Do Fast Growing Plants Overtake Slow Growing Ones?

[loraxchick]

gotta chill. responses will come.

the microswrod will prob. spread but just keep your plants pruned, meaning have them grow how youd like them to. if it starts to "overtake" the other plants(of vice versa) just cut it back or pull it up.
depending on your lighting you may have to dose ferts and CO2, but i dont know the technical side of lighting. i just know what my tanks need to do wel,l based on experience and trial and error.

cheers

 

[GAB99]

well im not mad, just a little.. i dont know, but im not mad.

anyway i think i posted all the stuf that was on my flourescent bulb so there might be some info you can get from it, here it is again

i checked the light bulb/ flourescent thingy and it says F15 T8 18"
+7F with the symbol for mercury in a circle? eclipse brand, apparently made in thailand for marineland. natural daylight spectrum.

 

[Dave Spencer]

What is micro sword? if it is Echinodorus tennellus or a similar looking type of plant, it won`t be able to outcompete taller plants. It may get in to corners of the tank you may not want it, or go leggy in areas where it is shaded, but proper maintenance will keep it in check, like all plants.

Follow loraxchick`s lead and use a little trial and error to find out how well the light levels that you have will work.

Dave.

 

[GAB99]

ok today i THINK i got my hands on the mini amazon/micro sword here is a pic so you guys can identify it.
Petco didnt know what they were selling but based on pictures i took a cance and got it, it has alot of dead leaves, and algae covered leaves but i took the dead ones off and there are also good shoot nd roots. btw i left the algae ones cuz i got otos along with the plant.

that was before i pruned it and what not

 

[mr130gallon]

can you get a more clear picture, that one looks like a big blob with a few grassy things coming out, so ill say that its grass until i can see a better picture.

 

[GAB99]

can you get a more clear picture, that one looks like a big blob with a few grassy things coming out, so ill say that its grass until i can see a better picture.

wel HAHA,

fine, ill get another one

 

[GAB99]

umm. i cant get the picture with the good camera cuz my grandpa is sleeping in the room where it is located, so i gueaa ill have to wait. ill post pics asap.

 

[GAB99]

if anyone has REALLY good eyesight wishes to comment that would be great

 

[three-fingers]

Just move the camera away from the plant and add more light so the pics actually in focus, you don't need a fancy camera to take a picture of something in-focus .


Also, elongating the words didn't work because everyone is viewing the text differently (different screen resolutions, aspect ratios, browser settings and different forum skins) .

 

[GAB99]

oops.

i will have pics in about 5 mins. people!

 

[GAB99]

here, uhh... diregard that last post hehe

i found the good camera so here. excuse the fish tey wont leave me alone!

 

[three-fingers]

Looks a little bit like some examples of Echinodorus tenellus to me, but then it's a bit too mangled/algae ridden to tell.

I suspect it's in fact a half-dead non-aquatic Ophiopogon sp. (often sold as "fountain plant" for aquarium use).

 

[GAB99]

is there a way to tell the difference between the two? if its just a plant thats gonna die in a month ill return it. no probs at all, thn ill order online

 

[mr130gallon]

it looks like my dwarf sagitarria... but i may be wrong...

 

[three-fingers]

is there a way to tell the difference between the two? if its just a plant thats gonna die in a month ill return it. no probs at all, thn ill order online

Not a way I can easily describe over the net, it's more of a comparative way you learn to tell through experiance.

Generally Ophiopogon sp. has tougher, more dark green and thinner leaves, and the roots are harder/more compact. That's what it looks like to me. The algae growing on it and dead leaves also suggests that it's this non-aquatic.

Dwarf sag is very similar to E.tenellus at times, it depends on the growth form due to conditions, IMO certainly not dwarf sag we have here.