Please ID These plants

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  1. Freaksa

    Freaksa Amature Plant"ist"

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    Hi, i am in desperate need of some identification becuase im planning on planting these plants tomorrow and would like to read up on them a bit before to decide were they should go and i would like to do this so i dont have to disturb the peat/ silica afterwards :)

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    Plant 3

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    Plant 4

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    Plant 5

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    Plant 6

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    Plant 7

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    If anyone can even help with one or two of the plants it would be greatly appriciated.

    Thanks
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    1 - Liliopsis brsiliensis (Dwarf chain sword) It's not a sword though...
    2 - Looks Like a bocopa
    3 - Vallisenaria species...
    4 - Anubius Nana - Make sure the rhizome is above the substrate or it will rot.
    5 - Looks like Alternanthera species
    6 - Alternanthera reinekii
    7 - Amazon sword - Echinodorus species.

    Hope it helps.
     
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    Freaksa

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    Thanks very much, i do realise 7 plant ID's is quite a few :) I did look at some plants on a plant database but they all look very similar to my eyes and i couldnt really identify them.

    Again thanks for the time :)
     
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    No problem. I was bored at work anyway. LOL!
     
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    Freaksa

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    hehe, well then i kept you busy i guess :)
     
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    1 Looks like an interesting plant. Does it spread out, or grow very big and bushy?

    2 grows very well... A guy here in JHB is growing is in his GARDEN, but with a constant supply of water running beneath it... i.e the roots in water, the leaves in the air. It grows like grass on some drug! Unfortunately in the tank, the bouyancy forces it to grow upwards.

    3 is very rewarding plant. It sends out new shoots under the gravel and starts new plants all the time. Grows very well for me.

    4 I have 2 rockes with it tied onto it. Also grows very nicely. A bit of a slow grower, but very rewarding. I'm considering tying it to one of my larger rocks and see if it overgrows that entire rock.

    5 and 6 I've had NO success with in the past. I'm guessing my light isn't stong enough for it.

    7 Is also a very rewarding and pretty common plant. My angels lay their eggs on it every 2 -3 weeks
     
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    Freaksa

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    Thanks, good to hear some personal experience to know what i can expect, heh well if plants 5 & 6 dont last i guess i just wont try them again but i am hoping they will grow because i like the colour controst :)
     
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    I believe you need VERY good light and CO2 injection to get those red plants to even stay alive, let along grow. A good idea ia about 1 watt of light per gallon... altho the science is not quite correct, it's a rough guideline.
     
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    Freaksa

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    Well then they probably wont last to long, maybe if i speak to them and play them good music they will grow haha :) Thanks though will post some picks of my tank once im done and let you know how to growth goes :)
     
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    Sounds good Freaksta. We like pictures... very much....
     
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    No, it's 1 watt per LITER. 4 watts per gallon. 1 watt per gallon is considered low light.
     
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    i have about 0.6watts per liter so we will see how things go :)
     
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    My appologies... if everyone would work in litres then I'd remember this stuff. Heehee.
     

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