Plant care

[litebrite8765]

Just ordered some water wisteria, amazon swords, and Anubias nangi. Any specific needs for these plants? I know amazon sword is a heavy root feeder, so I have some root tabs for that. What about water wisteria? And should the Anubias be attached to my driftwood? I also have some java fern in my tank ATM and I think it also has to be attached to driftwood.

 

[Coursair]

Yep tie or glue Anubias and Java Ferns.


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[PJFISH]

Anubias needs to root on something like a rock or the driftwood you mentioned, wisteria is a bunch plant, so no special care there. Just depends on whether it likes your water, I never had a lot if luck with it. Swords are great and pretty easy, just slip one of those tabs under it and you're good to go!

 

[litebrite8765]

Thanks!

 

[Coursair]

Stem plants you want to separate and plant them so the leaves are not quite touching so they all get some light. A weekly fertilizer after water changes may be appreciated.


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[litebrite8765]

Stem plants you want to separate and plant them so the leaves are not quite touching so they all get some light. A weekly fertilizer after water changes may be appreciated.


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Is wisteria a root feeder too? Will it
need root tabs?

 

[Coursair]

You only need 1 Root Tab per 6"x6" square on the floor of the tank near Swords or Crypts. Other plants will use it, but stem plants mostly get ferts thru the water column. I use API Leaf Zone and Flourish comprehensive so I cover Micros and Macros that the plants need.

In larger tanks it's cheaper to use dry ferts...but a bit more complicated. Mine do fine with liquid ferts 1x weekly.


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[jetajockey]

Wisteria seems to like root tabs as well.

Sent from Peabody's rabbit hole.

 

[litebrite8765]

Wisteria seems to like root tabs as well.

Sent from Peabody's rabbit hole.

Really? I will give them some too then.

 

[jetajockey]

Yup, they form extensive root systems, as do most other plants in the hygrophila genus.