sreding Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 My amazon sword sent up a long stem a couple weeks ago - I thought it was going to flower, but I've since learned that it'll use this to reproduce. I currently have 5 'babies' on the stem with roots about 1/2" long. Tiny little leaves can also be seen. How long should I let them go before cutting/planting them? This is my first planted tank (75gal) - currently low tech (but I've been researching CO2 - can't decide between pressurized systems or using a 'mid-tech' CO2 generator (baking soda and citric acid) to get better growth. The plants have been in place for about a month - other than the sword - the others haven't done much. I've just added a better light (Nicrew Sky + and a timer) and have been fertilizing with leaf zone (which I've just found isn't great). Thanks everyone! Shawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I actually don't cut mine, just have a long chain of different stages of smaller plants hanging out near the mother plant. Every few weeks I get the urge to try to plant the older ones and try to shove them into the substrate, but they keep popping back up. But their long roots seem to be finding their way to the substrate in any case, and the fish fry love hiding and playing around them, so I'm going with it for now 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Once the roots are long enough that you can plant them in the substrate and they would hold you can cut them free and plant. Or you can do as @Kirsten said she does and just let them go and see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreding Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 @Kirsten- do you bend the spike/stalk down? Currently mine is going straight up. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, sreding said: @Kirsten- do you bend the spike/stalk down? Currently mine is going straight up. Thank you! Nope, they seem to get weighed down on their own as the baby plant grows. Forgive the ungodly mess in this picture lol. I'm pretty much using this corner for any rooted waifs and strays that weren't doing so well in other tanks. Some of the older, dead sword leaves are still getting broken down by the snails. I recently got the oldest baby to stay put in the substrate, the rest are a work in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreding Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 @Kirsten - perfect! Thank you so much for the detailed reply. I can't wait for my tank to fill in like yours is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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