Plant ID

[pollex.jaypee]

My LFS calls them Dwarf Amazon Sword Plant? Are they correct?

 

[Chesmok]

I think those are Pygmy chain swords. Carpeting foreground plants. Each stem requires individual planting. They send out runners


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[Brookster123]

Maybe narrow leaf chain sword.. planting and spread as above mentioned.

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[pollex.jaypee]

Thank you very much! I confirmed my suspicion
Also thanks for the planting advice, will do so

Last question, how deep should I plant them?

 

[Brookster123]

1" or a little above the crown.m

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[pollex.jaypee]

thank you

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

I've had pygmy chain sword (Echinodorus tenellus) and Narrow Leaf Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis mauritana) before and they didn't quite look the same as this. Similar though, but the former has broader leaves and both got taller. IMO, I think this is Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, aka: (Brazilian) Micro Sword.

 

[pollex.jaypee]

A quick google search and... yep! It does look a lot like brasiliensis. Thank you!
Oh, are they difficult plants?

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

I believe they need moderate light and good carbon source like co2 or glut.

The narrow leaf, L. mauritana, on the other hand, can handle low light.

 

[Gillie]

1" or a little above the crown.m

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I believe he meant below the crown.


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[Brookster123]

I believe he meant below the crown.


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Ooops, yea.. meant the substrate should be about 1" above the crown.

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