I'm gonna be starting a planted aquarium soon, but I don't know much about pruning plants. I've been reading things but I feel like I'd do it wrong.
I'm getting the following plants:
- Contortion Val (Vallisneria Americana var. Biwanesis)
- Amazon Sword (Echinodorus Bleheri)
- Java Fern (Microsorium Pteropus)
- Dwarf Anubias (Anubias Barteri Var. Nana)
- Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green
- Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis)
- Anacharis (Egeria Densa)
You shouldn't have to much to do without c02 in your tank....
But a few of these will grow enough that you may feel the urge to trim.
I'm listing them by my confusion on how to prune them. (1 being most confusing, 7 being least)
I know for the Anacharis, all I have to do it cut it at the top.
Yes cut the tops as needed, often a root will branch at a node, cut just below and replant, trade, sell, or toss...
I
think, I can cut the Dwarf Hairgrass like regular grass. I'm not too sure.
Shouldn't have to trim, but you may "hedge" it can spread like lawn...
I won't have to do much with the Crypt and the Anubias.
Correct, but don't bury anubias roots... attach to wood or rock cut off dead or over algae'd leaves, and if it gets big enough you can take a cutting from rhizhome....
My main concerns are the Java Fern and the Amazon Sword (if they both get too big)
Java will be same as anubias...(slow growers too) and the Sword just needs dead leaves trimmed, cut close to top of root where they come out of substrate...
The internet seems to be at a disagreement whether to cut the Vals from the top or not. Some people say it's fine others say it will kill the plant.
How do you guys do it? Posting diagrams will be very helpful. Hope you guys can inform me.
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