do you trim plants?

[Ramrebel]

I have a plant - don't know it's name (maybe Steve) - that has just one large leaf at the end of the stem. it's about to grow out of the tank, vertically. Do I trim it? Will it take care of itself?

Ed

[savga]

If it only the one leaf, I recommend leaving it alone until it sprouts another one.

[Mr Burns]

your plant's name is steve, huh....

[smilla4]

Got a pic?

[Ramrebel]

no pic yet - working on that technology

I wasn't clear - each stem, of which there are many (8-9) has one leaf on it at the end
the leaf kind of looks like the end of a squid tentacle

Steve is the name for everything - I've had three fish (in the same tank) named Steve - it's a good name (even tho it's not my own)

I wasn't clear - each stem, of which there are many (8-9) has one leaf on it at the end
the leaf kind of looks like the end of a squid tentacle

I cannot for the life of me figure out what kind of plant this is. I'd be glad to help, but we really need a pic or species name.

[smilla4]

Squidlike tentacles huh. It sounds like it might be a flesh eating alien plant. I recommend keeping your hand out of the tank for now 8O

(Little shop, little shop of horrors...)

[Ramrebel]

just a regular leaf - SHAPED like a tantacle
normal looking - non-water plant leaf

is there a gallery o' plants i can peruse

maybe Steve is wrong, i guess Audrey II is more accurate

[Keeper]

check out www.plantgeek.com. Maybe you can find a pick there

[Ramrebel]

i think it's a anubias of sorts - it's about to grow out of the top of my 20G
can it do that?

[Ramrebel]

so, the bottom line is - can I trim the plant, it's about to grow out of the top of the water

if so, how?

It's alos getting all kinds of new stems (or is it chutes/shoots?) - can i pull them apart and replant them in another section of the tank?