Anubias flower

[Fishfinder1973]

A surprise this morning in that one of my anubias has produced a flower of brilliant white.I think this is the anubias wavy variety that I put in over a year ago.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

A surprise this morning in that one of my anubias has produced a flower of brilliant white.I think this is the anubias wavy variety that I put in over a year ago.

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Is that a nana plant? What are your water parameters? Do you give the plants fertilizer, CO2 etc. I am very jealous. I wish mine could flower like that...

 

[Colin_T]

I wish mine could flower like that...

they do if you grow them out of water

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

they do if you grow them out of water

So how do I let it grow out of the water? Do I put it on a tall platform so the plants poke out?
Do nana plants flower?

 

[Fishfinder1973]

Is that a nana plant? What are your water parameters? Do you give the plants fertilizer, CO2 etc. I am very jealous. I wish mine could flower like that...

I would assume Anubias get most of the nutrients from fish waste and fish food,being such a slow grower.That said,what they lack in growth they gain in strength.Anubias are “thick skinned” so to speak and to keep that strength they need enough potassium,which also helps with flowering.
I don’t use CO2,but I do add potassium and iron.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

I would assume Anubias get most of the nutrients from fish waste and fish food,being such a slow grower.That said,what they lack in growth they gain in strength.Anubias are “thick skinned” so to speak and to keep that strength they need enough potassium,which also helps with flowering.
I don’t use CO2,but I do add potassium and iron.

How would you add the potassium and iron?

 

[Fishfinder1973]

How would you add the potassium and iron?

Flourish potassium has the dosage on the bottle.I wouldn’t bother with the iron until you test your water source for iron first.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

Flourish potassium has the dosage on the bottle.I wouldn’t bother with the iron until you test your water source for iron first.

Thanks.
How much potassium would you dose?

 

[Fishfinder1973]

It explains the dosage on the bottle relative to water volume.

 

[itiwhetu]

Plants don't flower under water, flowers are made for pollination, something that doesn't occur under water. Anubias are terrestrial plants that will survive in a tank, but they are not strictly aquatic.

 

[Fishmanic]

I've had many of those seed pods from my anubias nana totally underwater.

 

[Colin_T]

do they actually have seeds in them?

 

[itiwhetu]

I've had many of those seed pods from my anubias nana totally underwater.

If a flowering plant produces seeds under water, what pollinates the flower?

 

[Colin_T]

some plants are self fertile and don't need a pollinator but I am unsure if Anubias fall into that category.

 

[itiwhetu]

some plants are self fertile and don't need a pollinator but I am unsure if Anubias fall into that category.

Maybe it does, just seems weird to me. I thought the idea of a flower was, so you ended up with pollen from another plant, so that your species is strengthened. Animals don't self-pollinate because you would become genetically weaker.