Hello
So I tied My Nisaea "red leaves" to the sides of my aquarium just to hold it straight up and its tip out of the water ... Its upper part was very close to the light, while the lower part submersed. On the top It developed smaller green leaves what seemed like a flower soon to be ... Am not sure if what am saying makes sense or is even right, but it was an experiment The plant is fully underwater now, picture attached.
Picture shows the Nisaea.
Left: Shows the part that grew above the water level.
Right: Same plant but under the water level.
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I've never seen Nisaea flowering; this looks like an offshoot to me. Some pearling you've got in the tank - nice!
thanks for the reply zima ... what confuses me is the leaves turned short and green while the other plant has red offshoots. Will give it more time next time and see what happens.
it's not flower indeed.. when they grow to close/above the water surface, that's what they look like.
thanks for sharing.. this saves time ... what are some easy plants to flower ??.... am trying the cabomba now.
Woow, can you tell me the setup of your tank? :D I never able to grow Nisaea leaves so compact together ! Is the plant above other plants or stand alone in the middle of the tank?
hello jetstream ... well the plant is alone in the middle of the tank, above the blyxa japonica... I also can't keep them healthy when they are so close to each other, the lower leaves tend to fade away and die as the plant grows... That being said, i always cut the lower stem with every water change, thus making it look healthy, but always stays short ;D ..... you gotta do what you gotta do lol.
but atleast the trick worked 8)
Now that I think about it, this is exactly what happens to to my Nisaea - red, straight, and healthy leaves on the main plant, but green and wringkely on the smaller ones and the offshoots. I'm trying to figure that our myself.
As for plants that flower easily for me, they would have to be aponogeton crispus, swords (the simpler they are - your regular amazon narrow and broad leaf - they better they flower), blyxa aubertii to name a few.