Planted 40g Aquarium Journal

[Rocky998]

Sword plants belong to the genus Echinodorus. All species are marsh or bog plants, amphibious if you like. They can grow emersed or submersed. Many of them spend half the year emersed (the dry season), and half submersed (rainy season). The leaves are different for each; emersed leaves are stronger and constructed to conserve water, whereas the submersed leaves are weaker and designed to let water and nutrients enter the plant.

Echinodorus plants grow from a rosette, with new growth always from the centre. As this occurs, depending upon environmental factors (light and nutrients) the outer older leaves may die off. Provided the new growth is continuing, this is not problematical. These plants also move what are termed mobile nutrients from leaf to leaf. So if nutrients are not sufficient, the plant can move these nutrients to the new growth, and the older leaves slowly yellow. You can leave them attached until the base of the stem is brown, at which point nutrients can no longer move through and the leaf can be removed.

Of course other factors may b involved, I can't tell without a better photo.

This is a lot of great information! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply all that! It helped me understand it a lot more

 

[Byron]

This is a lot of great information! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply all that! It helped me understand it a lot more

You're welcome. Forgot to mention, the new leaves will as I said be different, and this means they will probably--well, definitely--be very different shape and size.

 

[Rocky998]

Just some photos I took of my tank today!

This is Firecracker...

My sterbai!

And Mr. Bingley the Siamese algae eater!

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Mr Bingley has grown! Plants look great Rocky

 

[BigJfish12]

Amazing looking tank and fish

 

[Rocky998]

Mr Bingley has grown! Plants look great Rocky

Thank you!!
And absolutely, he has definitely grown lol. He's a bit more chubby as well
I'm hoping he gets to be a nice size!

Amazing looking tank and fish

Thabk you so much! Appreciate it!

 

[NearMeBettas]

Looks great! Love the algae eaters name lol.

 

[Rocky998]

Looks great! Love the algae eaters name lol.

Lol thanks
One of my friends helped me name it

 

[Rocky998]

Sad update to the tank today... Of of my peacock gudgeons sadly passed away... I don't know how or why...
I'll be testing the params later today

 

[Rocky998]

I haven't seen Firecracker out so I'm assuming it was her
I really liked her. She had a good personality and definitely stood out... Sad to find out it was her I lost

 

[betta4ever!]

I haven't seen Firecracker out so I'm assuming it was her
I really liked her. She had a good personality and definitely stood out... Sad to find out it was her I lost

I'm really sorry for your loss...

 

[Rocky998]

I'm really sorry for your loss...

Thanks Lydia. I appreciate it.

I haven't seen Mr. Bingley out either, but I'm holding on to hope that he's doing good...

 

[TheLavenderBadger]

So sorry for your loss... Hope Mr. Bingley is ok.
If you ever get a friend for Mr. Bingley, I humbly request you to name it Jane.

 

[Rocky998]

So sorry for your loss...

Thanks Lavender

Hope Mr. Bingley is ok.

Me too... I'm hoping he's just really good at hiding rn lol

If you ever get a friend for Mr. Bingley, I humbly request you to name it Jane.

Yes ma'am LOL. Will do
My friend named him after that character in Pride and Prejudice. So Jane it shall be if the friend I get for him is female lol...

 

[WhistlingBadger]

...and if you ever have a fish that is a sneaky little jerk, name it Wickham.