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The photo is too small for identification.
Off-hand, I'd say it's either a damn big Blyxia Japonica, or a large clump of Cyperus Helferi. Blyxia Japonica likes high light, and both are rooted plants, so a good substrate is in order.
What is this plant?
Anyone please identify this plant (as photo)?
Is this plant requires high lighting and good substrate to have such rich-green-growth as shown on the photo. Thank... You....
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The photo is too small for identification.
Off-hand, I'd say it's either a damn big Blyxia Japonica, or a large clump of Cyperus Helferi. Blyxia Japonica likes high light, and both are rooted plants, so a good substrate is in order.
Look like a vals to me. Cyperus Helferi have a straighter leaf. blyxia is more bushy.
Jack
Hi, if this is Blyxa japonica and I checked the internet. As quoted "has not been used in aquariums for long, so little experience has been gained with it so far. In general it is difficult, and probably demands both soft water and CO2 addition to thrive. But it is highly decorative, and unlike B. aubertii it forms not a rosette but a beautiful stem which is densely covered with dark-green leaves. It should be planted in groups to achieve the most decorative effect".Originally Posted by |squee|
The photo is too small for identification.
Off-hand, I'd say it's either a damn big Blyxia Japonica, or a large clump of Cyperus Helferi. Blyxia Japonica likes high light, and both are rooted plants, so a good substrate is in order.
Not a easy plant after all, but very nice..
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Jack's got it.
wouldn't it be too straight for vals? don't think its Cyperus, coz the edge isn't sharp and defintely not B. japonica. looks like sag
Hi Jack, if this is Tape Grass (Val)- Vallisneria spiralis then it should be one of the easy plant to keep, right?
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Hi Simon, I think you're right and it should be Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata after compared the two photos very closely. You're rightand luckily this is also one of the easy plant.
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it is indeed very nice and it's def not blyxa jap or auberti cos it doesn't have pointy leaves and orderly growth like a bushy crown. it looks more like some sagittaria with leaves rolling out.Anyone please identify this plant (as photo)?
Is this plant requires high lighting and good substrate to have such rich-green-growth as shown on the photo. Thank... You....
i have some sagittaria subulata[http://www.planta.aquariana.cz/foto/...1.JPGauberti.] that grow to about 15cm ht and grow runners[out of control]
notice in photo, planter use wood to prevent it covering hairgrass. mine got all mixed up with moss.
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btw blyxa japonica and auberti imho are quite easy as they grow moderately quickly. they are however very tasty to pests + fragile, esp [plant it and move it only if u have 2]
i have both and they thrive on an occasional plantzen gold boost, mid-hi light. 80w in a 2wdx2htx1.5dp tank. the japonica doubles in quantity every month but the auberti may double every six months? [have harvested before]
yes, sags are easy plants to keep, but they have the tendency to take over the tank, if you are not careful. I always wonder why they are referred to as dwarf sags, obiviously, they don't looks dwarf to me. Vals tend to have a spiral form rather than straight. See the latin name ;P
actually, sagittaria subulata is quite unstoppable when it takes off in the tank, the only way to stop it at its tracks is the use of arcylic plates glued to the base of the tank, but that only prevents it from extending in the substrate level, but not over. I think those guys who have them before would have experienced them growing over any obstacle
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agree with simon on sags easy to keep. to the point of it taking over. away two weeks and whoa!
Most plants take over our tank when unattended ;P, my ludwigia sp 'cuba' constantly keep my tank looking like a jungle, killing most of the foreground as they totally cover the surface of the tank. Even without fertilization nor co2, they still managed to dominate the tank. Recently, no water change, no maintenance resulted in them putting out emersed leaves.. kekekeee
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hahaha, i see. i have old father and mother at home[family tank]
i have nice but clueless housemates[apt tank] sigh.
so when away more than two weeks... surprise![normally nasty]
anyway, very nice hobby and always dreaming of 6ft tank planted with some champion discus innit.
So this plant must be Sagittaria subulata and love the curve and the green.
I would certainly get my hand on this plant and it's good thing to know too they grow like crazy. I don't mind as long as you've a pair of Scissors to cut the runner. It's much better to see plants grow and cover the whole tank provided they look heathly!
By the way, bro what kind of substrate you're using?
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Hi standoyo, do you have any spare Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata that you want to let go? I want some.. to start this plant and to test the theory that this plant is actually easy to grow. Thank...You...
My dream - is to have 5ft tank just like Amono set-up, everything from ADA, may be this round TOTO then see?
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I've had dwarf sag before. I suggest you have a homogeneous substrate when you plant these. cos when you uproot them..the whole string of them will come off and mess up your water column if you have base fert.
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i would love to give you some but they are in kl. i'm in jkt now unfortunately.[i did a round up and it's in a nice pot awaiting to be given away]Hi standoyo, do you have any spare Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata that you want to let go? I want some.. to start this plant and to test the theory that this plant is actually easy to grow. Thank...You...
sags are very easy to grow i just use one of those regular brown mix subtrate. no soil. some of those corn[taiwanese] stubs[for my rainbow lotus]
i alternate sera florena and hagen weekly and boost one awhile with some plantzen[dennerle]gold[use sparingly, very expensive haha].
don't think they will be tall if you use strong lighting. imho plants grow tall when they search for the light.
amano is really ideal setup.
you send me email at [email protected]
don't really know how to use pm [always blocked??]
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i stopped using base fert because my discus provide that! ha ha. really messy even without base fert. so got hi filtration auto at night to cope with with the fert from fish!
i planted my moss on glass panels and the sags went in there got stuck innit.
so snipping def does the trick, i do mini overhauls cos i only see my tanks every two weeks or so.
Hi, standoyo, I do not know that you're not base in Singapore and really thank you for your generosity. You can always e-mail me at: [email protected]. For some strange reason, I seem to like the plant a lot.. You're saying that the prewashed substrate should be okay, no ADA Aquasoil (black)? which I was actually planning to buy for my 2ft cube tank.i would love to give you some but they are in kl. i'm in jkt now unfortunately.[i did a round up and it's in a nice pot awaiting to be given away]
sags are very easy to grow i just use one of those regular brown mix subtrate. no soil. some of those corn[taiwanese] stubs[for my rainbow lotus]
i alternate sera florena and hagen weekly and boost one awhile with some plantzen[dennerle]gold[use sparingly, very expensive haha].
don't think they will be tall if you use strong lighting. imho plants grow tall when they search for the light.
amano is really ideal setup.
you send me email at [email protected]
don't really know how to use pm [always blocked??]
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