This'll be my first post, so I wanted to share an Aroid that seems to adapt well and thrive submersed in the planted tank. Bucephalandra is a magnificent genus of uniquely formed and adaptive plants. Many of you know most of the banter about it being rheophytic and it's distribution restricted mostly to the island of Borneo, blah blah blah. A factor that I have observed is, even how primitive the floral characteristics of the genus are, they seem to never self-pollinate. I could go on and on, and probably form the conclusion that the specific ranks assigned to Bucephalandra need re-substantiating through genetic analysis and studying the morphology, and that the various naturally occurring varieties exist due to the likelihood of intrageneric hybridization, which resulted in multitudes of different natural hybrids that bred true through the ages. But I wouldn't do that!
So, here's the beauty, they call her Buceph. Theia Ada, and it grows steady and rampantly under high light (6500k and 10000k T5), CO2 diffusion (switches off at night), moderate water movement, and weakly-weekly amounts of that good 'ol Excel and Iron Propel. Note, it may be hard to see, but at each internode and back growth, there is a newly developing offshoot, about eight to ten. The roots tend to branch out into a million little diggers once they hit something, quite intriguing to observe. Any questions or care to share yours; lay it out! It's a fun and beautiful genus, currently have five different cultivars, one species starting to bloom. I'd encourage those seeking this uncommon genus to buy or trade within the aquariast community, first.
So, here's the beauty, they call her Buceph. Theia Ada, and it grows steady and rampantly under high light (6500k and 10000k T5), CO2 diffusion (switches off at night), moderate water movement, and weakly-weekly amounts of that good 'ol Excel and Iron Propel. Note, it may be hard to see, but at each internode and back growth, there is a newly developing offshoot, about eight to ten. The roots tend to branch out into a million little diggers once they hit something, quite intriguing to observe. Any questions or care to share yours; lay it out! It's a fun and beautiful genus, currently have five different cultivars, one species starting to bloom. I'd encourage those seeking this uncommon genus to buy or trade within the aquariast community, first.