AquaCheatah
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Well this is my tank sorry about the lighting
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Talk about hornwort city! I just saw a pond full of it at a local garden center. It was growing very well in the shade. I imagine it makes a great fry and invert habitat.
Why is the water level so low and who is in the "cage"?
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This is the 'mini' variety, though some 'regular' might be mixed in. Growing it is one thing; getting that deep red color is another. I just shipped off about a dozen or so stems yesterday.
The other red plant in the tank on the left side are a couple of stems of Ludwigia sp. 'red'. They tend to get straggly although I really like the red color.
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Ah I see now. I'll bet this is even more demanding what with being close to the substrate and all?
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Alternanthera reineckii it's a stem plant but cut short. It's a slow grower and in my experience doesn't compete well if not given optimal conditions.
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Ahh ok my set up is high light and about to have pressurised co2 so I might have a go at growing them. They just look awesome in a line like in his tank. Really sets it off
30g planted, 90g Oscar tank
It can be. In lesser light, the leaf coloration is anything but bright red. Maybe brick red. Also, if I allow it to get tall, the lower leaves tend to get greenish and attract algae (BBA).
Interestingly, I have some cuttings in my holding tank that gets no CO2, occasional ferts, and is lit by a single 17W T-8 bulb. It floats at the surface and is as red as the ones in my planted tank. Yes, distance from the light makes a distance.
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I found mine did exactly the same with the lower leaves. Even the lower leaves on the ludwigia repens would occasionally drop off. I'm not a huge fan of alternanthera. In my tank at the moment I trimmed some tops very short and planted it close to the substrate. It hasn't budged in about 4 weeks and the leaves are growing hair algae. It can't compete with the other plants. Namely the nymphoides Taiwan which, although is such a beautiful looking plant, is drinking my soda stream bottle for fun.
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Get a big bottle I just picked up a 2.6kg for $172 it's 22 to fill
30g planted, 90g Oscar tank
I'm tempted to get the a fire extinguisher if it will fit under my cabinet.
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My 24oz (0.68kg) tank is averaging about 3 months per refill (~$5).
Yes, that's Blyxa japonica in the center of the last pic. Got it from BrianNano12 about 2 years ago. It's actually a pretty fast growing plant that does not get too tall.
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Do it! You know u want to haha
30g planted, 90g Oscar tank
How do you go about trimming it?
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I'm just looking in to places that can fill it for me. ?
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