Whats this plants name?

[RickB]

The grass like plant behind the repens, what is it?

 

[RickB]

I was thinking it is Juncus Repens, but not sure.

 

[Michal550]

Blyxa japonica

 

[RickB]

Ok, is injected co2 vital to this plant?

 

[zozo]

Ok, is injected co2 vital to this plant?

It needs a good substrate feeding to root well.. Can give some difficulties in low tech to get it going. But if you give it time and manage to get it used to these conditions it'l do ok. Problem is, it's a true aquatic and unly submersed, so if you get it and it's growen in different conditions than you can give it, it needs to get used to that. Try to find a supplier who sells it with roots and not just non rooted cuttings. Blyxa with roots addapts better. If it has no roots it might all melt away before it has developed some..

btw.
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-old-180-rimless-redone.9942/

 

[RickB]

Hmmm any idea where to buy it potted with roots? My substrate is going to have good nutrients, tetra complete as base, then root tabs then tropica soil powder.

I have high light but will only be using liquid carbon.

 

[zozo]

Try a tropica dealer, tropica has it in it's collection and always nice plants..

 

[RickB]

Does it have another name because I cannot see it on tropica's website.

 

[zozo]

Sorry i mixed things up, i thought i saw it at tropica but it was flowgrow and UKAPS sponsor aquasabi is flowgrow..
It was there where i saw it..
https://www.aquasabi.com/aquatic-plants/middle-ground/blyxa-japonica

 

[RickB]

Thanks, I like the plant, but may just get the juncus repens instead as I am still quite new new to planted tanks.

 

[Martin in Holland]

This is how I often see Blyxa grow here. Lovely plant, but it seems to love nutrient rich soil/substrate.