Grooming Anacharis

[Chris]

Hey guys,

So I just set up a tank in my living room. It's the first tank I've had in a living area (AKA not in a fish room) in years, so I'm going out of my way to make it look as nice as possible.

I moved some plants from my fishroom, one of them being Anacharis. It grows great for me, but tends to grow out rather than up - so instead of growing straight up towards the surface along the stem, it'll split off at different points and go every which direction. It also throws roots all over the water column.

I've just been getting in there and chopping off the unsightly bits and replanting them. Is there any way to encourage "straight" growth? Or should I consider a different stem plant?

Thanks!

[JettsPapa]

In my experience anacharis is going to do what it wants to do.  If you want a well behaved stem plant I'd encourage you to try something different.