[pinkkiwi1230]

I got this plant today at petco. They keep all clippings jumbled up and most the tags have fell off of them. I picked this one cause it's so bright. Anyone know the name?

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[burr740]

Looks like Dragon Tongue, Hemigraphis repanda. It's not a true aquatic but may do OK for a little while.

 

[cininohio]

I had one for about a month, not knowing it was a bog plant. Leaves started slowly falling off and then rotted. Enjoy it while you can.

 

[pinkkiwi1230]

Well poo.... so what's the best way to grow it?

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[CowBoYReX]

Well poo.... so what's the best way to grow it?

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Roots in the water plant above or put it in some potting mix in a pot and have a house plant

 

[pinkkiwi1230]

Does it require a lot of light?

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[CowBoYReX]

Med-high not a lot of sun though

 

[pinkkiwi1230]

I took off a clipping and put it in my filter last night. The leaves dried up

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[AquaAurora]

That's purple waffle (Hemigraphis 'Exotica'), leaves are too wide to be dragon's tongue (Hemigraphis repanda). Both along with a dozen other plants are commonly mis-sold as aquatic because they don't rot quickly under water. But they do better as bog/terrestrial plants with roots in water and leaves in the air.
Clippings have a tendency to wilt pretty bad but bounce back after 1-2 weeks with cut end in either water or moist soil.

 

[ROYWS3]

Looks like your sword has a lot of emersed leaves that will die off too. Best to clip them as they start to brown as to not to foul your tank with their decay. New submersed leaves should be taking their place.

 

[pinkkiwi1230]

Yes my plants are in very rough shape right now (before I added the purple waffle) i added too much fertilizer and basically burnt all the leaves on everything... I had to empty out my tank 3 times to finally get the Ammonia levels down. Now the water is fine and everything is starting to heal. I went to the pet store and bought the purple waffle and another plant. They weren't labeled so I had no way to look it up before I bought them. I'm too ashamed to post all my plants right now lol. But I have been trimming the leaves as new ones grow in.

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