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I have some Anubias attached to Driftwood & they are quite healthy. I just want to know if they bury their roots in the substrate. I know that the rhizone shouldn't be buried, but will the roots get buried?. The substrate is fine gravel & have a mixture of Humus, Humus+, Fondovivo & Seachem Flourite.

Thanks alot in advance.


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They can and will send their roots into the gravel for nutrients and support. Some people(like me) don't always attach anubias to wood and instead bury the roots, not the rhizome, to steady the plant.

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I have anubias on driftwood and also in the substrate. I just make sure that the rhizome is above. The roots do take to the substrate quite well.

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i had an anubius(nana) with roots buried into the gravel for about 4 months and it only grew 2 new leaves. Now i've attached it to the driftwood and it has grown more than 5 new leaves in a month. Here's a photo of the plant. All the small leaves you can see are less than a month old. In my experience, it definitely feels more comfortable at the driftwood.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/mughal113/anubius.jpg

I have noticed the same pattern as mughal... they do better attached to wood or rocks, out of the substrate, but they will grow either way. I've noticed this with several varieties of anubias.

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

Thanks aloy guys. I always tie the Anubias with Driftwood, but they aren't growing to much. I think i will try to add some liquid Ferts in the tank & hopefully see some progress.

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In my Anubias tank they often grow along the substrate and never a problem in nature they would also do this in search of food or a new fixing point.

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What type of Fert. is good for Anubias?.

What do i do if the end of the leaves start to turn yellow?.

Thanks alot in advance.


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What type of liquid Fert. is good for Anubias?.

What do i do if the end of the leaves start to turn yellow?.

Thanks alot in advance.

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What are the conditions in the tank? How much light in watts per gallon, are you dosing any ferts now? What is the stocking in the tank like? Are the yellowing leaves old or new?

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Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients

Make sure your GH and KH are high enough. If your GH is under 3, use something like seachem Equilibrium to get that mineral content up. Adding a bit of baking soda will get the KH up as well, which should also be in the 3-5 range. New growth will come in twisted and deformed if the mineral content isn't high enough.

Other than that, if there are fish in the tank the anubias has enough nitrate. I guess a bit of KNO3 would be fine, but no need to over-do it. There is already K in Equilibrium. Any traces would come from water changes.

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I have 1 watt per 2 Litres & the lights are on for 10-12 hours a day. Not much fish are in the tank & there are only 15 Rummynose Tetras in a 5 foot tank.

The Anubias are still quite new & i left them as i bought them, ie. with the white "cotton" & the plastic basket.

I am not adding any ferts. & older leaves are turning yellow.



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Hi,
When ever you purchase aquarium plants and move them as you
have, when they are replanted, they have to acclimate
themselves to their new environment. The yellowing of the
older leaves is normal as the plant uses up its stored
nutrients growing new roots and "learning" to extract the
nutrients that exist in the new environment. Take the
plants out of the baskets, tease the plants free of the
"cotton" under running water that approximates the new
tank temperature, attach the plants to their new
"host" (driftwood, rock, etc.), and place them in the tank
where you want them to be located.
Frank


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Thanks alot Frank. I'll will attach the Anubias to the Driftwood next week & hopefully they'll adapt quick & well in their new tank.

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