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how do you take clippings of a plant so that they can grow else were? can anyone help me iv never done it be for so it would be very help full of you if you did help me !

Hi,
With stem type plants such as anacharis, cabomba,
star grass, and others, it is very easy. When the
plant has grown to the surface or across it, take
a pair of SHARP scissors and snip the total plant
in half. Do this with all the ones to be pruned.
Then plant the new ones, in groups of three (helps
keep them anchored and they then grow in clumps,
looking better) where you want the new plants
permanently located. Do not disturb them (vacuuming
etc.) for at least two weeks. That should allow
them to begin their new roots and start to anchor
them in place. The snipped bottom part will grow
a new top and start toward the surface again.
Continue the snipping in half until you run out of
aquarium space to plant them in. Eventually, you
will notice that the origional plants look kinda
"dull" compaired to the new growth plants. Then
uproot the origional plants, and plant the tops of
the "children" in their place.

With plants that have runners (Val, Sag, Swords),
let the runner "take off" on its own. It will form
"bud" like growths spaced along the runner, that will
turn into "plantlets" that mature into new plants.
The plant forming the runner is called the "mother"
plant. As the runner lengthens, you can weigh the
runner down to the gravel surface at each bud with
a pebble at its side, or some grains of gravel.
Don't bury the runner. If you do, it will decay,
and stop.
Once the "baby plants" are about 3-6 inches in growth,
you can, but not necessary, separate the new plant
from the runner. Again with a pair of sharp scissors,
snip the runner, leaving about a half to a quarter inch
of runner on either side of the baby plant.

Hope this helps...
Frank


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yeah it did thanks i apreaseated(i know its spelt wrong) that thanks!