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	Amazingly fast growth rate?
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	is just me or is my 2 week old anubias whos leaves have gotten bigger plus sprouted to new leaf stems and leaves since i got it 2 weeks ago amazingly fast?
Posted 24-Jan-2009 05:40
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	that is very fast for an anubias, you are very lucky, my anubias lancelotta hasnt grown a bit since I put it in my tnak, but also when I got it, it was a small semi rotten rhizome with wilted leaves (last year) its growing slowly, but I would like a dense anubias chunk NOW it most likely due to the water parameters and the plants overall health, keep up the good work! do you fertilize or so anything special? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 24-Jan-2009 21:51
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	well my water parameters are all good, my nitrate IMO is good for the plants at about 10-15 ppm some times it gets up to 20ppm but then i WC it back to about 10ppm. i fertilize with an 0-0-3 solution using tetras FloraPride.
Posted 24-Jan-2009 22:13
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	hmmm after a bit of reading just now I realized the anubias variety I have is the slowest or nearly slowest at growth rate... so i ordered an nana petite! how often do you dose? daily or when you do a WC? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 24-Jan-2009 22:37
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	i does 10ml per 10G 1 time per week and its after my WC.nice choice on the nana
Posted 25-Jan-2009 02:00
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	ok ok yeah I've been recently dosing daily for my ~13g tank (in my threads called "re-dping 15g "bow-front hex"" ) nana will hopefully be a good choice for my cherry shrimp as well as a bit faster of a grower... what variety of anubias do you have? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 25-Jan-2009 02:09
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	i am not positive, but i have kept nana in the past and it looks like nana. i will check some profiles on this site then post what it definately is.
Posted 25-Jan-2009 04:06
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Yeah, that does sound like pretty fast growth. My nana grows very slowly, but on the other hand I don't fertilize much. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 25-Jan-2009 05:58
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	well the reason i got the anubias was to suck up nitrates. i wanted real plants to suck up nitrates so i wouldnt have to do constant WC. i was limited on what plants i could plant the tank with as its low light, on the plus side though it isnt directly in front of my bedroom window but does get decent light hitting the tank as its fairly close. that is probably helping. on plant wasnt denting the nitrates to much so i figured i could just heavely plant it since anubias is kind of a slow grower, then things just took of.
Posted 25-Jan-2009 21:39
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	If you want nitrate removal than Anubias is probably not your plant. You'll want water sprite or something that grows quickly; the faster they grow, the more nutrients they use. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 25-Jan-2009 21:43
Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004	oh i still do my water changes, i just wanted some to remove a bit of nitrates.
Posted 26-Jan-2009 00:42


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