has any to spare...
Earth, i think someone was selling it in the buy/sell section recently.. nice plant, easy to grow too
earth where did you see it?
easy to grow?
my lower leaves keep rotting... what type of deficiency is it suffering from?
Not easy for me, my leaves keep getting holes in em for no rhyme or reason. Any idea y??
Mine...Crown is thick and bushy but it refuses to grow tall leh...
wonder why?
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here, read this for the sign for deficiency
i think they r nutrient hungry
Thanx Simon.
Found the remedy. Pumping up the KH!!
lower leaves rotting? havent encounter that for my tonina.. except they get leggy when the canopy (formed by the crowns several stems) gets thick.
They do indeed live up their name, really look like green suns.
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From what I read, Simon..It says phosphorus deficiency....
I dun think so...cos I have BBA a bit here n there on substrate....
BBA thrive on phosphorus... right? The rotala indica beside it is growing pretty well...
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Some of my tank specs. I will try to post pic soon. Could it be my substrate no longer fertile?
Tank Birth : Septemeber 1999
TANK SIZE : W1200xD450xH450 (mm)
VOLUME : 240 litres
LIGHTING : 4 x Osram 36W Dulux L/11-860
PHOTOPERIOD : 3pm to 12pm (9 hrs)
FILTRATION : 2 x Ehiem 2213
SUBSTRATE : 3 inchs to 4 inchs Lone Star
CO2 : CO2 tank with difusser straight to filter inlet to diffuse more co2
FERTILIZATION : TMG. 10ml per water change/7days.
TEMPERATURE : 28C - 30C
pH VALUE : 6.6
CABONATE HARDNESS : 4dH
WATER CHANGE : 25% weekly
PLANTS
Anubias Nana
Echindorus Tenellus
Echindorus Grandiflora
Echindorus Bleheri
Cryptocryne Wenditt
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Blyxa Japonica
Hygrophila Difformis
Hygrophila Polysperma
Rotala Indica
Nuphar japonica
Nymphaea lotus
Sagittaria subulata
Tonina fluviatilis
Vallisneria americana (natans)
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My tonina fluviatilis also did not do well. The bottom leaves turn yellow/brown and died. Some new leaves on the top looks okay but growing very slowly.
According to Chuck's page, it seems like Nitrogen deficiency but I have been dosing N and K. I don't think is N as my Elatine is doing great (known of N hungry).
Read somewhere that Tonina requires very low KH (~2dKH). Is it true?
My tank's KH is around 4-5 dKH. PH between 6.5-7.0
hippo,
I saw it in Biotope at Bt Merah on the Saturday that just passed. 5 stalks $12.
If I'm not wrong, NO3 is quite low. I had Elatine tiadra too and the NO3 was as los as 5ppm. Suspect the E.tiandra sucked up N like crazy. So, I'm not suprise the tank is N deficient.----------------
On 3/9/2003 11:45:03 PM
According to Chuck's page, it seems like Nitrogen deficiency but I have been dosing N and K. I don't think is N as my Elatine is doing great (known of N hungry).
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ADA amazonia soil and other artificial soil such as Nisso Volcanic Soil etc are the key success to Tonina sp and other south america plants as they prefer low pH substrate.
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Alfa, I cant really agree with the success of the plants will the selection of particular gravel, coz mine growing well without deficiencies..
Yup... growing mine with plain gravel, no base fert... so far so good.
BC
Good thing always come from the "bottom".....i didn't say that Tonina sp and other south america plants won't survive in normal gravel, but the artificial soil will make the cultivation of Tonina sp a breeze.
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kekekee.. alfa, obviously it cant be that hard to grow[] I always thght it was a plunge and grow kinda plant, till members started talking about deficiencies
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