Asian ambula is yellow - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

**An t-iasg** · 08-02-2005, 01:57 AM

Tonight, soon after I wrote the above post, I went downstairs to find another ambula stem floating. The lower stems are turning to mush and the upper stem floats away.

I'll find some time, tomorrow or Wednesday, to go to the hatchery and try again with something else!

greenmaji · 08-02-2005, 02:07 AM

sorry to hear about this!

**An t-iasg** · 08-02-2005, 02:40 AM

Thanks...this plant is beautiful, and I'm sad that it won't thrive in my tank. But there are plenty of pretty plants to pick from!

**An t-iasg** · 08-02-2005, 04:13 PM

AHA! The plot thickens!

I didn't go to the hatchery today. I had too many beginning of month/end of month stuff to do. I was planning on getting rid of the last ambula - it's all pretty much yellow and melted, and getting something else for that tank. This morining I noticed that one of the ambula stems had a dark, bright green new growth on it! I don't think I'll get to the hatchery before this weekend, so I'll watch that new growth and see how it does! This group of ambula was started under my very low light fixture, and it was already half dead when I put my new lights on. Maybe if I get some new stems and start them out right away with the 1.8 [acronym:35018ae60f="Watts Per Gallon"]wpg[/acronym:35018ae60f] lighting, they will be ok. They may be slow-growing in 1.8 watts, but that's ok. They don't have to grow very much in a 5 gallon tank. I'll see how this new growth seems to do this week before I make a decision!

**An t-iasg** · 08-03-2005, 01:39 AM

Update:

The small leaf has doubled in size from this morning! It's still quite small, maybe only 1/4 inch long/tall, but it grew!

Maybe there is hope for this beautiful plant in my tank! I'll probably just get all new stems. Even the one with the new leaf is half dead. Then the stems can all start out in my new light, and hopefully they'll be fine.

greenmaji · 08-03-2005, 09:40 AM

YAY!!!!

**An t-iasg** · 08-03-2005, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travis simonson

Asian Ambulia (L. sessiliflora?)

Travis, you are right on as usual!

I have seen both "ambula" and "ambulia" and when I searched on ambulia, I found Limnophila sessiliflora.

travis simonson · 08-03-2005, 03:09 PM

I can see where the store might get Myriophyllum spp. and Limnophila sessiliflora confused, but if you put the two side-by-side you can really tell the difference

08-03-2005, 03:09 PM	#18
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greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	sorry to hear about this!

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