NexVobis
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What swords grow nice and long? In would like to add some to my discus tank as background plants.
NexVobis said:What swords grow nice and long? In would like to add some to my discus tank as background plants.
Rivercats said:Swords grow like that. I noticed you have them planted alittle too deep. The crown where the leaves sprout out of should be above the substrate. I have two large amazon swords and I trim all outer leaves off so only the tall straighter middle ones are left. I do this because of the aquascaping and wanting the stem plants to have more room.
Yes I've actually noticed in others tanks that they have them a bit more above but I had probs with them uprooting and floating off. I've left them like that because I don't see them dying or yellowing. But I will try it with one since i do have 4 of them. Oh and only that one is planted like that, I sent a pic of the same plant. Heres another.