Anubias Qustions

[allfish]

I have a question,do i have to tie Anubias plants to a log, or rock, or can I leave it in my sand, and if so do I have to tie the roots in places they  can get a good grip, or just the Rhizome ?

 

[fluttermoth]

It is better to attach anubias to something, but you can grow them in the substrate, as long as the rhizome isn't covered.

The roots will find their own way around; you just need to stop it floating off. Attaching it to a small stone would probably be easiest.

 

[Sophie]

Leaving it to float can be amusing. It roots like mad trying to find something to attach to. I had it happen when I spent ages looking for the right bit of wood for it.

 

[Jay0173]

From everything I've read, Anubias needs to be attached to something. The plant, it seems, pulls all of the needed nutrients out of the water table, not the substrate. So even if you were successful planting it in substrate, it's growth would be sharply reduced. Best to tie it to something before putting it in the aquarium. This could be something like a small rock or a piece of driftwood.

 

[allfish]

thanks!

 

[snazy]

The plant, it seems, pulls all of the needed nutrients out of the water table, not the substrate. So even if you were successful planting it in substrate, it's growth would be sharply reduced.
 

 
Totally the opposite. Anubias grows best when you let the roots grow into the substrate without burrying the rhizome of course.

 

[Jay0173]

 
 
Totally the opposite. Anubias grows best when you let the roots grow into the substrate without burrying the rhizome of course.
 

 
That's odd. Everything I've read online says to tie Anubias down to a rock or a piece of driftwood like you would Java Fern.

 

[snazy]

 

 
 
Totally the opposite. Anubias grows best when you let the roots grow into the substrate without burrying the rhizome of course.
 

 
That's odd. Everything I've read online says to tie Anubias down to a rock or a piece of driftwood like you would Java Fern.
 

 
Reading stuff online can be quite different than what you find out by experimenting. Don't be afraid to have a mind of your own  All plants benefit from being capable of getting nutritients from both substrate and water column and anubias is no exception besides for it's rhizome which needs to be above the substrate. And of course it's one of the few plants that can do well without being planted in substrate but it doesn't mean it does better that way.

 

[Jay0173]

 
Reading stuff online can be quite different than what you find out by experimenting. Don't be afraid to have a mind of your own

 All plants benefit from being capable of getting nutritients from both substrate and water column and anubias is no exception besides for it's rhizome which needs to be above the substrate. And of course it's one of the few plants that can do well without being planted in substrate but it doesn't mean it does better that way.
 

 
Interesting. If there are some that are low growing (as in they don't grow taller than a couple inches) they could be a good carpet plant.

 

[Ch4rlie]

My anubias are tied to a half shell of a coconut so that makes 2 functions in one, a cool cave for my shrimps and anubias growing on top to make the tank look nice!
 
Pretty good and its growing quite well, have had that for nearly 2 months now. Easy as pie to look after, although algae does like to grow on the leaves of my anubias! So when doing monthly clean I give the plant a quick clean in old tank water, just a quick shake in old tank water to get rid of the worst of the algae to stop it growing any further, shrimps loves to eat the algae, just don't have enough shrimps.....................

 

[snazy]

Interesting. If there are some that are low growing (as in they don't grow taller than a couple inches) they could be a good carpet plant.
 

 
Yes, anubias nana bonsai. You can either just carefully plant the roots only in the substrate, or tie to small slate or wood and the roots will find their way into the substrate.
But most anubais don't like too much light or too high temperatures, otherwise they can get covered in algae.

 

[Ch4rlie]

 
 
 
 
Yes, anubias nana bonsai. You can either just carefully plant the roots only in the substrate, or tie to small slate or wood and the roots will find their way into the substrate.
But most anubais don't like too much light or too high temperatures, otherwise they can get covered in algae.
 

 
Sounds good, how high is too high temperature for anubias?
 
My tank is currently set at 77 to 79F or 25 to 26C, and have lights on for 7 hours every day.....
 
Love picking up tips this way, as learn so much more than reading books which usually makes me more confused than before.......

 

[snazy]

Sounds good, how high is too high temperature for anubias?
 

 
The stuff about temperature I read from an advise on anubias from Takashi Amano interview. From what I can remember he said over 26C.
It's the intensity of light that matters, duration not so much.

 

[Jay0173]

 
 
Yes, anubias nana bonsai. You can either just carefully plant the roots only in the substrate, or tie to small slate or wood and the roots will find their way into the substrate.
But most anubais don't like too much light or too high temperatures, otherwise they can get covered in algae.
 
 
The stuff about temperature I read from an advise on anubias from Takashi Amano interview. From what I can remember he said over 26C.
It's the intensity of light that matters, duration not so much.

 
The LED system that I'm using produces 2000 lumens with a PAR level of 28 at 18". My tank (55gal, 208 litres) height is 20" Right now it's a fairly open tank, but I expect that'll change once the Amazon Swords grow in.
 
My tank's temperature is set at 77f (25c) and they are on for just a little over 12 hours. The lights are on a timer. The lights themselves, however, are set to vary the intensity over the course of the day to simulate partially cloudy periods.

 

[snazy]

He, he Jay, I wouldn't know such details at all about anubias I've kept a lot of anubias for the last year and a half in 5 different tanks and I can tell you it likes shade/grows healthier and algae free that way. So I've been resisting planting anubias on higher levels of the tank on driftwood and such if too close to the light.

I've got high powered LEDs over this tank below but the anubias is planted under the driftwood with it's roots in the substrate: