Plant Contest - Let the flaming begin!

[squeeker]

Oh, no, bigdaddy, the anubias is doing GREAT! LOL

[jgolden]

BTW: To emphasize how little threat I am in this contest, I can report that I have just successfully killed Java Fern in one of my tanks.  I am officially lame.

:twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted: BWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: J/K....


:wink: I wanna know how you did it....

[Toss]

Day 1
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[PaleoFishGirl]

Wow, mine looks almost exactly like that - except maybe even more wilted if that's possible     Actually, the more I look, the better Toss's looks!

[darkdep]

jgolden: I tried to make it live.  That killed it.  

I've just set up one of my vacant 30gals as a plant tank.  We will see what happens with the Crypt...

[rockgarden]

With all that rock, you African lovers can have a crypt for your crypt - Oh that was terrible - Must have been brought on by Chicago scoring a run.

[darkdep]

hehe I think the fact that you're watching baseball is much funnier than your joke :lol:

[Nelson]

I hope everyone's enjoying the contest....would like to chat a bit longer but I've got a lot to do and I really should trim my plant back a bit :lol:

[PaleoFishGirl]

OUCH Nelson...

I've gotta say, mine has totally perked up since I posted this afternoon.  I think I even see a new leaf coming... no, but really, it looks better

[Nelson]

OUCH Nelson...

I've gotta say, mine has totally perked up since I posted this afternoon.  I think I even see a new leaf coming... no, but really, it looks better

I was kidding of course but my plant(s) are definitely showing some life.  A long way from award winners though

[squeeker]

mine has picked its leaves up OFF the gravel.  It looks like a plant now...

[darkdep]

You guys are all ahead of me (no surprise).  I've got my lighting almost built.  Hope the plant lasts till it's done.

[garnpet]

I finally got the silly thing planted this morning (took the day off work to play with the fish   )  

That's a BN pleco in front of the plant and a Yoyo loach and a cherry barb in the background.

[Julie]

Is it a crypt?  How come your pleco is upside down?

Julie

[garnpet]

The pleco is upside down cleaning the front glass of the tank.  It's just the angle of the picture that makes his look like he is "dead."  :roll:

[squeeker]

... and just when I thought my plant was perking up, I came home from work to find both the leaves had rotted off. Just great.

[darkdep]

I don't get it.  I've got a temp 15watt light above my planted tank while I build a light hood, and my crypt hasn't rotted at all yet.  

Hmm.  Maybe I'm onto something...maybe crypts need to "root" in low light

[darkdep]

How are your crypts doing, folks?

I've just finished building a hood/lighting for my new plant tank, and just set up my first DIY CO2 setup.  Whee!  

Hoping all this will have a positive effect on my crypt :lol:

[mseguin]

Mine is doing okay, nothing spectacular but no rot either so far.

[gvv]

Nice crypt and I never saw these types of leaves before. Also the leaves have interesting surface texture... Glad to have it even if I will loose
Got 2 new leaves and was surprised that it didn't rot at first - usually crypts are very delicate and do not like pH changes, while I have very acid soft water.

Regards