vauxhallmark
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Has anyone kept C. parva long term?
I thought I had some a couple of years ago, but it always ended up being a plant about 10 - 15 cm high, so probably not parva.
I bought a tropica branded pot of it the other day, from a shop that looked like it really was selling genuine tropica plants (I'm sure there's a black market in counterfeit tropica labels though - for another post!). The plants (I separated the mass into 13 plants - pretty good going, and I could have got more out of it if I'd been desperate) are about 3 - 4 cms high, exactly what I want. However, the shape of the stalk and leaf looks identical to the small plants I had before that I thought were parva.
I've only had them a few weeks, and they look great, have put out a few new leaves (same size so far) so I'm hoping that they might stay small.
Brings me back to the original question, finally. What experience has anyone had of growing this plant long term, what kind of conditions did you give it, and how big did it get?
If mine do take off and get enormous again when they settle in I'm going to try replacing a section of the substrate with plain sand/gravel, and try again like that.
For info, mine are currently growing in eco complete, with moderately bright lighting in a 45 x 30 x 30cm tank, CO2 and Tropica Plant+.
Thanks in advance for any info! One of the reasons I love crypts so much is the variety of forms individual species (and even individual plants) can take depending on their circumstances, but this is one case I'd like them to stick to one look (small!).
Cheers,
Mark
I thought I had some a couple of years ago, but it always ended up being a plant about 10 - 15 cm high, so probably not parva.
I bought a tropica branded pot of it the other day, from a shop that looked like it really was selling genuine tropica plants (I'm sure there's a black market in counterfeit tropica labels though - for another post!). The plants (I separated the mass into 13 plants - pretty good going, and I could have got more out of it if I'd been desperate) are about 3 - 4 cms high, exactly what I want. However, the shape of the stalk and leaf looks identical to the small plants I had before that I thought were parva.
I've only had them a few weeks, and they look great, have put out a few new leaves (same size so far) so I'm hoping that they might stay small.
Brings me back to the original question, finally. What experience has anyone had of growing this plant long term, what kind of conditions did you give it, and how big did it get?
If mine do take off and get enormous again when they settle in I'm going to try replacing a section of the substrate with plain sand/gravel, and try again like that.
For info, mine are currently growing in eco complete, with moderately bright lighting in a 45 x 30 x 30cm tank, CO2 and Tropica Plant+.
Thanks in advance for any info! One of the reasons I love crypts so much is the variety of forms individual species (and even individual plants) can take depending on their circumstances, but this is one case I'd like them to stick to one look (small!).
Cheers,
Mark