plant ID? - Aquarium Advice

herp_mommy · 09-09-2009, 10:28 AM

Can anyone ID this plant for me? I'm new to live plants and I received it in a "grab bag" for the tank. It's tiny, the leaves are about 2cm wide. I don't know what it is, but I'd like to get more since it seems to be doing well.

FishEggs · 09-09-2009, 10:36 AM

i'm not much of an expert but it looks like a type of anubias to me.
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beglely · 09-09-2009, 12:13 PM

I think this is a small amazon sword plant of some kind. Unsure as to what kind however. I wouldnt rule out anubias either, but a better shot of the root system could confirm/deny that possibility.

mgamer20o0 · 09-09-2009, 11:00 PM

thats no amazon sword.... its a anubias

mfdrookie516 · 09-09-2009, 11:14 PM

yep, looks like anubias...

**jsoong** · 09-11-2009, 06:43 PM

Looks like Anubias to me too ... with the rhizome buried. To confirm, dig around the root a bit, there should be a thick horizontal "root-like" stem (the rhizome) where all the leaves grow out of. <The true roots grow down from the underside of the rhizome.> The rhizome should be above the gravel. Burying it can cause it to rot & eventually kill the plant.

herp_mommy · 09-11-2009, 06:46 PM

Thanks for the help. When I get home I can dig around it and take more photos. It's been planted like this for about five months though and grown a lot since I bought it.

herp_mommy · 09-14-2009, 03:51 PM

here's a (bad quality, sorry) picture of the root system. I replanted it with the rhizome(s) above the sand