Vallisneria - Info needed

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  1. WaRn00b

    WaRn00b

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    Hi all,

    As most of you know I keep Malawi cichlids, and don't have any plants in my tank, but I'd like to add a little green to my tank, some people said that Vaillisneria is a good idea as they're quite hardy and low light plants.

    Will they work in a harder Malawi setup and where can I get some in Cape Town??

    Thanks.
     
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  3. Donny

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    Dont think it will work, alot of ppl recommend Java Fern.
     
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    vallisneria is quite soft and brittlish.. the malawi's will demolish them :( like donny said, go for java fern or anubias
     
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    Java and anubia arent working aswell - i've tried it and they buggered it up - if its green its gone boet - go for fake plants or a rocky setup. My deacons ate anubias like sweet cake and my vallis like spaghetti.

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    WaRn00b

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    Lol.. thanks for the head's up guys!!

    @ Fonkie.. I've got a rocky setup all ready, but wanted to break the rocks with some plants..

    Anyhow, thanks once again for the info!!
     
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    Hey Warnoob - Vallis is found naturally found in the lake... the trick with it in Malawi tanks is to first get it to propogate in a tub/tanlk outside and MASS plant it in your tank...

    Take a 80liter Molly tub(the big round one with rope handles...Inch layer potting soil in the bottom - capped with inch and half normal aquarium gravel....place in good sunny position.... go buy some vallis and plant....Sooon you will have a LOT of Vallis and can mass plant in your tank - yeah,some will get chowwed,but hopefully not destroyed all in one go - giving it time to get established in the tank
    Had a 5 foot malawi tank a good couple of years back that had a wall of vallis behind the rock hardscape - must have planted about 600 seperate plants....Worked for a good long while,but eventualy took it out as the runnerers just spread EVERYWHERE...lol

    PS: No ferts - just a coupla rusty panel pins every 5cm or so pushed into gravel....
     

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