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sodaaddict84   Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006   | today i bought my first two plants ever(aquatic obviously). i just wanted to know a little bit about them. i got a sword which the guy at the lfs said would be easy, and lutea which he said was a low light easy to care for plant. any know what i would need as a starting point. *click *flash *click "whered he go???" |
 Posted 07-Apr-2007 02:37 |     |
GobyFan2007 Fish Addict Posts: 615 Kudos: 363 Votes: 65 Registered: 03-Feb-2007 | I just know that the swords are heavy roots. Thats about it....... ><> ~=!Vote Today!=~ <>< -----> View My Dragons <----- |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 03:02 |    |
| sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006 | what do you mean by heavy roots? meaning that they root deep, strong, or just heavy in general? *click *flash *click "whered he go???" |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 04:02 | |
mattyboombatty       Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004  | Depending on how much light you have, the sword may or may not do well, they are a medium light plant. If you can tell us what size tank you have and how many watts of (hopefully) fluorescent lighting you have, we can easily let you know how they will do. And yes, mature sword plants will have incredibly dense root structure. Swords also just get very large in general, and can easily outgrow most any tank size given time. Crypt lutea is a low light plant and is generally considered pretty easy to take care of, you shouldn't have much problem there. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 06:34 | |
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003  | Swords are heavy root feeders... maybe that is what was meant? The sword will thank you if you have a rich substrate or use fertilizer spikes or tabs around the plant. Of course, most plants will enjoy the extra nutrients... ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~ |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 07:00 |  |
| sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006 | i thought swords were the thin tall ones, but this one looks like an anubia. was told the wrong info or am i just mistaken? well i know i was told some wrong info, becuase the lfs guy said that the sword was a lowlight plant *click *flash *click "whered he go???" |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 07:13 | |
FRANK  Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002  | Hi, Swords are moderate to high light plants. They are heavy root feeders meaning that they develop very large wide spreading root systems to draw up the nutrients. Given time a single sword can "take over" tanks with capacities in the hundreds of gallons. Here is a link you might be interested in. In it are links to pictures of the various types of swords: http://www.azgardens.com/swords.php Frank  -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 07:57 | |
ACIDRAIN  Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | soda, can you take a pic of the sword and post it? It will help in the ID of it. There is always a bigger fish... |
| Posted 07-Apr-2007 16:32 | |
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