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	planting elodea
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I've have great luck with floating elodea, so much that I now have it in all my tanks. Many pieces have long roots, and I'd like to give planting it a try but I'm not sure what to do. Some of the pieces are very long, and most often the roots are in the center. Do I just break it at some point above where the roots start? I assume I have to remove any leaves that will go below the substrate. Any help would be very much appreciated ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Snip the stems 3-4 cm below the root sprouting segment.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, With this and other stem plants, most folks just use sharp scissors and snip the plants in half. Then you plant them, in groups of three, where you want the new clump to grow. In your case, I'd snip the stem about 3/4 of an inch below the existing roots, and then snip the roots down to about 1 or 2 inches and then again, plant them in groups of three. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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