timwag2001
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so i'm looking at my tank and out of the corner of my eye, and under the gravel, i find
any clue what it is?
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so i'm looking at my tank and out of the corner of my eye, and under the gravel, i find
any clue what it is?
FastFly67
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the last picture looks like a baby fish
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timwag2001
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i couldnt beleive it. it was under the gravel, pressed up against the glass. no idea how it got there
missileman
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I have had fry hide in the gravel like that.
Congrats.
Congrats.
I don't know how old your fry is but I think it is a liverbearer from your list, females can store sperm for several months so could be a molly or a platy.
If you have live plants you have an anubia and it looks like the rhizome is buried. It might be the angle I am looking at it.
If you have live plants you have an anubia and it looks like the rhizome is buried. It might be the angle I am looking at it.
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timwag2001
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if you're talking about the plant up front with only 2 leaves left. whats a rhizome and am i doing something wrong? is that why the other leaves are gone? i'm new to the planting thing.
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timwag2001
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what do you mean?
A rhizome is functionally similar to a root, but not exactly the same thing. It serves to anchor the plant and it takes up some nutrients, but it should not be buried. Anubias anchor on surfaces like a lichen or tree-growing fern. The rhizome will rot if buried and the plant will die.
The proper way to plant those things is to tie them on to a rock, piece of driftwood, or other tank ornament with thread or fishing line. They will over time attach themselves to the object, and the thread can be removed (or cotton thread will rot).
The proper way to plant those things is to tie them on to a rock, piece of driftwood, or other tank ornament with thread or fishing line. They will over time attach themselves to the object, and the thread can be removed (or cotton thread will rot).
The rhizome is the big fleshy part of the plant the has the leaves and the roots growing out of it...check on my album there is a nana petite anubia that is sorta hiding the cory eggs. The blue thread is holding it to a rock. Yours looks like a barter anubia.
