Can e tenellus survive well in low light n no CO2 ?

[PEPSI]

Hi may i noe can e tenellus survive in 2watt/g n without CO2 cos intend to keep in low maintance tank. Thankz

[budak]

yes.

[a_scape]

Should be ok, as long as the water temp not to high.
My experience is showing if you want a fast carpet ground of tennelus then try to pump with sufficient co2 plus colder temp (24'C should be great)within 2-3 wks. After that you can adjust back to normal temp & replace co2 with some tetras/raspbora.
Good luck.

AChen

[David]

50 - 50 chance that either the growth is not good or it may not survive..........

[theodore]

My E. tenellus is doing well at 1.5W/Gal. DIY CO2 can be added to accelerate plant growth initially. You can stop CO2 once you get the lawn you desire.

[Dennerle]

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On 9/2/2003 8:50:56 AM

Hi may i noe can e tenellus survive in 2watt/g n without CO2 cos intend to keep in low maintance tank. Thankz
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it will be kinda hard

[budak]

it will be kinda hard

not really.

[bclee]

E. tenellus are great for low light/non-CO2 tank. (2w/gal isn't very low for them. I think they are capable of even lower light.) A good substrate will help. They are one of the easiest and relatively fuss-free plant, other then the periodic pruning to keep them in control.

BC

[lorba]

This must have been discussed many times

I have kept tenullus in both low light and high light setup. In the low light tank, it gets longer and greener while in the high light one, its more reddish and not as long.

I am sure its even capable of growing even under 1W/USG. Because they grew healthliy behind my internal filter and crawling underneath the woods.

[FC]

"In the low light tank, it gets longer and greener while in the high light one, its more reddish and not as long."

I prefer the greener growth (gives healthy mood) of E. Tenellus under low light to the pinkish brown (kind of dirty looking) under high light.


"Because they grew healthliy behind my internal filter and crawling underneath the woods."

They cannot grow undershade IF you plant them there alone. The reason why yours survive under the filter and woods is because the mother plants (under direct light) are supporting them. The spread to such low light places are merely to gain territories so that other plants have no chance to gain foot hold which may later smoother them.


Regards,

Freddy Chng
www.killies.com

[bclee]

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On 9/3/2003 1:39:13 PM

"In the low light tank, it gets longer and greener while in the high light one, its more reddish and not as long."

I prefer the greener growth (gives healthy mood) of E. Tenellus under low light to the pinkish brown (kind of dirty looking) under high light.


"Because they grew healthliy behind my internal filter and crawling underneath the woods."

They cannot grow undershade IF you plant them there alone. The reason why yours survive under the filter and woods is because the mother plants (under direct light) are supporting them. The spread to such low light places are merely to gain territories so that other plants have no chance to gain foot hold which may later smoother them.


Regards,

Freddy Chng
www.killies.com

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Well, mine survive under the shade without direct light. I planted some among some taller crypts. Still surviving well. They certainly can do without much light.

They are also not doing much to "gain" extra territories among the larger plants. They just simply grow in between plants.

BC

[vinz]

Lorba,

How tall do they get in lower light?

[lorba]

I am not sure if you call that tall, but they get up to 8cm. I never get any longer than 4-5cm in the high light one. I observed that those in my low light tank tends to be 'straighter' while the other curls more.

[Fei Miao]

Just to share--
The tenellus in my 15gallon(low light) tank are doing ok, I have 24 watts so that gives me 1.6watts per gallon?
( these were replanted from my 2 ft which was about 3.6watts per gallon)--

http://www.petfrd.com/pp/showphoto.php?photo=919

http://www.petfrd.com/pp/showphoto.php?photo=920

They tend to be longer(about 3.5 inch) and not as red as in the pervious 20 gallon tank. Otherwise they are doing fine. i think they are great for easy maintainence plants.