I thought I'd never catch them with the net but it was pretty easy in the end so don't rule it out if they start to be a pain with the new fish.
I couldn't find any local sources of Ficus pumila to add to the stump on the left and they never seem to take from stem cuttings... it's root or nothing...
Lovely riparium setup.. A joy to watch..
If you have access to top cuttings, than you have beter chances with putting them in moist perlite or sterile cutting soil and cover the pot with a (cut) pet bottle, to create a little greenhouse, to control air humidity... Put it in a light spot on the window sil. This can be done from march till november or else the light periode gets to short. In about 6 weeks it should have roots and can be moved to its permanent spot. Older top cuttings showing air roots seem to be more vital and root faster..
That looks pretty healthy Frogbit.So using my frog-bit as a "duckweed index" I definitely think that my tank was nutrient deficient... the growth has been explosive in only a few days
Looking back at your substrate layers, it seems unlikely that the relatively limited submerse plant growth has stripped all nutrition (unless your emerse plants have access)
The possibility of allelopathy is also a consideration - especially in a limited water change system
Me too.. Sorry for your loss.. These are very beautifull and rare to find Oto's..that one made me sad...
Sorry to hear about your oto... I wonder would dwarf sag give you the feel you are after in place of some of your stems?