Edvet
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Thx Mick
This is what i don't understand with Buce's. It is not bio- logical (see the pun) to flower UNDERWATER. I can understand they can flower, for instance if a flashflood occurs, underwater, but there are no pollinators underwater. I always see them as emersed plants that can withstand being underwater (in the wet season), while i see Crypto's as underwater/bog plants which can survive emersed (dry season). Their flowerspikes are raised above the waterlevel.They are hard to keep emersed in open top tank. Had already 2 of them dying after a few weeks. Dont even open up.. Never flowered again after that
Compared with above water conditions there is a tiny tiny tiny amount of CO2 underwater, even when enriched with CO2high CO2 levels will "foolish" them to flower unterwater