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Ok...I have a Dwarf anubias in a 10 gallon tank, and its getting to big for the shaded corner its in. The back older leaves have shorter stems, and the newer ones have much taller stems, and it looks kinda funky. I am planning to cut it in half, (five leaves to each half) and put the taller stemmed part back in the shaded corner, because that’s probably what made them taller in the first place, because they had to reach for the light, and the small stemmed part in the light so it will still grow short.

What I want to know is if the older part with the shorter stems will keep growing out of the cut. I know that the new part will keep growing, but I am worried about the old part still growing.

Will it still grow?


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By what you are saying it is growing very well. If that is the case cutting it will not hurt it all in fact it will grow even more. Those things grow like and as fast as weeds when the conditions are to their liking.

I have just posted some of my large Anubias and I can assure some of them will be cut up and tied to DW.

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Thank you for the help.

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-Kasey Carter

Not only will the opld parts continue to grow but they will put out 2 or 3 new plants The cutting will scar over and beside it small buds will grow out from it.just make sure you cut it at the right spots.



If you look at the arrow you will see just off to the right a knob where the rhizome changes direction slightly thats where to cut it. I have gotten 5 new ones at this time by cutting like this.

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