RichNJ Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hi all, my dwarf swords (from the Co-op) have created runners and spread across two of my tanks (still hasn't in a third, but hopefully soon). Once the new plants are of size and are rooted, do people cut of the runner stem that connects the sister plant across the chain so that they are individual plants? This article in the propagation section suggests to do that, but was wondering about the pros and cons. https://fishkeepingforever.com/pygmy-chain-sword-2-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 4:51 PM, RichNJ said: Hi all, my dwarf swords (from the Co-op) have created runners and spread across two of my tanks (still hasn't in a third, but hopefully soon). Once the new plants are of size and are rooted, do people cut of the runner stem that connects the sister plant across the chain so that they are individual plants? This article in the propagation section suggests to do that, but was wondering about the pros and cons. https://fishkeepingforever.com/pygmy-chain-sword-2-2/ If I were you, I wouldn’t because I can’t see the point in doing so, unless you’re selling the plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Cutting the connecting runners can sometimes encourage the plants to send runners in other directions so you can get a denser stand of plants. Otherwise there’s no real need to cut the runners except to move plants to other locations/tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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