Swords?

[NexVobis]

What swords grow nice and long? In would like to add some to my discus tank as background plants.

 

[Bottomfeeder88]

Maybe jungle val. Tall, long, low maint. background plant.

 

[blert]

What swords grow nice and long? In would like to add some to my discus tank as background plants.

Just about all of them.
I have a Bleheri Sword that is close to 20 inches tall and it is young. Also have an Amazon Sword that reached nearly two feet before I had an issue with it and had to trim it way back.

 

[Rivercats]

My favorite is Ruffle Sword (Echinodorus martii), then Amazon Swords (I have leaves about 27" long on mine) which are two of the tallest swords but there are a few others. For color you can try Red Melon Swords and Ozelot Swords that have green leaves with red mottling.

 

[NexVobis]

Ah ok. I'm gonna post a pic of the type of swords I have but mine seem to spread out width wise. They even have shooters going out. I want them to grow vertically, stronger light maybe?

 

[Rivercats]

Swords grow like that. I noticed you have them planted alittle too deep. The crown where the leaves sprout out of should be above the substrate. I have two large amazon swords and I trim all outer leaves off so only the tall straighter middle ones are left. I do this because of the aquascaping and wanting the stem plants to have more room.

 

[NexVobis]

Swords grow like that. I noticed you have them planted alittle too deep. The crown where the leaves sprout out of should be above the substrate. I have two large amazon swords and I trim all outer leaves off so only the tall straighter middle ones are left. I do this because of the aquascaping and wanting the stem plants to have more room.

Yes I've actually noticed in others tanks that they have them a bit more above but I had probs with them uprooting and floating off. I've left them like that because I don't see them dying or yellowing. But I will try it with one since i do have 4 of them. Oh and only that one is planted like that, I sent a pic of the same plant. Heres another.

 

[Rivercats]

Yes I've actually noticed in others tanks that they have them a bit more above but I had probs with them uprooting and floating off. I've left them like that because I don't see them dying or yellowing. But I will try it with one since i do have 4 of them. Oh and only that one is planted like that, I sent a pic of the same plant. Heres another.

I had a red melon sword that had too short of roots for the monster size of the leaves so what I did was used 3 rocks to sandwich the sword between which held it in the proper position. About 6 weeks later I removed the rocks and the sword was firmly rooted.