Hello here,
for whom don't know me yet, I have a 75gl planted tank with several kind of plants all growing and living well. Among them, I have a group of Glossostigma that, I don't know why, instead of growing "horizontally" they grow "vertically". Only a few of them began to crawl for 12-15 inches a few weeks ago, then they stopped. The rest, just grows toward the light, upwards. I have to replant them every two weeks because the lower part of the single stems appears to die or, at least, the leaves die.
Maybe my light is not enough for that kind of plant? I have 3 tubes of 40w each, for a total of 120w. All the other plants grow incredibly well and fast:
1. 2 big Amazon Swords
2. Dozens of Rotala Walichii
3. 3 Anubias
4. Dozens of Limnophila Indica
5. Java moss
6. Dozens of Echinodorus Tennelus
7. Dozens of Vallisneria Americana and Vallisneria Asiatica
I have to trim all my plants every day because of their incredible growth (except Glossostigma of course!).
Here is some picture of my aquarium:
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in the middle of picture IMG_3689.JPG you can see my group of Glossostigma growing toward the light...
Any thoughts are very welcome!
Thank you.
Fab.
for whom don't know me yet, I have a 75gl planted tank with several kind of plants all growing and living well. Among them, I have a group of Glossostigma that, I don't know why, instead of growing "horizontally" they grow "vertically". Only a few of them began to crawl for 12-15 inches a few weeks ago, then they stopped. The rest, just grows toward the light, upwards. I have to replant them every two weeks because the lower part of the single stems appears to die or, at least, the leaves die.
Maybe my light is not enough for that kind of plant? I have 3 tubes of 40w each, for a total of 120w. All the other plants grow incredibly well and fast:
1. 2 big Amazon Swords
2. Dozens of Rotala Walichii
3. 3 Anubias
4. Dozens of Limnophila Indica
5. Java moss
6. Dozens of Echinodorus Tennelus
7. Dozens of Vallisneria Americana and Vallisneria Asiatica
I have to trim all my plants every day because of their incredible growth (except Glossostigma of course!).
Here is some picture of my aquarium:
MobileMe Gallery
in the middle of picture IMG_3689.JPG you can see my group of Glossostigma growing toward the light...
Any thoughts are very welcome!
Thank you.
Fab.