Anubias

[Mattyfelts]

Hi everyone, how are you? I'm just curious about how long it takes anubias to attach to driftwood?

 

[Khuligirl93]

It took mine about a month or two.

 

[Mattyfelts]

It took mine about a month or two.

dang eh well how did u attach it to drift wood

 

[Khuligirl93]

I used a rubber band

 

[Mattyfelts]

I used a rubber band

haha good, I'm not alone! And how do you know if it's dieing, also is it okay for a leaf to have a small tear? Sorry for all the questions

 

[Khuligirl93]

Well if it's dying I'm assuming it will turn yellow and brown. They are pretty hard to kill though. Also they are very slow growers. Mine only puts out a new leaf about once a month or so. I'm sure one little tear in a leaf won't hurt it

 

[Mattyfelts]

Well if it's dying I'm assuming it will turn yellow and brown. They are pretty hard to kill though. Also they are very slow growers. Mine only puts out a new leaf about once a month or so. I'm sure one little tear in a leaf won't hurt it

okay sweet yeah mines a nice deep green (I have a post with pics) and yeah I know it's a slow grower, I was gonna buy java ferns but anubias is WAY prettier

 

[Khuligirl93]

Yes, I love my anubias I really want to do a planted shrimp bowl with some anubias nana petite.

 

[Mattyfelts]

Yes, I love my anubias I really want to do a planted shrimp bowl with some anubias nana petite.

what type of shrimp. That would be really nice

 

[Khuligirl93]

Probably Cherries, because I have bunch of them breeding.

 

[Mattyfelts]

Probably Cherries, because I have bunch of them breeding.

that would be so pretty, man am I jealous haha, I might make a shrimp tank when I loose my betta haha

 

[dwayne.aycock]

Anubias Nana are difficult to maintain. They struggle unless you have a great balance of liquid ferts. In my Discus tank, my Anubias are attached to drift wood with clear fishing line. After 90 days, I remove the line and give the plant and DW in a vat of liquid ferts with a high iron content. This causes the plant to sprout a lot of roots, which aid in the plant's being able to absorb more nutrients from the water column. I usually get a new leaf every two weeks or so. When I get a lot of new growth, I separate the plant into two halves and do the liquid fert bath again and so on and so on. In about a year. I had a sea of anubia covering the bottom of the tank......BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Mattyfelts]

Anubias Nana are difficult to maintain. They struggle unless you have a great balance of liquid ferts. In my Discus tank, my Anubias are attached to drift wood with clear fishing line. After 90 days, I remove the line and give the plant and DW in a vat of liquid ferts with a high iron content. This causes the plant to sprout a lot of roots, which aid in the plant's being able to absorb more nutrients from the water column. I usually get a new leaf every two weeks or so. When I get a lot of new growth, I separate the plant into two halves and do the liquid fert bath again and so on and so on. In about a year. I had a sea of anubia covering the bottom of the tank......BEAUTIFUL!

what liquid fert do you use, you should make a "how to" on your process

 

[Khuligirl93]

Wow. Everything I've ever heard about anubias was how easy they were to take care of! I feel like my world has been turned upside down o.o

 

[dwayne.aycock]

I got my fert recipe from Rivercats. It has been the cat's meow for my planted tank. If you see my recently posted album, you can see what I have in my tank. Rivercats recommends a combination of micro and macro ferts, in addition to root tabs in the substrate. The ferts are: MICRO / CSM+B, 20 ml of EXCEL(@1ML per 10 gallons) and MACRO A/ K2S04, KHP04, 20ml of EXCEL per 10 gallons and MACRO B/ KN03 and 20ml EXCEL per 10 gallons. PM Rivercats and she sill advise on what is recommended for you.
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[Mattyfelts]

I got my fert recipe from Rivercats. It has been the cat's meow for my planted tank. If you see my recently posted album, you can see what I have in my tank. Rivercats recommends a combination of micro and macro ferts, in addition to root tabs in the substrate. The ferts are: MICRO / CSM+B, 20 ml of EXCEL(@1ML per 10 gallons) and MACRO A/ K2S04, KHP04, 20ml of EXCEL per 10 gallons and MACRO B/ KN03 and 20ml EXCEL per 10 gallons. PM Rivercats and she sill advise on what is recommended for you. D

thanks so much! I'll go check your albums as soon as I get home from class!!!