bolbitis heudelotii or trident fern?

[Jack B]

Hi everyone

I got a pick and mix set of plants from Aquarium Gardens a year ago, and am now not sure which of the two epiphytes survived. This is the winner: is it bolbitis or trident?

Thanks!
Jack

 

[Conort2]

Definitely bolbitis.

cheers

 

[John q]

Unhealthy blobitis 👍

 

[Jack B]

Unhealthy blobitis 👍

Yes it's growing steadily though - doing better than any fern I add

 

[tam]

I find my blobitis grows better in the substrate than attached to anything. A few times I've attached it and it's growing slowly, but then it will hit the substrate and really take off! I've a low tech 30L and it's growing in the substrate with leaves touching the surface (30cm tall).

 

[Jack B]

I find my blobitis grows better in the substrate than attached to anything. A few times I've attached it and it's growing slowly, but then it will hit the substrate and really take off! I've a low tech 30L and it's growing in the substrate with leaves touching the surface (30cm tall).

Really? Nice - I just bury the rhizome? I've got inert substrate with pretty big grain size so can't imagine it'll be much of a shock. Will chop a bit off an try it out...

 

[Jack B]

...how much light have you got it under? I could go beneath the Frogbit or out in the open

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I could go beneath the Frogbit or out in the open

It will probably look a <"bit greener and healthier in the shade">. It has a <"very low light requirement">.

I'd go as far as to say say it is the only plant that I actually grow well (low nutrients, total neglect). Most of the others just teeter somewhere near the brink of the land of the living.

cheers Darrel

 

[Hufsa]

Really? Nice - I just bury the rhizome? I've got inert substrate with pretty big grain size so can't imagine it'll be much of a shock. Will chop a bit off an try it out...

Dont bury the rhizome, just the roots

 

[tam]

Dont bury the rhizome, just the roots

Yes, you what the horizontal part just sat on the gravel surface and the roots going in. You can tie it to something if you need to keep it in place. Mine is about 1-2mm inert gravel, although in fairness it's an established tank so I imagine there is some yummy mulm underneath that.

 

[Jack B]

Hi all,

It will probably look a <"bit greener and healthier in the shade">. It has a <"very low light requirement">.

I'd go as far as to say say it is the only plant that I actually grow well (low nutrients, total neglect). Most of the others just teeter somewhere near the brink of the land of the living.

cheers Darrel

Wowsers! My mission is clear...

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I just bury the rhizome?

Wowsers! My mission is clear...

Tuck it in a corner somewhere and just ignore it. None of mine are connected to anything anymore. They used to be fastened to wood etc. but over time they've just ended up tucked up under <"the greenery and totally ignored">.

cheers Darrel