Question About Amazon Sword Leaves

Pantani · 11-17-2011, 02:35 PM

I uploaded a picture of my newish (planted about 3 weeks) and am curious about its leaves. Do these look like anything but older beat up leaves? If just older, when do I want to prune them, and when I prune should I just cut back on the stem as close to the base as I can go?

I treat 1x a week with flourish as directed on bottle and every other day 1 cap of flourish excel.

Thanks in advance.

BBradbury · 11-17-2011, 04:00 PM

Hello Pan...

I think your plant looks fine. It takes some plants months to get used to certain tank conditions.

The best things I did for my plants was to change half the water in the tank every week, stop vacuuming the gravel and stock the tank well with fish. The combination of the fish waste and lots of clean, treated water is almost as important as the proper lighting.

B

susankat · 11-17-2011, 04:32 PM

You can trim the older beaten leaves of. Cut as close to the bottom as possible or pull the plant up and peel them off.

Pantani · 11-17-2011, 04:40 PM

Thanks for the replies. Never having any aquatic plants before, and not much of a green thumb in the yard, I wasn't quite sure. Ill keep up with the water changes and slow / stop the heavy vacuuming. I've been looking to add some more plants too. I hope to add some micro sword around a piece of driftwood on the left side of my tank that looks a bit like a stump. I've read its good for beginners and not too demanding of light.

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Pantani Pantani's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 70 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 10 Times Said "Thanks" 14 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Question About Amazon Sword Leaves I uploaded a picture of my newish (planted about 3 weeks) and am curious about its leaves. Do these look like anything but older beat up leaves? If just older, when do I want to prune them, and when I prune should I just cut back on the stem as close to the base as I can go? I treat 1x a week with flourish as directed on bottle and every other day 1 cap of flourish excel. Thanks in advance. __________________ 75 Gallon: Fluval 405, Eheim 2229, Penguin 330 - Heated 48" Hagen Glo Fixture w/ Dual T5HO & 48" 2x T8 1 Amazon Sword Plant, 2 Java Moss Rocks, Wisteria 1 Gold Gourami & 1 Blue Gourami 9 Harlequin Rasbora 5 Turquoise Rainbows & 15 Neon Tetra 1 Pictus Catfish & 1 Singapore Shrimp 1 Rainbow Shark & 1 Peppered Cory Catfish

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Pantani Pantani's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 70 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 10 Times Said "Thanks" 14 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Question About Amazon Sword Leaves Thanks for the replies. Never having any aquatic plants before, and not much of a green thumb in the yard, I wasn't quite sure. Ill keep up with the water changes and slow / stop the heavy vacuuming. I've been looking to add some more plants too. I hope to add some micro sword around a piece of driftwood on the left side of my tank that looks a bit like a stump. I've read its good for beginners and not too demanding of light. __________________ 75 Gallon: Fluval 405, Eheim 2229, Penguin 330 - Heated 48" Hagen Glo Fixture w/ Dual T5HO & 48" 2x T8 1 Amazon Sword Plant, 2 Java Moss Rocks, Wisteria 1 Gold Gourami & 1 Blue Gourami 9 Harlequin Rasbora 5 Turquoise Rainbows & 15 Neon Tetra 1 Pictus Catfish & 1 Singapore Shrimp 1 Rainbow Shark & 1 Peppered Cory Catfish

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