Re: NANFA-- Amazon sword question

Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Wed, 07 Mar 2001 08:58:46 -0800

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Rhonda, send me your address off list and I'll send you some. When I
bought it it was tied in bunches with rubber bands, so I stuck it in the
gravel and fertilized it. It grew fast, first up to the surface, then
horizontally across the surface, all the time branching out at the sides
forming a loose growth that filled in much of the open space of the
tank. I have Fundulus chrysotus, white clouds and pygmy sunfish in the
tank and they all loved it. The pygmy sunfish staked out territories in
sections of the growth. Then like I mentioned it all became uprooted at
once. I think I'll stick it in the gravel again and se what happens.

Do you agree with Leo that I should keep the Amazon sword flowering stalk
underwater to encourage vegetative growth over flowering?

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Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA


At 10:29 PM 3/6/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Sounds like your sword is having swordlets. :) Just dependson if the
>stalk makes a leaf on the end or flowers. If it's a real Amazon sword it
>should be flowers and then baby swords.
>
>Wanna trade for some of that cardamine?
>
>Rhonda
>
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>http://naturalaquariums.com
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>
>Jay DeLong wrote:
> >
> > I have an Amazon sword which must be happy because it has thrown up a stalk
> > well above the leaves to just below the surface.  What can I expect to
> > happen next?  Is this a flowering stalk?  I might be able to look this up
> > but maybe someone can help.  I don't know the species.
> >
> > Another plant question while I'm at it: I had a real nice growth of
> > Cardamine in a tank.  It seemed to thrive on the 10-12 hours of light I had
> > on the tank and was reaching across the surface forming a dense mass, but
> > not too dense that I couldn't see the fish in it.  My pygmy sunfish loved
> > it.  And the plants below it grew well in the reduced light.  Then one day
> > all the roots pulled loose from the gravel and now it's a disappointing
> > suspended mass.  Is lead the best way for keeping this plant rooted in
> > gravel?
> >
> > --
> > Jay DeLong
> > Olympia, WA
>
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Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA




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