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Aquarist Forums => Freshwater General Discussions => Plants => Topic started by: Seanc on September 07, 2006, 03:21:54 PM

Title: keeping sword submerged
Post by: Seanc on September 07, 2006, 03:21:54 PM
hey
i have this huge sword(E. grandifolious) and it is growing immersed leaves,and thats all it is growing, is there any way to make is grow submerged leaves again? I tried cuting off most of the leaves but it just grew more immersed. should i cut the roots?

also how do i keep my red tiger lotus from doing the same thing?

thanks
Sean
Title: Re: keeping sword submerged
Post by: PaleoFishGirl on September 07, 2006, 03:32:49 PM
I'm not sure about your sword, but I just keep taking the 'long' leaves off of my lotus.  That way the leaves that do grow are close to the substrate - it looks really nice. 
Title: Re: keeping sword submerged
Post by: jetstream on September 07, 2006, 05:00:53 PM
Hi Seanc, trying to keep a sword growing in submersed form all the time is kind of a mission impossible. :o Cutting it's root only slowing it down for a while. Only few kinds of sword plants stay and grow in submersed form all the time.  ;)

Jetstream