unsightly roots growing out of my plants

[mikeang]

Hi,

I have Cabombas in my tank. They grew quite fast, have been trimming them. But these few days, just noticed that there are a lot of white roots growing on the stems.. i thought plants roots supposed to grow in the soil?

i tried trimming them.. but there's too much and not very nice to look at.

can i ask do you guys normally replace the plants once they overgrow? mine is just about 1 month old.. but they grow damn fast....

they do pearl though...

do you all normally just replace the plants frequently in this type of condition? or just trim them?

Thanks

Michael

[Fuzzy]

the faster they grow, the more nitrates and other dissolved organics they remove from your system, it's a good thing

Just keep trimming them every few weeks to your desired height, if it looks unsightly you can thin them out a bit by removing a few stems.