Hornwort stem

[Retired Viking]

I have a hornwort plant that was striped down to a few small branches and the stem by a snail. Will the plant grow back or is it best to toss out?

 

[FishGuest5123]

Throw it in a jar of tank water and keep some light on it and see what happens. Generally, when hornwort loses it needled it’s gone but maybe not since a snail was involved.

 

[Retired Viking]

I have it floating in my just started 40 gallon tank, I will give it some time. Sad, it was a nice healthy plant before the snail.

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

My goldfish stripped mine, I have now put the stem in the my plant/shrimp tank and I can slowly see some sign of growth but not sure if it will go back to normal

 

[Retired Viking]

So there may be hope, thanks

 

[FishGuest5123]

My goldfish stripped mine, I have now put the stem in the my plant/shrimp tank and I can slowly see some sign of growth but not sure if it will go back to normal

You know, they say goldfish don’t mess with hornwort or anacharis but mine eat it like salad too.

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

You know, they say goldfish don’t mess with hornwort or anacharis but mine eat it like salad too.

Well we must have some special goldfish! Lol same with my ambulia they absolutely stripped them clean little buggers, I have put the sterns in the plant tank and it’s starting to grow back beautifully.

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

So there may be hope, thanks

Maybe hope. It’s very much been one of my slowest growing plants since they stripped it so don’t except a miracle straight away. I can only see one tiny bud on mine for now, i have the light on for about 14 hours a day on that tank and make sure my parameters are always intact

 

[Aussie_Bristle]

So there may be hope, thanks

I just had a look at my little cutting I took off that stem in my last post to you and it has a nice little flowering growing from the top. In saying that, they didn’t really attack the top of the plant so as I had needles still intact the plant has still had some life.

 

[Back in the fold]

@Retired Viking that's why I hate snails. That hornwort will come back. It's tough. Remember, when snails check in they never check out. I am waging war against a pond snail infestation in my 20 gallon. I won't win but they'll know they've been in a fight.

 

[Retired Viking]

Good luck with your battle. So far since I separated them the one snail left in the 55 gallon tank is behaving and has been leaving my plants alone.