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Update on the Pogostemon stellatus "Fireworks". Pretty good plant to work with so far, smaller and neater compared to the usual P. stellatus, with moderate growth speed.
Tank in the over-grown, pre-trimming state lol.
The arcuata has to be replanted I think the bush is far too thick and has already swallowed up BG2011 that was growing beneath it.
Love the arcuata. I started off with only literally a few stems some months ago and only starting to get a good little bunch together now. Looonnng way to go to catch up to that though! I keep on trimming and replanting like all my other stem plants.
After several re-trimmings, do you throw away the base like you would with a typical stem plant or can this one last longer before the action is required?
Love the arcuata. I started off with only literally a few stems some months ago and only starting to get a good little bunch together now. Looonnng way to go to catch up to that though! I keep on trimming and replanting like all my other stem plants.
After several re-trimmings, do you throw away the base like you would with a typical stem plant or can this one last longer before the action is required?
The upgrade looks great. Rotala can really fill out a tank once it settles in. I’d keep an eye on nutrient levels and flow as the plants mature, especially with that much growth.
The upgrade looks great. Rotala can really fill out a tank once it settles in. I’d keep an eye on nutrient levels and flow as the plants mature, especially with that much growth.
I actually thought that was quite rude/presumptuous and a whole lot of other things for someone brand new to make recommendations/observations on your tank.
For anyone else PLEASE don't use AI slop to help with your comments, it completely defeats the point of this amazing forum we have, about our amazing hobby, for peoples, about people
I actually thought that was quite rude/presumptuous and a whole lot of other things for someone brand new to make recommendations/observations on your tank.
For anyone else PLEASE don't use AI slop to help with your comments, it completely defeats the point of this amazing forum we have, about our amazing hobby, for peoples, about people
I mean I don't mind anyone commenting on my tank on what can be done or what can be better. But Ai bots trawling forums for info while pretending to be participating humans is creepy
Big replanting session. Cut off all the Ludwigia arcuata to have more space in the mid, white plants have multiplied. Some hardscape can finally be seen again ha. The background stems may be moved around while I search for a good layout
Wait there is hardscape in there?!? Hehe massive trim down for sure, thank you for showing your in progress changes as much as the final shots.
Is that all Rotala ‘Florida’ running center line along the base of the wood and then a few stems far right?
Wait there is hardscape in there?!? Hehe massive trim down for sure, thank you for showing your in progress changes as much as the final shots.
Is that all Rotala ‘Florida’ running center line along the base of the wood and then a few stems far right?
I personally love the new white touch Dennis. Especially now with winter beind the door step. I'm trying to catch up on the plant and fish selection. And some are quite uneasy to get in Central Europe. Pogestemon stellatus fireworks was available in cloud aqua in UK, but Brits made it very uneasy to export. Same with San Benedetto. For some reason these compact variants are simply nowhere to find here The "non-compat versions" like stellatus, or setaceum can be fortunatelly found with some effort. Otherwise I was able to get Centrolepis drummondiana during my trip in Indonesia. Which I consider a win. I really want to help to spread out these cool plants in Europe. Many thanks for showing us these plants Dennis!
Coming back to the aquarium after 2 week break, and I see the Rotala florida bushes have been mostly destroyed.
Did nutrient levels/CO2 change? No, autodosers kept parameters consistent, and the aquarium is in a temperature controlled room.
Fish damage due to under feeding, and rough trimming done by office staff resulted in plant stress and BBA spawning.
Many folks automatically turn to nutrient or CO2 factors when diagnosing plant growth problems, when there are many non nutrient factors that affect plant growth. What separates most expert plant growers from average aquarists is not what nutrient/CO2 levels they maintain, but their plant handling and maintenance approaches.
What I would have done differently: For sensitive species, if you shear off all the tops at once, you get a bunch of stressed plants in close proximity to each other, it becomes a hotspot for BBA to spread. I much prefer tactical trimming - which is staggering cutting the tops of the stem plants across days/weeks rather than all at once, so some tops would have recovered while others are freshly cut.
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The "non-compat versions" like stellatus, or setaceum can be fortunatelly found with some effort. Otherwise I was able to get Centrolepis drummondiana during my trip in Indonesia. Which I consider a win. I really want to help to spread out these cool plants in Europe. Many thanks for showing us these plants Dennis!
