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Offline louking13

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Plant identification
« on: April 28, 2014, 11:04:30 AM »
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Wondering if anyone can help me identify this plant in my aquarium! I planted 2 of these and some java fern on Sunday. The java fern is already sprouting but I'm intrigued to know what the other plants are. One of them is looking a little bit sad already so knowing what it is might be able to point me in the right direction as to whether I can make any changes to help it?! Thank you  :)
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 11:37:42 AM »
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i may be wrong as iam very new to this and iam sure someone here might be able to tell you much better than i can but they look the same as what i planted in my tank the weekend to in which case it could be Vallisnerias or
Vallisneria but as i said iam new to it all myself.
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 11:52:40 AM »
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Thanks for your reply :) That's the only one that I can find, after trawling the net, which looks similar! One of the plants looks like its been really chomped on overnight!
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 11:54:00 AM »
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Yep, definately Vallis. But getting them to grow sideways is brilliant!

They can sometimes have a strop after planting and they'll throw their leaves out of the pram. Leave them alone and let them get a good root system and they'll push up new plants. They're substrate feeders, so a root tab shoved into the substrate next to them is a good idea.
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 12:00:13 PM »
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Cool, thank you! What do I do with the leaves which are looking a bit brown? Do I just leave them or remove? Never had live plants before so it's all new to me! Although I am a little bit excited about my java fern sprouts!  ;D
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 01:38:31 PM »
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I'd leave them. They'll fall off when they're ready and there's less chance of disturbing the roots.
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 02:05:03 PM »
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Thanks! :)
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 02:05:15 PM »
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Nice plants teresa ;D
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Re: Plant identification
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 02:07:32 PM »
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Haha! They'll be even nicer if I manage to keep them alive :P
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