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bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Had the same problem. Looked great for a while , grew HUge and then decied to yellow and breakup into a hell of a lot of baby water sprites. Almost like it suddenly decided it wanted to be a floating plant. Finally got rid of it. Kept a few of the plantlets as floating plants, the root system hanging down looked interesting. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Well I just wanted to update. It seems to me that moving it out of the sand and into the gravel seems to have done the trick because it has been showing some new growth. Hopefully it has a happy home now. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Well that might make sense. My water is about 8.2pH and 6-7 kH. I'm dosing DIY CO2 in one of my tanks, but not the one I had the water sprite in(the pH in there only dropped .2, but there is a lot of growth). I didn't really want to move it into my planted tank, so it's in one of my other misc. tanks that has gravel and decent lighting. So far it has stopped dying off, and I see some new shoots, so I may just leave it in there if it takes. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Piscesgirl Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003	I'm not sure if that is universal...as I think Diana Walstad's (The Ecology of the Planted Aquarium) water is hard, and she says she throws it out it grows so fast. But, maybe that depends on how hard you are talking about? I think CO2 concentrations can be easily higher in the lower ph tanks, which would then be the reason that water sprite would do better - it would be the CO2 rather than the ph per se... I'm just guessing here.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Plecopleco Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-May-2004	I find that Water Sprite does best in tanks with a lower pH. I can't keep the stuff alive in higher pH tanks, whereas it takes over in the lower ones. Anyone else find that too?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Temps at 78-79, no meds, 2ish wpg, hairgrass and java fern are showing some growth and good color. There's a lot of algea growing in the tank it was in before I moved it, maybe it was getting out competed for nutrients....but I thought it worked the other way around. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	Hi, That's really odd, at the end, it's a die hard plant. So maybe something is wrong with it, have you used medicines in your tank? Ich medication and anything that has copper, can cause the plant to get sick (not die), Is it the only plant that isn't looking good in the tank? what temperature has your water? [span class="edited"][Edited by Falstaf 2004-08-03 22:49][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	It is still dying off...ugh. I removed it from the sand tank and replanted it in a gravel tank. There are only about 4 good stems left out of 20(give or take) when I got it. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	I would give it a little more time, sometimes when i do cuttings and replant them, they start to wilter, then they gain strength again, and up the go.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Hmmm....Maybe I'll try that. Maybe it's just getting settled in though, I'll give it some more time. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Kept a few of the plantlets as floating plants, the root system hanging down looked interesting. I've had a lot of luck with water sprite and like to use it as a floater as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	I just picked some up from my lfs and was told it was a medium light plant. Is this true, and does anyone have any experience with this plant? Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Hmmm....It's been dying off on me recently, I don't have such a large bunch anymore. It's the outside that's going brown/dead while the inside is still green. Could it be the sand substrate or just transplant shock? [span class="edited"][Edited by mattyboombatty 2004-07-22 21:49][/span] Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Piscesgirl Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003	And, under bright light, it becomes a PEST! It will spit out more baby water sprites that you will eventually have to tear it out or tear your hair out! Very nice plant for medium light, though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Unfortunately, it is also a favorite snack for snails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
rewd Big Fish Posts: 351 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Aug-2003	Water sprite is one of my favorite plants. It was actually the first I ever got and when I bought it originally it was almost dead... when the LFS worker handed it to me half of it just desintigrated. 9 months later it's taken over my tank on more then one occasion and I've given many of it's "offspring" away to co-workers with aquariums. Great plant.. good choice!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Sweet, I was hoping to be able to spread it out a little. Falstaf is the hero of the planted aquaria section. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	WOW i need to find some for my female betta tank. great find. i havn't seen water sprite in awhile.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	Welcome! Another tip is that you make bunches of only 3 stems and plant them about 2in appart from one another, this will let light through to the bottom leaves
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Sweet deal then, I got a huge "bunch" for $3. It's the first bunch plant that I really like. Wisteria just looks like some ornamental veggie on the side of a salad. Thanks for the quick reply!! [span class="edited"][Edited by mattyboombatty 2004-07-12 21:58][/span] Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
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