Sorry, I need confirmation on another plant ID.

[rkilling1]

I purchased a potted plant from petsmart months ago and never really paid much attention to it. It was labed as "Red wendtii". So I assumed it was Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'.

When it was purchased I really couldn't tell if it wasn't a crypt or not and I honestly didn't know, knowledge wise.

here it is today or yesterday rather.



the new leaves are very rusted looking 50/50 red and green and then become more green as they grow. It is a type of sword, maybe a Leopard?

Thanks.

[Jchillin]

Definitely not a crypt, I think you dead on wtih the leopard.

*Is that pearling I see?

[rkilling1]

Originally Posted by Jchillin

Definitely not a crypt, I think you dead on wtih the leopard.

*Is that pearling I see?

Thanks Bill.

the white stuff to the left is sand (I just recently finished moving some plants around). you have to have a sharp eye to see the pearling in that picture. (if you enlarge the picture it is very easy though)

EDIT:

and here is a bad picture of a new leaf:

[dapellegrini]

That is a cool sword plant. I think I have seen those before and thought they were sick! I wonder if they grow as large as a typical sword...

[rkilling1]

Originally Posted by dapellegrini

That is a cool sword plant. I think I have seen those before and thought they were sick! I wonder if they grow as large as a typical sword...

thanks, just go get yourself a cyrpt from petsmart.

Maximum size
15.0 - 25.0 cm ( 5.9 - 9.8 in)

from:

http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?wh...132&cur_lang=2

[jcarlilesiu]

The leaf that is growing in looks like a wide ozellot sword.

[Lonewolfblue]

I have that sword, not exactly sure on the type, but it get's huge, just to let you know. I have it in my 75G. Before my 75G makeover, the base of the sword was 4 inches across, and all the leaves were at the surface, and the width of the plant was nearly a foot. I had like 25-30 leaves on mine.

[rkilling1]

Originally Posted by jcarlilesiu

The leaf that is growing in looks like a wide ozellot sword.

which only goes to strengthen my conclusion. The Echinodorus 'Ozelot' is a decorative hybid of Echinodorus schluteri 'Leopard'
and Echinodorus x barthii.

Thanks for observation jcarlilesiu.

[Zezmo]

Echinodorus "Ozelot"

100%

Perhaps my favorite of the swords....


Here are some very young plants:
http://webpages.charter.net/zezmo/Ec...us_Ozelot1.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/zezmo/Ec...us_Ozelot2.jpg

Here is one of those a year later:
http://webpages.charter.net/zezmo/72-left-Sunny.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/zezmo/72-leftwk21-1.JPG

[rkilling1]

I don't know Zezmo, the Ozelot is a hybrid of the leopard. and as you can see the red is not as pronounced in my pic as I have seen on your plants, though mine is still a young plant.

put is this way. take the Leopart add the Red Melon and you get the Ozelot right. look at your young ones. those leaves are very red. mine are green with specs of red in them. If i had an Ozelot I should have red leaves also, correct?, just like the Red Melon.

time will tell. (man I dislike not knowing what plant I have in my tank.)

I feel it is just like this one:

http://www.plantgeek.net/images/plan...chlueteri3.jpg

I guess it's better then thinking it's a crypt!

[newfound77951]

I have an ozelot, it looks just like yours, and the new leaves are very red when they are small. Mine is sending out a flower stalk now and the stalk is also very reddish. Cool plant, I really like mine.

[Lonewolfblue]

I have a stem going out of mine now with 2 plantlets on it. Roots are about 3 inches long now. Not sure what to do with them, lol. I have no room for more swords, lol.

[rkilling1]

Originally Posted by Lonewolfblue

I have a stem going out of mine now with 2 plantlets on it. Roots are about 3 inches long now. Not sure what to do with them, lol. I have no room for more swords, lol.

barder/trade forum?

[Lonewolfblue]

I'm thinking about it. Gonna wait til they are just a little bigger.

Edit:
Here's some pics of mine. The runner goes from my large parent sword half-way across the tank to the plantlets. The last 2 pics are the same plantlet, just a different angle.

Also, on the first pic, what deficiency causes the leaves to look like the one in pic#1? Looks like it's deteriorating on the edges. I have a root tab under each sword, one on each side. 2 tabs total.

[rkilling1]

holy moly thats a runner. did you happen to change the lighting cycle to induce that runner? or was that just natural?

[Lonewolfblue]

Mine sends out a runner about every 5-6 months. And I can have an average of about 2-8 plantlets per runner. This one only has 2. If you let the runner go out of the tank, it will flower. Or of left in the water, it will grow roots. Or, if you let it flower first, then place back in the water, it will form roots as well. I had one runner one time about 5 feet long, with 8 plantlets on it. I had pics of it in one of my other threads on the outside of the tank, with flowers. The flowers are small white flowers with yellow centers where the pollen is formed. Pretty cool.

Edit:

Here's pics from a few months ago when it sent my longest runner out.....

[Zezmo]

It is difficult in to see in the pic you linked (Rkilling), but the Echinodorus schlueteri "leopard" has more heart shaped leaves than the Ozelot whos leaves have a teardrop/oval shaped. The Ozelot does have nearly the same spots as the leopard. Also, the leopard tends to stay small, only slightly larger than say a E. parviflorus "Tropica". The Ozelot, though not quite as large as a ruben, will still get a good 14-18 inches tall.

There are several cultivars based on the Ozelot, "Green", "Red Flame", "Paul Kloecker", `Golden Flame´, even "Indian Summer" is crossed from an Ozelot, though it has not spots... all which are variuosly available in the US. There are dozens of others that are probably rarely seen outside Europe. I think the regular Ozelot and the red Flame are most common over here.

[rkilling1]

Well. I thinks it offical. Zezmo and jcarlilesiu were right, it's a Echinodorus x. 'Ozelot' sword. The leaves are now 12" high, which are way to long for it to be a Echinodorus schlueteri "leopard". Thanks for all the help. Randy.