Re: Are these seeds????
and by the way Anubias don't sprout under water seeds only when grown emersed they sprout white flowers kinda like Peace Lillys, so I think its probably just algae. Heres the info I found on a plant forum,
''If the Anubias flowers under water, it can't be fertilized and thus won't form any seeds.
Anubias belongs to the Araceae family, similar to Cryptocoryne. The flower of the Anubias contains male and female parts, but mother nature has ensured that the flower won't self pollinate itself. When the flower first opened, the female part is receptive to the pollen. However, the pollen from the male part of the flower will only be fully developed after the 2nd/3rd day, which by that time, the female part is no longer receptive.
So in order to get seeds, you must have at least 2 flowers, and they must open about 2-3 days apart, so that you can collect the pollen from the older flower using a brush and then use it to fertilize the newly open flower. Cryptocoryne also have the same mode of reproduction.
It will take about 8 to 10 weeks for the Anubias seeds to develop, depending on the species. It will take about 10 days for the seeds to sprout in moist condition and a very long time, a few months, for the leaves to grow to 1 inch.''
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