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	Amazon sword reproducing????
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	My Amazon sword has sent out a little shoot that looked a little like a flower at first, but now the shoot has little "plantlets" on it that seem to be putting out roots. What should I do with it? should I break off the shoot and plant the little "plantlets" or what? My platies have had tons of babies now my plnats seem to be following suit. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 27-Jan-2006 03:25
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	crazyred, Yup, this are your first Amazon babies Leave them on the stem until they have developed some leaves and sufficient roots that can hold it in the substrate. Then you just cut them off where they are connected to the stem and plant them Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 27-Jan-2006 03:43
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Thanks LF!! I must be doing something right if my Amazon is having babies!!! So far there are three little "plantlets". I will wait and plant them when they seem ready. Thanks for the advice!! Love ya!!! ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 27-Jan-2006 03:46
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Edited by LITTLE_FISH Thanks crazyred, I love you too The only reason I know this about the plant is because I once purchased a plant in the store without knowing what it was, and it actually was just a baby sword stem without the actual Amazon sword. I planted it in a corner and wondered why this thing is not doing anything . All it did was get one or two more babies on the stem, then it stopped (no wonder - there was no mother to provide the food). I ended up throwing it out because all babies died, I let them on the stem until they withered away. Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 27-Jan-2006 03:53
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, As the runner lengthens you can gently lay it down so that it rests on the gravel and at the point where the new plant is budding gently weigh it down so that the bud is also resting on the gravel. One the new plant is about 3-4 inches tall, you can clip the runner on either side of the new plant leaving about a 1/4 to a 1/2 inch of runner on either side of the new plant. Or, you can let the runner continue to grow along the surface of the gravel and it will form new plants along it as it grows. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 27-Jan-2006 08:29
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	If you do not decide to cut the runner and that new plant sends out a runner and you also do not cut it you will find out that as each plant matures it will not develop as much as the origional plant. Saving that it is advisable to cut the runner once the new plant has established its self. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741[/link] for my tank info Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 27-Jan-2006 10:15
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crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Thanks y'all! I'm now a fish grandma AND a plant grandma!! Just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy. I think I will lay that runner down and let the babies take root....I've got a great spot for them. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 27-Jan-2006 16:40


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