Johannes Visser Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Is this avalible here ? how big do they get ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I don't know much about anubius but Bob Ward at Redwood Aquatics has a range of them. I understand they do not do well submersed and are grown emersed in a moist atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have been giving these 2 plants and they are HUGE 80cm Will give them a go and see what come of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Plant it sideways :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 They are peace lillies are they not? If they are they will do a lot better growing out of the water as they are not realy aquatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 http://www.aquariumplants.com/Hastifoli ... /an520.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Are you sure that you have that plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Peace lillies are often sold as aquatic plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I belive it to be Anubias hastifolia exactley like this plant will get some better pic soon as Was ordered in by our LFS http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... catid=2677 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 It may well be. I don't know a lot about anubias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Doesnt quite look like spathipyhlum (spelling) either tho does it? Peace lillies are palladial plants. Can spend up to 9 or so mths submersed but like hot humid climes. Not really a tank plant and wont real thrive in an aquarium. Hard to say form those photos. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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enzoom1 Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 Peace lillies are often sold as aquatic plants. I bought some "borneo sword" from HFF about a month ago. They havn't really grown at all. Are the borneo swords actually peace lillies and should I take them out and get another plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 There was one huge specimen of Anubias hastifolia at Jansens () Botany Downs last year on their main tank. It was more than a metre tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paekakboyz Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 yeah I had a borneo sword and it didn't grow at all - found out it wasn't an aquatic plant after all - sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Oh by the way HFF Roskill don not sell peace lily/Borneo sword and hasn’t done so in years... Got mine from albany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yep that’s the plant alright We sometimes get them in, mostly customer order as when we get them in for general sale no one seems to want them... When grown in aquarium it stays much small in particular the stem they shorten up quite a bit Good for rogue or cichlid tanks as leaves are super tough But like all anubias slow growing and prone to algae (GSA) Keep up the potassium levels as most epiphytic plants in the aquarium rely on you to dose this into the water column as they should not be buried in the gravel Oh by the way HFF Roskill don not sell peace lily/Borneo sword and hasn’t done so in years... Great :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 the plant is available! I saw it today in p-north! and its huge!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: i wish i could fit it in my tank but the only way it'll go in there is horizontally =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Visser Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 the plant is available! I saw it today in p-north! and its huge!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: i wish i could fit it in my tank but the only way it'll go in there is horizontally =( WHAT WAS THE PRICE ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 $16 each. i can put a pic of them up tomorrow if you like - ill just have to make a trip into work. That is if someone has recognised them for what they are and has snapped them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 My understanding is that they are not easy to grow, particularly submersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I was thinking - maybe it doesn't need to be completely submersed. I mean the 2 i saw today were about 2 feet high... Let it stick out of the tank. the new leaves will grow submersed and the older leaves will act as cover. perfect for breeding archer fish... hmmm.... The leaves are really robust - like a money plant almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 It is likely that it has been grown emersed anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 It is likely that it has been grown emersed anyway. agreed! It is so frustrating to find "real" aquatic plants. Its roots are huge, and looks like it has been sliced off from the base. also the mud it was grown in is still visible on the root. so you're right. it probably has been grown emersed. will that make a difference to how it grows now that it is underwater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Have a look at the plantgeek site. It says they are best in a paludarium, which is a polite way of saying they are best emersed in a moist atmoshere. There are a number of anubias sp. and many of them are quite large. I know a person who grows quite a few of the rarer ones and they are all emersed. The rootstock should not be buried and they are generally slow growers so are subject to problems with algae. Having said that I must admit I don't grow them. I tried growing nana emersed but it croaked in my set up ---to dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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