A nice melon

Wasserpest · 02-14-2004, 05:37 AM

This must be the ideal sword plant for a not-so-big tank. Low light, low ferts, just keeps growing and looking good! Now is it Echinodorus osiris, or Echinodorus barthii, or E osiris barthii... dunno.

plantastic28 · 02-14-2004, 06:56 AM

Wow! Looks major healthy!! Good job! Please feel free to send me any off shoots!

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Raul-7 · 02-14-2004, 02:56 PM

It's Echinodorus barthii, I really like this sword...stays low and has great color!

pedietz · 02-19-2004, 04:30 AM

Anyone know how to propagate this kind of a sword ??

Wasserpest · 02-19-2004, 04:59 AM

"Adventitious shoots and rhizomes"

Don't know what triggers it though. I remember someone had a lot of babies in his tank. On the other hand, I hope it stays vegetative like it is...

soko · 02-19-2004, 05:01 AM

WOW! I want one.

Gomer · 02-19-2004, 05:10 AM

Beautiful plant. When you say it stays kinda small, how big is that? ..diameter and height of a mature plant?

Wasserpest · 02-19-2004, 05:27 AM

In my tank, the diameter is about 8 inches, the height around 4 inches. Under different conditions (more/less light, ferts and CO2) they might "behave" totally different.

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 02-19-2004, 01:22 PM

Wow! Gorgeous, wasser! I got a baby compacta sword from Ann (anonapersona) and it's growing very similarly - low and wide. Very pretty - but not quite the color of your specimen! Nice!

law · 02-19-2004, 03:11 PM

The purple is awesome looking! I'm definately adding that one to my next plant order.

Wasserpest · 02-19-2004, 03:20 PM

BTW, I got those from aquariumplant.com.

Yves514 · 02-19-2004, 04:28 PM

That is a pretty cool plant. I love the colors!

pedietz · 02-19-2004, 04:59 PM

It's nice and compact under poor-conditions. 4 or 5 inches leaves. Slow growth.

With CO2 and lotsa waters changes, the leaves can grow fast: 1 or 2 a week with 12- 14 inch leaves. So you cut the leaves off, and after cutting dozens of leaves, the base starts to look like a palm-tree...

I'll attach a photo in a couple weeks.

In 2 years, I've yet to see a runner or plantlet.

**Buck** · 02-20-2004, 01:13 AM

Man that izzzza beauty bro ! Very , very healthy looking reds...cant beat a beautiful sword. I am growing an echinodorus "rose" for the first time and I wasnt sure what to expect but it isnt letting me down, I am imagining one like yours sitting next to it

Beautiful plant Wasser !

cousin it · 02-20-2004, 01:41 AM

very nice looking sword that, I recienty took a rhizome cutting from one of these that is in a friends tank (the fool let me prune it :P ) the cutting put out new growth in about 2-3 weeks and now has about 6 leaves, hopefully it'll grow up to be like yours.

02-14-2004, 05:37 AM	#1
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,669	This must be the ideal sword plant for a not-so-big tank. Low light, low ferts, just keeps growing and looking good! Now is it Echinodorus osiris, or Echinodorus barthii, or E osiris barthii... dunno. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

02-14-2004, 06:56 AM	#2
plantastic28 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 179	Wow! Looks major healthy!! Good job! Please feel free to send me any off shoots! ~ __________________ 29 Gallon Standard Moderate Light Planted tank Lighting: 2x27 Watt 6500k P.C. Lights of America Outdoor Fixtures. 2x 20 Watt N.O. Flor. w/ Sylvania Gro Bulbs (9350k I think). Both are retrofited into a diy 12" tall canopy, with a 4" Diameter Clip on fan facing the opening in the back to circulate the excessive heat from the lighting. Filtration: Tetra Tech 150 (modified to make very little disturbance. Aquarium Systems Mini-jet for more circulation.

02-19-2004, 04:59 AM	#5
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,669	"Adventitious shoots and rhizomes" Don't know what triggers it though. I remember someone had a lot of babies in his tank. On the other hand, I hope it stays vegetative like it is... __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

02-19-2004, 05:01 AM	#6
soko Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 45	WOW! I want one. __________________ -50 Gallon Acrylic, 36"x18"x17" -96W CFL, DIY Hood, Aquaclear 500, Ebo-Jager 200W Heater, DIY CO2 -Hygro, Amazon, Melon & Radican Sword, Unknown Val, Java Fern, African Bogwood -3 Blue Rams (1m/2f), 1 Angelfish, 3 Ottos

02-19-2004, 05:10 AM	#7
Gomer Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NM Posts: 1,140	Beautiful plant. When you say it stays kinda small, how big is that? ..diameter and height of a mature plant? __________________ Past tanks

02-14-2004, 02:56 PM	#3
Raul-7 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lomita, CA Posts: 1,650	It's Echinodorus barthii, I really like this sword...stays low and has great color!

02-19-2004, 04:30 AM	#4
pedietz Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 188	Anyone know how to propagate this kind of a sword ??

02-19-2004, 05:27 AM	#8
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,669	In my tank, the diameter is about 8 inches, the height around 4 inches. Under different conditions (more/less light, ferts and CO2) they might "behave" totally different. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

02-19-2004, 01:22 PM	#9
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	Wow! Gorgeous, wasser! I got a baby compacta sword from Ann (anonapersona) and it's growing very similarly - low and wide. Very pretty - but not quite the color of your specimen! Nice! __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

02-19-2004, 03:11 PM	#10
law Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 63	The purple is awesome looking! I'm definately adding that one to my next plant order.

02-19-2004, 03:20 PM	#11
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,669	BTW, I got those from aquariumplant.com. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

02-19-2004, 04:28 PM	#12
Yves514 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 60	That is a pretty cool plant. I love the colors! __________________ Yves My home page with galleries, journal entries, etc...

02-19-2004, 04:59 PM	#13
pedietz Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 188	It's nice and compact under poor-conditions. 4 or 5 inches leaves. Slow growth. With CO2 and lotsa waters changes, the leaves can grow fast: 1 or 2 a week with 12- 14 inch leaves. So you cut the leaves off, and after cutting dozens of leaves, the base starts to look like a palm-tree... I'll attach a photo in a couple weeks. In 2 years, I've yet to see a runner or plantlet.

02-20-2004, 01:13 AM	#14
Buck Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon, CT Posts: 4,939	Man that izzzza beauty bro ! Very , very healthy looking reds...cant beat a beautiful sword. I am growing an echinodorus "rose" for the first time and I wasnt sure what to expect but it isnt letting me down, I am imagining one like yours sitting next to it Beautiful plant Wasser ! __________________ Buckmanshome.Com

02-20-2004, 01:41 AM	#15
cousin it Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 221	very nice looking sword that, I recienty took a rhizome cutting from one of these that is in a friends tank (the fool let me prune it :P ) the cutting put out new growth in about 2-3 weeks and now has about 6 leaves, hopefully it'll grow up to be like yours.

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