Convict's First Go at a Planted Tank

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This just really amazes me. The color and growth of these guys.

These were both purchased from Jeta, so I gotta give credit where credit is due. Outstanding plants and they got here in great shape!! And without Janis I'm SURE they wouldn't be looking so KILLER!!

Notice the intake in the background.

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I feel like these two will talking one night going "feed me Dino!! Feed me!!"

Get it? lol Little Shop Of Horrors....
 
Convict2161 said:
This just really amazes me. The color and growth of these guys.

These were both purchased from Jeta, so I gotta give credit where credit is due. Outstanding plants and they got here in great shape!! And without Janis I'm SURE they wouldn't be looking so KILLER!!

Notice the intake in the background.

I feel like these two will talking one night going "feed me Dino!! Feed me!!"

Get it? lol Little Shop Of Horrors....
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That was a crazy movie. Plants look awesome!
 
Whelp... Just ordered more Blyxa Japonica from Jeta's site Peabody's Paradise. Hopefully this batch does better. Can't wait!! Got 6!! YEAH BUDDY!!
 
I had the same problem, con. From what I've read around, it's pretty common. I ordered ten stems and within a few days all the leaves were melting. I ended up trimming the majority of the leaves and just let them chill. All 10 stems bounced back and are now thriving. Just be careful when planting, and maybe use some of your plant weights, as they take awhile to root and love to float! :) good luck bud, as long as the stems themselves don't melt, they should come back! :)
 
Yeah, they will usually bounce back. Once established the stuff grows like, well, a weed :)
 
redsea said:
I love that plant, maybe I will get one for my tank. :)

How have the shrimps been doing? :)
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Yeah this thing is nuts lol. I'm serious it's like that plant from Little Shop of Horrors. Got it from Jeta btw... Shrimp are doing GREAT!! One just molted again. Just saw one before when I fed.
 
Mine got so big at one point I had to cut about 2/3 of the leaves off. It was probably 15" tall (that was submerged leaves) and at least that wide if not more. Eventually you'll have to cut it to size when it tries to take over and push out your other plants... little shop of horrors!
 
Is that what those Lilly bulbs from wal mart turn into there nymphea...(spelled that one wrong I think lol)...something bulbs it says on the package red or green.
 
Hi there! You plants are truly enviable!!!! I can do that in my garden (outside) but will never be able to achieve this level without the equipment and knowledge needed. The latter would not be much of an issue as learning about something you love. My limitations come from the equipment part. But that's ok, I still enjoy my low tech little tank and my plants, and fish who love them too. Whenever I need to look at the real beauty I can just check out the forum here. Yours and some others are pretty amazing and bring the viewers lots of joy. Keep posting. I still have yet to figure out how to do that (post pics) and right now dealing with sick fish. Once my sweet boy gets better maybe I can start studying the picture posting some more and let you guys see what I have. Not much and still work in progress but it is a true labor of love
 
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