llmgtab Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I have a java fern and amazon sword that are nicely supplying me with new plants! Have a couple questions on how to use these properly For the amazon sword, I have let this go for a time and the roots are pretty long. If I want to separate this and plant in substrate, should I coil up all the long roots, or maybe trim a bit? For the java fern, I have a few rooted offshoots on this plant. Since this is a rhizome plant I know to not plant it in substrate, but if I removed these should I just attach to a rock/wood like I would a full plant? Or should I wait until more it develops more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I’d trim the roots on the sword a bit. The fern looks ready to be removed from the mother plant. For me they seem to do best if you let them get about this size. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llmgtab Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Thanks Patrick, new project for tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 @llmgtab In the pic of the sword, is the plant in the background the parent sword? I was thinking swords had to get huge before they reproduced. (Asking because I have a sword slightly bigger than the plant in the background, and a baby sword sounds really exciting. 🙂 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llmgtab Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 12:51 PM, CalmedByFish said: @llmgtab In the pic of the sword, is the plant in the background the parent sword? I was thinking swords had to get huge before they reproduced. (Asking because I have a sword slightly bigger than the plant in the background, and a baby sword sounds really exciting. 🙂 ) Yes that is the parent plant. I bought this at my LFS about a month ago and it already had this started. I got lucky the associate that helped me found this one in the back of the tank for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 11:57 AM, llmgtab said: Yes that is the parent plant. I bought this at my LFS about a month ago and it already had this started. I got lucky the associate that helped me found this one in the back of the tank for me. That is so cool! ❤️ Kudos to the LFS person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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