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Blueiz
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A few questions so we can have more information to help you with the prob.
- What kind of plants do you have?
- What kind of lighting to you have?
- Do you dose fertilizer?
- What is your tank size and stock?
- What kind of plants do you have?
- What kind of lighting to you have?
- Do you dose fertilizer?
- What is your tank size and stock?
jsoong
Aquarium Advice Addict
You have very little light for that size tank. I've never have good luck with swords in low light <40Wx2>. <No luck in medium either....> You would need to triple your light to consider swords IMO. <FYI, I have 4x that amount over my tank & is only good for medium light plants.> Anubias, however, would do just fine with what you got.
With the amount of light, you prob don't need to dose fert. Esp. when you hae goldies, they make enough waste as is. <Also swords would do better with root ferts (tabs or substrate) ... but that is a moot point when you don't have enough light.>
With the amount of light, you prob don't need to dose fert. Esp. when you hae goldies, they make enough waste as is. <Also swords would do better with root ferts (tabs or substrate) ... but that is a moot point when you don't have enough light.>
BigJim
Aquarium Advice Addict
I've had luck with amazon swords with about 1.5 wpg. They were surviving with about 1 wpg, but they've grown about 8in since I upgraded bulbs.
How long ago did you add the swords to the tank? My swords came from one of those tubes with the gel and I didn't think they were going to make it. Turns out they were probably grown emersed (out of water) and they needed to adjust to growing submersed.
I also bleadh-dipped my swords recently and I left them in a litle too long. The leaves were translucent and I lost one leaf off each plant. It turned clear and the tissue between the veins of the leaf disappeared.
Root tabs work well. A well-established sword has roots that are longer than the leaves. My 12" tall sword had roots that reached all the way across my 29g (30").
How long ago did you add the swords to the tank? My swords came from one of those tubes with the gel and I didn't think they were going to make it. Turns out they were probably grown emersed (out of water) and they needed to adjust to growing submersed.
I also bleadh-dipped my swords recently and I left them in a litle too long. The leaves were translucent and I lost one leaf off each plant. It turned clear and the tissue between the veins of the leaf disappeared.
Root tabs work well. A well-established sword has roots that are longer than the leaves. My 12" tall sword had roots that reached all the way across my 29g (30").
jsoong
Aquarium Advice Addict
Kyoto grass (or mondo grass) is not a true aquatic plant & will prob die when fully submerged.
PlantGeek.net - Ophiopogon japonica
ATM, you have something like 0.75 WPG, pretty difficult to grow most plants at that level. I think you would do better going up to ~2 WPG.
PlantGeek.net - Ophiopogon japonica
ATM, you have something like 0.75 WPG, pretty difficult to grow most plants at that level. I think you would do better going up to ~2 WPG.
