Replacement plant suggestions?

[Chrispowell]

hi all,

I'm looking to replace the trident fern that sits on top of my bog wood, the light is too strong and algae turns my leaves black..








can anyone suggest a new plant that will do better in the strong light?

Thanks

Chris

 

[tim]

Hygrophillia pinnatadifida could do well, as long as your co2 and ferts are spot on.

 

[Chrispowell]

Thanks Tim, this one looks great! ( I think I saw Juris scaping a tank at green Aqua over the weekend with it).

Will it be okay in hard water?

 

[tim]

I think it does better/ is easier to grow in softer water though I have kept it a couple of times and it's done ok in London tap water, does require good co2 and ferts though, it'll develop pinholes in older leaves and shed leaves if it's not happy.

 

[Chrispowell]

Thanks! I have done some reading and decided to try 3 lots, I will attach some to the driftwood and some to stones so I can try its growth in different areas of the tank.

Watch this space

Chris

 

[Chrispowell]

Added some about 10 days ago to see if I get any success with it, thanks!

 

[Chrispowell]

Can I trim this plant even though it hasn't adapted fully to submerged growth yet?

 

[Mick.Dk]

If you want the horizontal spreading growth-form of Hyg. pinn. the trick is to constantly trim away the dominant branch(es). Those are the bigger,fatter and up-right growing ones. By removing those, the plant will be much more willing to grow more of the horizontal branches.
New dominant branch(es) will be produced again and again - and must ofcourse be trimmed away again and again.
- and yes; you can start trimming these dominant branches right after in-planting, or even before you actually plant it. If requirements of this plant is met, it is really a surprisingly virile plant, capable of producing numerous branches in short time.

 

[Chrispowell]

Plant looks to finally be adapting and had started to grow new submerged growth

 

[Chrispowell]

Should I now remove all leaves that are not submerged form?

 

[Mick.Dk]

Just remove leaves, when they look unhealthy........