Hydro sp Japan

[awtong]

Hi,

I got some Hyro sp Japan from Alistair recently and was wondering was the best way to prepare and plant it was. It is from his carpet so is tangled together so I cannot seperate it out. Do I just push some of the roots into the substrate and let the rest do its thing or am I better cutting it up into smaller portions and putting each root set into the substrate at intervals?

My tank is low tech so it is a bit of a gamble as to whether it will do anything or not!

thanks,

Andy

 

[George Farmer]

Split it up into individual plantlets i.e. cut either side of each leaf then plant the fine stem using tweezers. You will get a carpet quickly, even in a low-tech setup.

 

[awtong]

Thanks for the advice George. I have prepared and planted it today so fingers crossed!

Andy

 

[Antipofish]

Thanks for the advice George. I have prepared and planted it today so fingers crossed!

Andy

What substrate have you got ? Did you use thin tweezers ? I think mine are too thick for such delicate plants.

 

[awtong]

I have plain sand. I used the tweezers very carefully although it looks like 1/3 of the plantlets are now floating around the tank

Andy

 

[Antipofish]

I have plain sand. I used the tweezers very carefully although it looks like 1/3 of the plantlets are now floating around the tank

Andy

Yeh same thing when I do anything with delicate plants lol.

 

[awtong]

Its my first try with anything delicate and I agree it seems tricky. Its definitely different to my usual crypt planting I don't even use the tweezers for those!

Andy