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I put an A. ulvaceus bulb in my new high light 10 g experiment after taking it out of dormancy for a few weeks or so. Before the dormant period it was one of my healthiest, it usually throws new leaves and flowers constantly during the growing season. Before I upped the lighting on my tank from 3 wpg to 6, the new leaves were the usual bright green that they always are. Looking at it yesterday I noticed that the new growth looks like it is turning red!

I have a pic, it gives a pretty accurate representation of the colour of the leaves, although I think it might be a little more red in person than it looks in the pic.



Has anyone seen this before and/or have an explanation? I was thinking it was just going red because of the high light (I've only ever kept them in under 3 wpg). The new growth (no old growth there yet ) looks totally healthy, seems to be doing just fine, it's just turning red. Not that I'm complaining, looks pretty if you ask me. :88)[/font]

I have aponogetons grown from the bulbs you get at wal-mart, and the growth right under the lights turns a lovely shade of purple. It just means that they're getting a lot more light than they need. You may notice that individual leaves don't last quite as long, but overall, it's not hurting the plant, and I personally love the color variation.

Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...

I remember reading about other plants that will turn red (at least the tops will) when exposed to high light, so I wouldn't be surprised if Aponogetons did that too.

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