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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Tank Plant Advice => Topic started by: Mervyn on December 16, 2012, 12:23:54 PM

Title: Vallis Runners
Post by: Mervyn on December 16, 2012, 12:23:54 PM

Hi,
I have vallisneria growing in my tank and they have started some runners.

Now, when I get new plants growing from the runners do I cut the runner, or will it just break off on its own?

Title: Re: Vallis Runners
Post by: Julia on December 16, 2012, 01:47:03 PM

Just pinch off the runners and plant the new vallis where you want them to grow.....

Title: Re: Vallis Runners
Post by: Mervyn on December 16, 2012, 01:52:17 PM

Thanks Julia! :D

Title: Re: Vallis Runners
Post by: Julia on December 16, 2012, 01:57:16 PM

You will find that they pop up all over the place and usually where you don't want them!!  ;D

Title: Re: Vallis Runners
Post by: Mervyn on December 16, 2012, 02:48:38 PM

 ;D

Title: Re: Vallis Runners
Post by: Markycopple on January 26, 2013, 06:13:56 PM

The bunches of vallis I bought when I set my tank up in November 2010 are still spreading.  I have to prune them regularly (and they have to be uprooted fairly often when I clean the gravel during a water change).  I now have vallis that doesn't grow as tall as it once did but it still spreads 'outwards'. 

One of the guys in my lfs advised that if I wanted it to grow taller once again then CO2 is most likely needed.  So for the moment I will make do with 'short' vallis  ;)

When I noticed this happening I bought some giant vallis - so I have some tall plant again now which makes the tank look better

Mark