What type of crypt is this?

7Matt7 · 11-04-2009, 04:23 AM

I found this at my lfs today. It IS a crypt right? Thanks!

**legomaniac89** · 11-04-2009, 05:07 AM

It could be C. crispatula var. balansae by looking at the bullated leaves. If that's what it is, it can hit 3 feet tall so you may not want to keep it in the foreground for long

Gweneth · 11-04-2009, 07:09 PM

I'm not sure what it is, but i'm pretty sure it's not balansae. Balansae's leaves grow tall very quickly, so it never has all of it's leaves short at the same time.

gmccreedy · 11-04-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gweneth

I'm not sure what it is, but i'm pretty sure it's not balansae. Balansae's leaves grow tall very quickly, so it never has all of it's leaves short at the same time.

Not necessarily. Alot of online vendors will sell plants without leaves so growth would be starting from the bare root.

Additionally, plantlets start off as runners and small plants as well.

Ariel301 · 11-04-2009, 08:41 PM

It looks a lot like one I used to have that was sold to me as C. Spiralis. I'm not sure if that's really what mine was, since the order it came in had a lot of misidentified plants, but maybe.

**demosthenes** · 11-04-2009, 11:23 PM

looks a lot like Balansae to me, too. Wait for it to grow up, then you'll know for sure.

SCMurphy · 11-05-2009, 04:00 AM

I vote C. crispatula var. balansae, young plants are short and look just like that. It looks like you got the variety with the red midrib.

7Matt7 · 11-06-2009, 12:12 AM

Thanks Everyone! I should have taken a pic of the root system, It was massive. yeah the red in it is what really had me. I hope that's what it is. I'll post pics when it starts to grow.

Thanks!

11-04-2009, 04:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
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legomaniac89 Cryptocoryne Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 2,174	It could be C. crispatula var. balansae by looking at the bullated leaves. If that's what it is, it can hit 3 feet tall so you may not want to keep it in the foreground for long __________________ Proud Member of the Michiana Aquarium Society "Halcyon" - 20g long 'scape --- Low Tech 20H --- Cacti and Succulents 10G Carnivorous Plants Terrarium --- 10g in the works --- 20g Crypt Setup

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Gweneth Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 47	I'm not sure what it is, but i'm pretty sure it's not balansae. Balansae's leaves grow tall very quickly, so it never has all of it's leaves short at the same time. __________________ 38 Gallon journal

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demosthenes the HC's always greener! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 758	looks a lot like Balansae to me, too. Wait for it to grow up, then you'll know for sure. __________________ Wilson 5g Tank and Picotopes 10g High-tech: Dans l'Attente 46g Low-tech: Cysgod Yn Yrhaf

11-05-2009, 04:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
SCMurphy PT Biologist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 3,068	I vote C. crispatula var. balansae, young plants are short and look just like that. It looks like you got the variety with the red midrib. __________________ Sean Aquascape? I'm a crypt farmer. It's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot. That IS an aquascape, it's titled "The Vacant Lot".

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Ariel301 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kingman, Arizona Posts: 376	It looks a lot like one I used to have that was sold to me as C. Spiralis. I'm not sure if that's really what mine was, since the order it came in had a lot of misidentified plants, but maybe.

11-06-2009, 12:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
7Matt7 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Georgia Posts: 82	Thanks Everyone! I should have taken a pic of the root system, It was massive. yeah the red in it is what really had me. I hope that's what it is. I'll post pics when it starts to grow. Thanks!

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