Zac Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Hey all, my scarlet temple and red ludwigia have been sprouting aerial roots and I’m not sure why. The ludwigia is quite tall so possibly for support? It’s been roughly 2 months since I’ve added seachem root tabs so maybe I should add more? I noticed the underground roots have started to stick up as well. Nitrates are about 30-40ppm so I’d find it hard to believe that they’re struggling for resources. Especially because they’re right next to the sponge filters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 My red ludwigia has aerial roots too. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwallace Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Mine as well....and I have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I'm pretty sure that's normal, right? I can't seem to grow Scarlet Temple, but pretty much all my other stem plants grow roots from nodes all the way along the stems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Perhaps someone knowledgeable like @OnlyGenusCaps could tell us if these aerial roots are for anchoring only or do they perform a nutritive function as well. Do they indicate a nutrient deficiency in the water column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) These have aerial roots because they are trying to absorb even more nutrients! They are not deficient they are just trying to out compete other plants. Edit* picture added, this was during a trim in January Edited July 10, 2022 by JoeQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I wonder if you bend the stem over so that the roots can be in the soil , will the main plant then make new shoots along the main stem? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 3:38 PM, FLFishChik said: I wonder if you bend the stem over so that the roots can be in the soil , will the main plant then make new shoots along the main stem? Probably, it's actually pretty remarkable how much you can abuse a well growing stem and most of the time it will regenerate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) On 7/12/2022 at 12:38 PM, FLFishChik said: I wonder if you bend the stem over so that the roots can be in the soil , will the main plant then make new shoots along the main stem? Exactly right. If you have a "bare section" you'd trim that off and put the cut section with the new roots and new growth at the substrate level. Edited July 12, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Still haven't had coffee this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 3:49 PM, JoeQ said: Probably, it's actually pretty remarkable how much you can abuse a well growing stem and most of the time it will regenerate! I ask because some terrestrial plants will do that (like tomato plants) if you bend the stem laterally, roots for and new shoots will appear along the main stem… creating tons more plants. But I am not that knowledgeable about aquatic plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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