e.Tennellus? Red plant?

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 13:56

Hi! Got most of the plant from Teo.... need help to ID some here....
Wat are the foreground plants? The emersed form is broader while the submersed converted form is narrow and taller....
are they e.tennellus?

What about the red plant in the right foreground... growing from a bulb

Thanks!

**Green Baron** · 28th Feb 2006, 13:58

The green one is Echinodorus quadricostatus. The red one looks like Cryptocoryne but need a closeup picture to ID.

**joe** · 28th Feb 2006, 13:59

red one likely Barclaya longifolia

**ranmasatome** · 28th Feb 2006, 14:04

i second joe

**bclee** · 28th Feb 2006, 14:06

Yes, it's Barclaya longifolia.

BC

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 14:45

wow... u guys are good!
My barclaya longifolia was initially growing quite rapidly with new leaf every few days but now stagnant like that.... think i need to shift it to a higher light tank..........

BTW..... is E.quadricostatus a good foreground plant? or e.tennellus better?

**bclee** · 28th Feb 2006, 15:01

Originally Posted by vratenza

wow... u guys are good!
My barclaya longifolia was initially growing quite rapidly with new leaf every few days but now stagnant like that.... think i need to shift it to a higher light tank..........

BTW..... is E.quadricostatus a good foreground plant? or e.tennellus better?

Barclaya longifolia does not need a lot of light. Give it some fertilisers in the substrate, it should do well.

E. tenellus should be better your the tank size in the photo.

BC

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 15:12

Originally Posted by bclee

Barclaya longifolia does not need a lot of light. Give it some fertilisers in the substrate, it should do well.

E. tenellus should be better your the tank size in the photo.

BC

I am intending to decom this tank...... so deciding whether to transfer the E.quadricostas to my new 6 ft or to get new e.tenellus

**bclee** · 28th Feb 2006, 15:20

Originally Posted by vratenza

I am intending to decom this tank...... so deciding whether to transfer the E.quadricostas to my new 6 ft or to get new e.tenellus

In this case, it'll be up to you to design your new scape. It will not be a case one being better or the other.

BC

**joe** · 28th Feb 2006, 16:25

oh btw dun bury the bulb 100% in the gravel ... just bury half of bulb inside gravel can liao ... else it will die

**grey_fox** · 28th Feb 2006, 17:41

Originally Posted by vratenza

Hi! Got most of the plant from Teo.... need help to ID some here....
Wat are the foreground plants? The emersed form is broader while the submersed converted form is narrow and taller....
are they e.tennellus?

What about the red plant in the right foreground... growing from a bulb

Thanks!

Wow dude, that's a lot of tubifex worms for a tank of that size...

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 20:34

Originally Posted by bclee

In this case, it'll be up to you to design your new scape. It will not be a case one being better or the other.

BC

i guess u r right

want to mix some hairgrass & glosso too...

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 20:36

Originally Posted by joe

oh btw dun bury the bulb 100% in the gravel ... just bury half of bulb inside gravel can liao ... else it will die

thanks for the advice

actually Mr Teo? told me that when i buy..

**vratenza** · 28th Feb 2006, 20:40

Originally Posted by grey_fox

Wow dude, that's a lot of tubifex worms for a tank of that size...

haha! that's 1/2 of the 50ct worth i bought.....but that amt finishes in 3 days!
anyway i find that putting the worms this way they survive better w/o mess