Micro Swords?

[shellieca]

I purchased some micro sword, apparently they are a Mystery snail delicacy but that's off topic . . . my question how do I get them to spread out? I have lots of "tendrils" coming off of them (pics below), am I supposed to do something with those? Advice?

 

[aqua_chem]

Can you get a closer pic of those filaments? Do they look like beads on a string?

 

[shellieca]

OK, not sure if these pics are what you're looking for, about as good as I can get. These are in the 46g.

 

[shellieca]

They look like they have a point that could sprout roots if that's what you mean by beads.

 

[aqua_chem]

Are you sure that it's coming from the micro swords and not something that hitchhiked in? Can you trace the back to the origin?

 

[shellieca]

I never thought it'd be from a different plant. I put them in 4 different tanks & each is doing it. If you pull on any of the tendrils you'll pull up the sword patch & they're no where else in any of the tanks except coming out of the micro sword patches, well they're supposed to be micro sword.

 

[aqua_chem]

Try and trace on to its root to see if its coming off of a microsword or not. I'm thinking it might be a bladderwort of some sort that got in there.

 

[shellieca]

Hmmm, not what I expected to hear. OK, I'll check that out. I'll do some research on that I've never heard of it.