Amazon sword

[em_witt]

Do all amazon sward plants shoot out "runner stems"? Or is this a weird male/female plant type thing? Will it shoot out runner plants if it essentially is a runner plant?

 

[aqua_chem]

Yes, swords shoot out runners. It's a form of asexual reproduction. I'm not sure what the second half of your question is asking.

 

[em_witt]

Yes, swords shoot out runners. It's a form of asexual reproduction. I'm not sure what the second half of your question is asking.

What I am asking is...I have a "mother" sword plant that is shooting out runners. When those baby plants grow up, will they shoot out runner plants of their own?

 

[aqua_chem]

Once the grow large enough, yes, they will.

 

[em_witt]

Once the grow large enough, yes, they will.

And how large is large enough?

 

[Trout11B]

I've seen six inch tall amazons with runners. Mine didn't shoot a runner until it was almost ten. It's variable.

 

[em_witt]

I've seen six inch tall amazons with runners. Mine didn't shoot a runner until it was almost ten. It's variable.

Ok thanks mine is about 6-8 so it could be soon

 

[aqua_chem]

It's probably a combination of health and size. A smaller plant that's in a CO2 injected tank with good ferts will put out loads more that a large plant in a low-tech tank that can barely keep up with its own metabolic needs. Of course there's a spectrum between those two extremes.

 

[Trout11B]

I agree with aqua_chem, what was said pretty much describes what I've seen.