Scottyhorse
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Yes I agree I wouldn't do 3 schools with the rams, no way, but if I shouldn't do guppies, I thought zebra danios are okay in pairs?
They could be pond snails. It's hard to tell on my iPod. If they are I'd take them out.
Ditto on the pond snails and removing them.
Btw I just planted from a recent order from AP and within a few days it required pruning to get rid of the dead stuff, especially on the crypts. Shipping this time of year can be brutal. Of course I waited to order after your stuff came in (to see how they turned out).
Fresh2o said:Ditto on the pond snails and removing them.
Btw I just planted from a recent order from AP and within a few days it required pruning to get rid of the dead stuff, especially on the crypts. Shipping this time of year can be brutal. Of course I waited to order after your stuff came in (to see how they turned out).
A lot of their plants are grown immersed and the leaves die and need to regrow anyway. When I got my order from them a few of the plants had to have all the leaves cut away before planting (and they were shipped in ideal weather). Your crypts should grow back lickidy split. I'm not saying it isn't the cold that did the damage but even the shipments that come in looking great have to make that initial adjustment to submerged growth. Crypts are so sensitive though. How were their roots looking?
Actually the roots (it's been 5 days) on the crypts are growing fuzzy hairs on them and new ones are sprouting from the base of the rhizome. Each had a basal leaf that have for the most part unfurled. I needed to trim a leaf or two off each dwarf sag; they were melting. But each one has new leaves in the center that look promising. The broad leaf chain sword and Sagitteria chilensis had the buoyancy of styrofoam and were a pain to keep down. The ones that had little to no roots turned wheat colored within 48 hours. 4 leaf clovers appear to be the only ones grown emersed and were cutdown before planting. Little clovers sprouting
~ I should start my own thread.~
Yes ScottyHorse you were AP plant guinea pig! If they survived a trip to the northeast this time of year then VA should be okay. Funny thing the FedEx truck left for deliveries and got to my house almost 7 hours later (FedEx station less then 10 miles from my house). Plants arrived very COLD.