hmm, interesting, do the older leaves turn white? or did it just get less variegated over time?
nice! It's like this for my anubias nana! I just wanted to get some anubias that would grow larger, instead of my miniature ones. What species is yours? it looks very green
nice, i got all barteri vars too, so good to know that they have a good chance of surviving! do you have a photo of the frazeri?
The white ones are the original leaves. This is the product:
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oh nice, and it's on sale too!The white ones are the original leaves. This is the product:
Bucephalandra APF Platinum Aquarium Plants Factory®
Bucephalandra APF Platinum is an extraordinary aquatic plant introduced to the US market by Aquarium Plants Factory, the first aquatic plant nursery to bring this unique species to aquascaping enthusiasts. Renowned for its striking platinum leaves and rarity, this plant is a must-have for anyone...
I don't recommend ordering plants with rhizomes from that store. Without going into details there is a reasonable good chance they wont' last submersed.
ooh, looks nice, the long leaves are a nice contrast. i currently have no empty spaces with good lighting in my tank becuase of my crypts lol, but I'll still get some whenever i find it. How low tech can this go? my other hospital tank would fit this style nicely i think but it has a light that is not meant for plants (but strong, as it was meant for 75g but i use it for a 10g)
Just be aware his lights are adjusted to make it shine. In a more neutral light it is not a bad plant but nothing like what you see in the photo.
It doesn't need strong light. Most Bucephalandra are lower light plants and all are low tech. I find Bucephalandra easier than anubias even.
Can you double check the name of your plant. The variety i'm finding that comes in red is buce kedang (red) sometime called buce godzilla.
Mine is Bucephalandra kedagang, that is what I purchased. It was a tropica pot when I bought it.
I've had some for years but to be honest the only one i really like i grow emersed; i do agree that frequently various buces are miss sold miss label or are a variety of some sort under a general classification. For example there are at least for kedagang being sold including the ones mentioned and mini. However i also think your lighting/photography brings out the most and if one were to just look at the aquarium some of the pop would vanish. I do have at least two varieties of helena that are several years old as well as a kadagang sold somewhere (that has suffered from mistreatment - i.e, buried under a layer of other plants). Last but i least i think they do best in small aquariums (5 gallons or smaller) as in larger aquariums they are more likely to get loss in larger plants.Mine is Bucephalandra kedagang, that is what I purchased. It was a tropica pot when I bought it.
Tropica 1-2-GROW -Bucephalandra 'Kedagang'
The ‘Kedagang’ is a variety of the Bucephalandra family originated in Borneo. It is characterized by long, narrow, dark green leaves with white dots. The leaf can be 1-2 cm wide and up to 6 cm long.The rhizomes are red and similar to the Red variety of Bucephalandra. When immersed, a blue...theplantguy.ca
The problem with Bucephalandra is that many varieties are undescribed species and retailers throw all sorts of names to them. Kedagang and godzilla are ironically the same species, but godzilla is given to specific color strains of that species (more red tones and is darker leaved). At least, that's what many retailers do. It's essentially a cultivated variety. Godzilla often has a much higher price tag to it as well, but standard kedagang, which is what mine was labeled as by tropica, is a nice buce as well.
All kedagang is red on the underside of the leaves. Red Godzilla gets reddish upper tone leaves too.
I've got kedagang, mini, lamadau red, sp red, wavy green, and dark biblis for species of Bucephalandra. Kedangang outgrows them all in terms of speed. Sp red is flower happy.
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That's a round leaved cultivar of kedagang. Yet another bred version of the plant. Imo you still can't go wrong with this plant. A good clump of it can make the other plants pop. But I'm not saying one or two plants but a good group of buce.I've had some for years but to be honest the only one i really like i grow emersed; i do agree that frequently various buces are miss sold miss label or are a variety of some sort under a general classification. For example there are at least for kedagang being sold including the ones mentioned and mini. However i also think your lighting/photography brings out the most and if one were to just look at the aquarium some of the pop would vanish. I do have at least two varieties of helena that are several years old as well as a kadagang sold somewhere (that has suffered from mistreatment - i.e, buried under a layer of other plants). Last but i least i think they do best in small aquariums (5 gallons or smaller) as in larger aquariums they are more likely to get loss in larger plants.
My plan is to order a few less common species from Indonisia in the spring if they have everything else i want in stock (there are some uncommon crypts that do exceptionally well in blackwater and since 12 of my aquariums are blackwater....
I just keep thinking that 1/2 the magic of most bucephalandra is the photography. As for anubia some of the larger ones are really nice... (in larger aquariums). One that i'm finding interesting is called soemthing like supernova. They don't have the micro colouring on leaves like buces but their larger size does better (in larger aquariums).
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For example compare this picture to your picture of supposedly the same plant:
Bucephalandra Kedagang Round
Buce's versatility and ease in care are what make the plant so desirable for planted tanks, terrariums, or even ponds. Many species commonly produce flowers.
