How far do ruffled swords stretch? New pics 5/27/06 - Page 5 - Aquarium Advice

Billsgate · 05-24-2006, 05:42 PM

Wow, very cool to see those happy swords!!! Good job both of you

GlitcH · 05-26-2006, 09:32 AM

So I am thinking I want to grow one of these plantlets emersed.......can anyone gimme some pointers?

All three of them have bloomed and the first two have leaves but none have roots so far.

Do I have to put it back in the water to get the roots to start growing?

And I assume that the soil should be kept muddy......am I correct?

fish_4_all · 05-26-2006, 12:36 PM

I would think that once the flowers fall off, if you pollinated or not, that they would be ready to be removed and placed in the water. I would watch for roots to start and maybe start misting them with water from the tank or just wetting them a couple times a day. As soon as you get roots, you should be able to just plant them and have them take off. You might have to place the whole runner back in the tank just so they know they are aquatic. Might help for lots of roots to start, might not. That is assuming it grows anything like a spider plant or other land based runner propogator. Make sure to let us know what works.

The one that slipped back in the tank, does it have any significant roots?

Lonewolfblue · 05-27-2006, 06:53 PM

New pics......

I now have more flowers. It's interesting how the flowers curl up just before night-time, and are back open when I wake up in the morning.

Lonewolfblue · 06-15-2006, 10:03 AM

New update:

The sword that sent out the shoot, well, the one node that was under water is now sending out roots. So I submerged the whole stem to see if I can get the rest to do the same. If I can, then I'll have several baby swords, and will put a couple in my 29G. Also, I have 2 more new shoots going out of the water, lol. Will need to prune to see if it's the same ruffled sword, or one of the others.

Lonewolfblue · 06-16-2006, 10:12 PM

I just learned something new. When swords send out a shoot, the nodes that are under water will send out roots, and the ones above water will flower. Then, when you place the flowered nodes under water, they will start sending out roots. All my nodes are now sending out roots. Will have about 13 plantlets, and I have 2 other shoots now with a few nodes on them.

05-26-2006, 09:32 AM	#42
GlitcH Aquarium Advice FINatic Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: RI Posts: 618 Images: 4	So I am thinking I want to grow one of these plantlets emersed.......can anyone gimme some pointers? All three of them have bloomed and the first two have leaves but none have roots so far. Do I have to put it back in the water to get the roots to start growing? And I assume that the soil should be kept muddy......am I correct? __________________ 92G Corner Planted Community - 46G Bowfront -90G behind my bar - 20G Planted Shrimp Tank

05-27-2006, 06:53 PM	#44
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,869 Images: 7	New pics...... I now have more flowers. It's interesting how the flowers curl up just before night-time, and are back open when I wake up in the morning. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

06-15-2006, 10:03 AM	#45
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,869 Images: 7	New update: The sword that sent out the shoot, well, the one node that was under water is now sending out roots. So I submerged the whole stem to see if I can get the rest to do the same. If I can, then I'll have several baby swords, and will put a couple in my 29G. Also, I have 2 more new shoots going out of the water, lol. Will need to prune to see if it's the same ruffled sword, or one of the others. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

06-16-2006, 10:12 PM	#46
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,869 Images: 7	I just learned something new. When swords send out a shoot, the nodes that are under water will send out roots, and the ones above water will flower. Then, when you place the flowered nodes under water, they will start sending out roots. All my nodes are now sending out roots. Will have about 13 plantlets, and I have 2 other shoots now with a few nodes on them. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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05-24-2006, 05:42 PM	#41
Billsgate Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,604 Images: 8	Wow, very cool to see those happy swords!!! Good job both of you

05-26-2006, 12:36 PM	#43
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	I would think that once the flowers fall off, if you pollinated or not, that they would be ready to be removed and placed in the water. I would watch for roots to start and maybe start misting them with water from the tank or just wetting them a couple times a day. As soon as you get roots, you should be able to just plant them and have them take off. You might have to place the whole runner back in the tank just so they know they are aquatic. Might help for lots of roots to start, might not. That is assuming it grows anything like a spider plant or other land based runner propogator. Make sure to let us know what works. The one that slipped back in the tank, does it have any significant roots?

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