my gorgeous blyxa japonica

pirayaman · 01-24-2013, 11:40 PM

man this plant is a looker esp under high light. turns a very red i might love this plant ahhahha

pirayaman · 01-24-2013, 11:44 PM

i also have found threw having this plant that it is pretty impervious to alge

Indian fern · 01-25-2013, 12:23 AM

I think its blyxa aubertii. I dont know, not sure.

pirayaman · 01-25-2013, 12:47 AM

nope its japonica i always see pics of it green with no red. honestly my pics dont do it justice. those redder looking leaves are like fire red. and it splits so fast. love it

**Jeffww** · 01-25-2013, 01:50 AM

It will get red with enough light and iron.

tomfromstlouis · 01-25-2013, 07:51 PM

Tell me how to get it to grow roots. Mine look similar but rarely seem to get much in the way of root structures. Even after weeks anchored in the substrate my largest piece has zero roots. Nevertheless it grows and even multiplies, but I wish I could keep it in place without extra effort.

HD Blazingwolf · 01-25-2013, 08:52 PM

What kind of substrate do you have?

what is ur phosphorous at?

teonguyen · 01-25-2013, 08:55 PM

One of my fav plants.. They grow like weed if provide enough light and CO2.

They fill my 55 tank nicely

pirayaman · 01-25-2013, 09:04 PM

mine roots like crazy in just flourite it rooted like crazy. i have dirt with flourite cap right now.
no root tabs either just api iron and potassium and flourish
i cant even say enough good about flourite. every plant i ever had rooted so thick in this stuff its like super soil. if you want to start a tank with it just mix your water ferts in a bucket with the flourite and it will absorb it and be fertilized let it sit over night and then plant a tank works great

GMYukonon24s · 01-26-2013, 04:07 AM

Nice blyxa

HybridHerp · 01-26-2013, 04:22 AM

Seriously, I need help with this plant lol

One thing I just tried though, is I shoved some into steel mesh that is meant more for moss....and it fit, and its keeping it all down in the substrate, and I am happy :P

Do you guys clip the side shoots and then replant them, or do you just let them sideshoot all day long until it becomes a massive bush thing?

tomfromstlouis · 01-27-2013, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HD Blazingwolf

What kind of substrate do you have?

what is ur phosphorous at?

I use 100% Flourite and EI dose so I presume I have enough phosphorus.

pirayaman · 01-27-2013, 12:48 AM

to spilt them i just pull the plant out of substrate and with my hands split them then bury them again

01-24-2013, 11:40 PM	#1
pirayaman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ARDMORE PA Posts: 215	my gorgeous blyxa japonica man this plant is a looker esp under high light. turns a very red i might love this plant ahhahha Attached Thumbnails

01-25-2013, 07:51 PM	#6
tomfromstlouis Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Saint Louis Posts: 452	Tell me how to get it to grow roots. Mine look similar but rarely seem to get much in the way of root structures. Even after weeks anchored in the substrate my largest piece has zero roots. Nevertheless it grows and even multiplies, but I wish I could keep it in place without extra effort. __________________ RAOK Club #76 220g altum, 75g high tech, 6g shrimp: one office, three tanks http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=183658

01-25-2013, 08:52 PM	#7
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teonguyen Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fort Worth-TX Posts: 64	One of my fav plants.. They grow like weed if provide enough light and CO2. They fill my 55 tank nicely Attached Thumbnails __________________ Nikon Pimp # 73

01-26-2013, 04:07 AM	#10
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,805	Nice blyxa __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

01-24-2013, 11:44 PM	#2
pirayaman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ARDMORE PA Posts: 215	i also have found threw having this plant that it is pretty impervious to alge

01-25-2013, 12:23 AM	#3
Indian fern Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philippines, Manila Posts: 460	I think its blyxa aubertii. I dont know, not sure.

01-25-2013, 12:47 AM	#4
pirayaman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ARDMORE PA Posts: 215	nope its japonica i always see pics of it green with no red. honestly my pics dont do it justice. those redder looking leaves are like fire red. and it splits so fast. love it

01-25-2013, 01:50 AM	#5
Jeffww Microsynodontis Lover (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	It will get red with enough light and iron.

01-25-2013, 09:04 PM	#9
pirayaman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ARDMORE PA Posts: 215	mine roots like crazy in just flourite it rooted like crazy. i have dirt with flourite cap right now. no root tabs either just api iron and potassium and flourish i cant even say enough good about flourite. every plant i ever had rooted so thick in this stuff its like super soil. if you want to start a tank with it just mix your water ferts in a bucket with the flourite and it will absorb it and be fertilized let it sit over night and then plant a tank works great

01-26-2013, 04:22 AM	#11
HybridHerp Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York Posts: 1,932	Seriously, I need help with this plant lol One thing I just tried though, is I shoved some into steel mesh that is meant more for moss....and it fit, and its keeping it all down in the substrate, and I am happy :P Do you guys clip the side shoots and then replant them, or do you just let them sideshoot all day long until it becomes a massive bush thing? __________________ My 75 gallon hi-tech idkwattocallit Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2086394 My 10 gallon low tech Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...82#post2086382 My 5.5 gallon nano College Dorm Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2114094

01-27-2013, 12:48 AM	#13
pirayaman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ARDMORE PA Posts: 215	to spilt them i just pull the plant out of substrate and with my hands split them then bury them again

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