Buckman Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 So I know many bulbs plants will put out a pad or a flower, but I didn't expect it from a betta bulb. And not in my tiny 5 gallon either. The only thing this bulb is sitting in is a tiny terracotta pot with a little Fluval Stratum and it the tank gets a squirt of Easy Green every other day. Is whatever comes out of this thing going to block all the light out of my 5 gallon? I have a 20 high it can go in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Your betta bulb is an Apongeton. I have some in my tanks. I cut that bloom because some seem to say that it makes the plant die back- like when you don't pinch blooms off of a Basil plant. I've never tried the theory- I just cut them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckman Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 Ah, that's why I asked. At the very least I thought it might waste a lot of energy doing that. If it was going to be a pad or something I might want to see it. But that's my favorite bulb right now, so off it comes. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I let one go for a bit this is all it produced above water before I cut it: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I cut one off my aponogeton this past weekend in order to prevent the plant from going dormant, and the plant made another one that I cut off this morning! It is determined. From the rate of growth that I saw on these, if I was gone for a weekend I'd be too late to snip it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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