Amazon sword

[FishNturt808]

I put an Amazon sword in a few weeks back, when I still had a turtle in the tank, and of course he nipped the plant down to the root nub. My question, it will it grow back? Or should I just suck it up and replace it with a new sword? (The turtle has since been rehomed due to his destruction of my zen zone ?)

not that they are necessary but 1st pic is when I first put it in, 2nd is what it looks like today.

 

[Sgooosh]

It should as it looks like there is some green left. How big is the bulb?

 

[FishNturt808]

It should as it looks like there is some green left. How big is the bulb?

I’d say about nickel-quarter size. There were still some 1.5-2” roots coming from it. I have a root tab (or two?) under it, and just added some seachem fluorite black sand the other day.

 

[Circus]

It should come back just fine. Most amazon swords have to completely melt off and be regrow anyway since they are usually grown only partially in water, not fully.

 

[Colin_T]

leave the plant alone and see if it recovers.