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When I bought it half it's leaves where diseased so I cut if off then one new one started growing and now has stopped and this shoot has come up with leaves. I know I don't have the right lighting, could that be why it's growing this shoot?

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It's either desperately trying to make some more swords or that's going to be a flower stalk

 

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RadaR said:

It's either desperately trying to make some more swords or that's going to be a flower stalk

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Seriously or are you joking, I don't know much about swords, think I should transfer it to my 5.5 gallon tank since it has higher lighting?

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I was being serious.
Would be good if you got other opinions on this matter because im not intirely sure.

 

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Ok if that's the case I might move it into the other tank since it doesn't seem to be growing too well with .66wpg.

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Yeah its having babies, so its happy, they do well enough in low light.

 

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Ok I'm confused though, how is it having babies when this is from the main plant though?

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Amazon swords propogate/create new plants from runners, the pictures look exactly how I'd expect, the main plant has sent a runner out from which you will get new plants. Sometimes the runner fails to 'run' along the gravel/substrate so the new plants end up wherever the runner gets to.

 

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O could I bury it in the gravel or just keep it the way it is?

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Either, though it is probably better to 'plant' the new plants on the runner.

 

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Ok do you know where the best spot to cut them off would be?

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Not sure if it makes much difference, I would trim off most of the runner, then re-plant the new plants.

 

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Ok thanks