CT_ Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I bought a Valisnaria sp. (the not-jungle-val one) back in early Feb from ACO because Cory talked about how fast growing they are and I wanted a sort of forestry corner to my tank but now I can't really seem to get it to grow much. The parent plants have grown to maybe 6" tall and they have about 8 runners total between the two of them, but the runners are all short and some of them have stopped growing or started to die even. I've loaded the area up with root tabs but they don't seem to make a difference. I'm also using easy green (1 pump in just over 10g of water, in a 14 g tank) twice a week. Is there anything I should be doing for it? I'm thinking of giving up on it. gh-8 kh-4 ph-high 7's to 8.5 depending on the day and time. (about 8.5 recently) Nitrogens: 0/0/20-40 depending on the day temp: 24C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 It can take a really, really long time for Val to take off. Sometimes it is months and months. Mine did what yours are doing until just recently and then whoosh, they covered the entire back of my 1930s aquarium. I don't know why Val does this. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra the fish rookie Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I have Val in 2 tanks. 1 in each tank is really long and the other plant is shorter and taking longer to grow. I think it takes more time to get established. The 2 that are growing are REALLY long and very pretty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 4:51 AM, Daniel said: It can take a really, really long time for Val to take off. really, really, really, really... 🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 they are slow getting going, but they do like root tabs to give 'em a boost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 hmm. Will it set them back worse if I move them? or is it more about water parameters with them? I'm thinking of putting a red melon sword in that back corner and moving a few further to the center to make room. BBA came in on them and they're the only plant that seems to let it thrive so maybe I'll abandon the val anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 6/30/2021 at 10:18 AM, CT_ said: Will it set them back worse if I move them? Most likely. Moving plants almost always disrupts/damages the roots (especially the root hairs). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Dies allelopathy plays a role? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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