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    Cryptocoryne species i am having.

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    Just got 8 types of crytocoryne this morning. I had tried to grow some of them in my planted tank and terrarium. Just found they growing fast when emersed. Are you guys introducing any base fertilizer or liquid fertilizer?

    Some are common...i think just the pontederiifolia red is kinda exotic to me. All the crypts are bought from farm. Not from wild...

    C.becketii

    Leaf of C.becketii


    C.cordata

    Leaf of C.cordata


    C.parva

    Leaf of C.parva


    C.pontederiifolia red

    Leaf of C.pontederiifolia red
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    C.undulatus red

    Leaf of C.undulatus red


    C.wendtii brown

    Leaf of C.wendtii brown


    C.wendtii tropica

    Leaf of C.wendtii tropica


    C.willisii

    Leaf of C.willisii
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    Nice bunch of plants. Hope you removed as much of the wool from the roots and trimmed the roots (as well as older, dying leaves) before planting. And once you have planted them, try not to move them any further. Some iron-rich fert tablets would be beneficial as well.

    The ponti red looks more like a griffithi to me. Pontis have a quite different leaf shape and growth habit. And I thought wendtii Tropica is more brownish, even in emergent form...

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    Thx budak.

    The wendtii brown quite greenish this time. My previous batch I bought very brownish. Anyway, I got no luck to keep them inside the planted tank. Due to my itchy hand and rescaping the setup every month.

    I am keeping the cordata emersed. They doing well and growing fast. So, all these crpyts going to grow in emersed also. And I just got all of them this morning. Still in my office....
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    Try to plan your setup layout and let the plants settle down. I find crypts also like good water circulation. Light is of less importance, except for parva, although brighter light will tend to make them grow more lushly. I must add that I think your cordata is really C. ciliata. Do have a look at the leading Crypt site (http://132.229.93.11/Cryptocoryne/Bo.../alphabet.html) to double-check your plant IDs and also for articles.

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    Muaks muaks.... ...Thanks again...

    They always made the mistake about the name. Do you know what they named it when i received the quotation from them? They named is as "Cryptocoryne libili". I almost fainted to look for the information about the C.libili.
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    Pardon me but your C Parva seems a bit large to be C Parva. But then again, it could be due to the magnification of the digital camera/ How tall are your C Parva? They should be approx around 3 cm max height.

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    It is definitely longer than 3cm. Perhaps the emersed parva growing longer?
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    So there is a similiar thread here? hehe.

    If the parva is very tall, it could be a x willisi.
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    that C. pontederiifolia 'red' looks like a C. griffithii leh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwchoy
    that C. pontederiifolia 'red' looks like a C. griffithii leh.

    I concur too......
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    I once read that crypts are only positively identified by their flower. But I think the Parva is too big to be Parva too

    I've read to keep them in rich soil and no windy places.

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    Quote Originally Posted by |squee|
    I once read that crypts are only positively identified by their flower. But I think the Parva is too big to be Parva too

    I've read to keep them in rich soil and no windy places.
    Yes, you are right about that one...
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    btw, the griffthii are most definitely wild and then potted.
    Cultivated crypts will always have nice leaves.
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