ahelmes71
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
My melon sword had tall green rounded oval-shaped leaves on long stems when I got it at the store. Looked pretty cool.
After a few months, those leaves died off. The new crop of leaves coming was very dark, almost blackish purple, when they came up. Now they are a purplish-rose color and the shape is long and pointy...in other words like a "sword."
Does this mean the specimen I bought was possibly grown out of water, but now it will have a completely different shape under my tank's lighting and water conditions? It still looks healthy and I like the reddish color, but I like the oval-shaped leaves too. If I Google melon sword I see pictures of plants with both types of leaves.
After a few months, those leaves died off. The new crop of leaves coming was very dark, almost blackish purple, when they came up. Now they are a purplish-rose color and the shape is long and pointy...in other words like a "sword."
Does this mean the specimen I bought was possibly grown out of water, but now it will have a completely different shape under my tank's lighting and water conditions? It still looks healthy and I like the reddish color, but I like the oval-shaped leaves too. If I Google melon sword I see pictures of plants with both types of leaves.