Hi all. does bucephalandra need co2? high light? temperature range?
Personally, my 4 footer kept at 26-27 degrees, co2 at 1 bps and low lights with low dosing of macro and micro ferts (2X55W T5HO) seems to be working well, new submerged leaves every now and then, with bucep's flowering too.
But I have a small setup in my room that's cooled at 27-28 degrees without co2, and they seems to be growing, albeit slowly.
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okie. thanks bro.
other question. how do we know bucephalandra plant already dead?
Hmm, when the rhizome dies I guess? (When it turns black/brown, and looks like it's rotting) just don't throw away the plant when melting occurs, it may just bounce back to life.
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I beg to differ on this. If rhizome is brown, you better pray hard and hope for the best, though chances would be slim. If it's black, it's time to get a new plant.
Only when the rhizome is green, no matter how small the piece is, chances of revival is there.
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Agree with the above inputs. I have a small piece of rhizome broken off from Theia Black. I stick it in the substrate where there is strong flow and a week later I can see small leaves starting to shoot out.
For black or rotting parts. I use a sharp clean razor and slice it slanted
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The melting refers to the leaves. Should have been more explicit to avoid misunderstanding
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Dont worry bro. We are all sharing our own experiences with this beautiful plant. At least with more hobbyists around to grow and groom this species, at least survival is ensured in our tanks with the widespread deforestation going around now all over the world. But of course preservation of the ecosystem should also be strictly followed as over collection for commerical purposes would also pose a big problem.
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I have been keeping buceps in a non co2 tank and they are growing pretty well. But temperature is pretty low as the tank is in my office, aircon is on during the day.
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ok, if the rhizome is brown/Black (Dead). Their leaf will be melted? Is there possible the rhizome is brown but leaf still green?
Melting leaves will b first sign of possibe trouble. Of course when you are getting the plants, do check the plant.
And yes there's such a possibility. As in the tip of the plants are showing signs of growth but part of rhizome is black/brown, I.e. other end of rhizome is brown/black but crown like still growing well.
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Another point I forgot to add. If rhizome is no longer firm but soggy, especially when you cut the rhizome up, chances of death is high as well. So besides the indication of color, you may also want to carry out minor operations to determine the status of health.
ok. learnt alot. thanks so much. anyway i have one picture. hope bro here can tell whether this plant already gone or?
Yes, agree with pork life. sogginess of rhizome is a tell-tale sign. Have lost clumps over this. Melted leaves though doesn't necessarily mean it's doomed, depends on the extent of melting also. Keeping good flow throughout the tank may work though.
Sheesh, yeah I know, a so called simple to keep aquatic plant can also have host of problems. Hopefully when it's properly identified in the future, more information about it can be found about its requirements and diseases it's prone to.
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I read before from vasteq's blog (polish guru on bucep) that keeping these plants under dark conditions with increased oxygenation will help with revival (unsure about extend of "damage"). Not sure how true is it but currently for my tank with melting plants, I am getting more dissolved air into the water via venturi effect with a 1200 liters/min powerhead. Also helps increase my pH to 6.5 from 6 (water not much buffering capacity). Better for beneficial bacteria growth.
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