pseudotrop Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I've got a few rather large anubias that I've cut up and attached to some drift wood.It appears from looking online that all the stems/leaves are trimmed off and in about 4 months there is all new growth.Do they need any foods or supplements? There's no fish in this tank, just a powerhead at the moment and 12 hours of light.Some sites say CO2 other sites don't seem to think it's very important.I started off with the leaves all intact, but as some were becoming brown and going lattice like, I've trimmed one plant right back the rhizome bit. Was this the right thing to do?What's the best way to get them to grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmosy Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I don't trim the leaves. I just cut the rhizome into pieces, attach to wood and leave them be. They only need a general plant fertilizer, I use sera florena because it doesn't have The big three macronutrients, NPK which can cause algae problems in less densely planted tanks. But as you don't have fish in the tank, you will need to dose these, but you'll need to judge how much depending on how many plants you have in the tank. As a suggestion, 12 hours is probably too much light, try 8-10, otherwise you might get algae growing on the leaves of your anubias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudotrop Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks fishmosy, I've turned the light down.I've been using Aqua Master plant fertiliser, it doesn't appear to contain any Phosphorous (assuming that's what the P part of NPK is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmosy Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yeah N nitrogen, P Phosphorus, K Potassium. Assuming you are going to put fish in the tank sometime soon I wouldn't be too concerned. Anubias are tough and because they store nutrients in the rhizome the ones without leaves should be fine until they sprout leaves, whilst the fertilizer should help the ones with leaves recover quickly and perhaps grow new shoots. Mine do once they have been cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudotrop Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 It's going to be a fishless tank at the moment. Maybe in the next 4-5 months fish will go in, but I wanted it mainly for growing anubias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmosy Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 If you want to grow them as plants, not for fish, definitely try growing them emerse. If you don't know much about doing so just google it. I've tried it and it works a treat, you'll never see them grow faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudotrop Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Will remove some water on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmosy Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Make sure you keep lids on the tank to keep the humidity high or the anubias will dry out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 just saw this post, anubius have always been my favourite plant species and i keep them in all my cichlid tanks haha. do you have any pictures of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillsysyd Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Mine go yellow if they are directly under the light, mine are either off to the side or shaded by another plant. They tend to grow better than way, including flowering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsplakat Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 agree with you gillysysd. a few years back i thought i could grow mine quicker under sunlight boy was i wrong, they just melted away in a day haha. shaded is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillsysyd Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 A friend of mine has it growing in her Great Danes water bowl, mind u the water bowl is 50L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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