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I've read that these are very difficult to move to a new tank. Mine is potted and has grown very large in a 29 gallon (about the size of a soccer ball). I will be shortly setting up a 75 gallon. Lighting will be about the same in both tanks (2 watts/gallon). Has anyone had any luck transplanting these plants? It really has outgrown its current location...

i have never really had problems with wendtti. at most, only a few leaves ever melted for me when transplating

Hi,
I've transplanted mine several times with no problems and
no special technique. Mine are simply planted, bare root,
in the gravel and over the years I've occasionally
uprooted them and replanted them.
In my tank the individual plants grow huge root systems,
and also have younger plants mixed in with the parents.
I separate the younger plants from the parents under
running water the same temp as the tank, and then I snip
the roots of the plants down so that they are about
2-3 inches in length. Then I replant them.

I don't know what you mean by "potted." If the plant
is still in the same plastic pot it was grown in, you
should cut the plastic away from the plant. Then, under
running water, tease the plant roots away from the rock
wool in the pot. Separate the plants, snip the roots,
down to a manageable length to plant, and plant them where
you want them to grow.

Frank


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Wendti isn't hard to move. Just replant it and you should have no issues. I do it all the time. Mine have multiplied into a giant mass so I'm always cutting little plants off and replanting them. As a precaution you can rinse the plant before putting it in it's new spot but it's usually not necessary with wendti varieties.