John P Coates
Member
Hi Folks,
I'm having a problem with the only E. bleheri in my tank. It doesn't seem to want to grow but is otherwise healthy. I have several other plants, all of which are growing rapidly. These include Bacopa compacta, Echinodorus chrileni and Hygrophila guianensis. The substrate is Tetra Complete topped by JBL Manado. Inserted into the substrate immediately at the base of the E. bleheri is a JBL Kugelin micronutrient ball. Water temperature is 25°C, KH is 5°dH and GH is 8°dH. Lighting is 70 PAR. CO2 concentration is typically 15ppm. I dose the tank with a combination of Tropica General Fertilizer and Tropica Specialized Fertilizer.
I am not a biologist but I have come across the term allelopathy. Is it possible that there is another plant in my tank that is suppressing the growth of the E. bleheri?
JPC
I'm having a problem with the only E. bleheri in my tank. It doesn't seem to want to grow but is otherwise healthy. I have several other plants, all of which are growing rapidly. These include Bacopa compacta, Echinodorus chrileni and Hygrophila guianensis. The substrate is Tetra Complete topped by JBL Manado. Inserted into the substrate immediately at the base of the E. bleheri is a JBL Kugelin micronutrient ball. Water temperature is 25°C, KH is 5°dH and GH is 8°dH. Lighting is 70 PAR. CO2 concentration is typically 15ppm. I dose the tank with a combination of Tropica General Fertilizer and Tropica Specialized Fertilizer.
I am not a biologist but I have come across the term allelopathy. Is it possible that there is another plant in my tank that is suppressing the growth of the E. bleheri?
JPC