2.5 Gallon Photo Log

[crazycat]

sorry the plants melted--it looked really nice from your pix. hope they grow back! but don't be discouraged and keep trying!

[Jchillin]

Sorry to hear about that Purrbox. When my original c. wendtti's melted, I actually left everything alone and they bounced back within a few weeks. I also used a root tab but I don't know if that was the actual reason.

[Purrbox]

While doing my water change today, I discovered a couple of small pieces of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides that had survived the great meltdown. Each of them was floating around with a couple of small leaves. Both stems and leaves are a healthy shade of green. I went ahead and planted them and I am hoping they continue to do well.

None of the remaining plants are looking to make a come back. I plan to try again with a new batch in a few weeks.

I was at the store last week and couldn't resist buying a pot of some very healthy looking Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis). This was quite the pain to remove from the pot and plant, but I think that it's looking very nice so far. If it starts spreading nicely, I may try some in my other tank.

[Jchillin]

Congrats on your "find", it's great to hear that.

[sherry]

if you find any lobelia , let it float until it roots!!! my bristlnoses shredded most of mine (I mistakenly put it in their "path" from cave to front, but the pieces are rooting nicely ..

I hope the blyx japonica comes back. I've been dying to try that one!!!! I think of it as a nicer version of dwarf sag but I don't want to make the $ 35 minimum order to buy it

tank was looking great. I hope your plants come back for you!

[Purrbox]

Well I got a fresh shipment today. Everything looks sooo much healthier this time. If I'd realized what these plants were supposed to look like, I would have known much sooner that the last shipment was in trouble. Beautiful bright shades of green and red. I'll post pics tonight or tomorrow if I can get my camera to behave.

Included in this shipment were the following:
Micranthemum umbrosum (Baby's Tears)
Ammania sp. Bonsai
Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides
Pogostemon Helferi (Downoi)
Hemianthus Micranthemoides "Erect"
Elatine Triandra
Rotala Rotundifolia "Green"
Anubias Nana Petite

These were added to some Crypts and Hairgrass that were already in the tank. As well as a couple tiny sprouts of Hydrocotyle Sibthorpioides that had survived the last shipment.

[Purrbox]

I can't believe it. Some of the plants are actually pearling already, after only having been in their new home for 30min or so. Wow that's a wonderful sight.

[Jchillin]

Wow...that's fantastic! I just happened to be fortunate enough to get some M. umbrosum recently (not to mention some anubias n. petite ). I like the baby tears and they have held up to intense scrutiny of my sailfin pleco so far.

[czcz]

Wow, neat plants. Your stuff so far is like a definitive list for cool nano plants Look forward to your pics. I enjoy your 5g log and appreciate your logging this one, too.

[travis simonson]

Pics please, when you get them