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	need help with moving large crypt
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	i want to move this plant to the back of the tank, but i wanted to know if there was an easy way to do this without pulling the whole thing out of the gravel and trying to replant it. basically i want to keep the general layout it's grown itself into, or is that asking too much? moondog attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/416397.jpg"] "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	I just moved a crypt several days ago and no signs of meltdown (it had been in the same spot for a couple years)! Here is what I did: made a depression in the place I was going to move it to, then scooped up the plant, including most of the gravel its roots were in and placed the whole thing in the depression. My crypt was several plants together so some tried to get away and their roots weren't covered completely. After I had moved the bunch to the spot I wanted, I took some more gravel from next to it and placed it around the roots up to just before the stem started. HTH ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Kitten suggested once that if you are going to move a crypt you should soak it in tap water (with the chlorine still in it) for 20 minutes. Since supposedly crypts release a chemical that causes them to self destruct when they are disturbed (melting), they use up all of this chemical while they are in the chlorinated water. Thus, when you put it back in the tank, all of this chemical will be used up and washed away in the tap water. Something like that.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
Rosko_22 Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 78 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Jun-2004	I don't think there's any way to move it without pulling it completely out of the gravel. I used the "20 minute soak method" when I added my crypts and moved them. No melting whatsoever. Might want to consider it just in case, be a shame to move it and have it melt on you.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	If you're moving it within the same tank and keep most of the gravel around the roots and don't crush it much, I don't see why you would need to soak it. If you are moving between tanks, you might be concerned about water quality, composition, and temperature, but in tha same tank I would just be careful not to physically damage it and not put it through a tapwater soak on top of that. If it does melt, then you may want to soak the roots in tap water. You at least have a chance of growing it back. (if you are especially concerned about it) ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	superlion, I'm not sure that it's a good idea to skip the soaking. Crypts are very sensitive and don't like to be touched at all.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Eh, crypts get a bad rap. Moving a plant within one tank means the same temperature, almost identical lighting, almost identical water movement, same nutrient balance ... that's not gonna cause melt. Whoever said to dig a hole and then move the crypt complete with surrounding gravel had it right, IMO. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	That was me. Thanks. I had no problems moving mine within the same tank, I don't see why you would (it's been about a week and a half since I moved it now) ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
xxmrbui3blesxx Fish Master Posts: 1760 Kudos: 905 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2001	Well, I think it depends on what kinds of crypts you have. I know I have a green crypt wendtii and whenever I move it, I have absolutely no problems. However, with my red wendtiis, they melt for about a month after I move them, even if I don't touch them. (They melt, grow back somewhat, and melt again). I'm just saying it's better to be safe than sorry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Darnit, I just moved my crypt last night, hope I don't run into this melting problem. ] The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	The one I moved was a purple crypt wendtii ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43


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