fearlessfisch
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I have seen some stunning pictures online of aquariums with giant hygro in them, but I can't seem to find it available for sale in very many places. I bought some on Ebay, but it arrived in fairly skimpy clippings, and much of it died off. Some has survived, but it is very skinny and sparse and fragile-looking despite use of root tabs and the fact that my other plants are generally doing well. It looks nothing like the tall, lush, thick-leaved specimens I see in pictures online.
Doing a search online led me to many, many people talking about problems with giant hygro and many saying that they have to add extra potassium or take other extra steps beyond fertilizers they provide for their other plants, in order for it to survive.
This, and the fact that hardly anybody seems to sell it (and those who do send clippings rather than plants with roots) makes me wonder how many people are actually successful getting hygro to thrive in their tanks.
If you have thriving giant hygro, where did you buy it? And how do you keep it healthy? I'd love to see pictures of your tanks.
Thanks.
Doing a search online led me to many, many people talking about problems with giant hygro and many saying that they have to add extra potassium or take other extra steps beyond fertilizers they provide for their other plants, in order for it to survive.
This, and the fact that hardly anybody seems to sell it (and those who do send clippings rather than plants with roots) makes me wonder how many people are actually successful getting hygro to thrive in their tanks.
If you have thriving giant hygro, where did you buy it? And how do you keep it healthy? I'd love to see pictures of your tanks.
Thanks.