TankedUp Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I'm new to planted aquariums and bought these two plants not knowing what they were. I think they are stem plants. I just left them in the bunches from the pet shop. Are they stem plants? Are they water column feeders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lizzie Block Posted January 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 7, 2021 Tough to tell what species from your photo.. But, they do appear to stem plant like. Stem plants will take up nutrients from the water column for sure. I believe they will also take up plenty of nutrients from the substrate too if available. So I like to give my stems root tabs, especially if planting them into sand. And of course I also use Easy Green at the same time. The rounded leaf stems look maybeeee like a ludwigia, rotala, creeping mint charlie? And the longer leaves are giving me mermaid weed or Hygrophila corymbosa vibes. I could be totally wrong on both accounts lol. Looks like it might be emersed grown (out of water) which makes it even harder to identify. Here's more info on how to plant different types of plants including stems https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedUp Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thank you for any help. I have one furnished tab cut in half and pushed them in near the plants. I also use easy green twice a week because I do 30% water changes weekly. If I cut the tops off and stick them into the substitute will they grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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