Planted Striolatus Piranha tank

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I swear, you must be a spokesperson for NLS..lol

What are those plants with the holes throughout the leaves? They look awesome
 
kevbc03 said:
I swear, you must be a spokesperson for NLS..lol

What are those plants with the holes throughout the leaves? They look awesome
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Small update on tank: going great, everything is growing giant uploadfromtaptalk1403924864376.jpg


Kev: No not really, just learned over the years from raising all my fish from babies that NLS contains such a broad spectrum formula of nutrients, which are incredibly dense that its truly an all in one food that 99% of fish can flourish from! But as equally dense in nutrients its sometimes hard to get them to take the pellets at first!

The plant with the holes is referred to as a 'madagascar lace leaf' and it is a hard plant to grow and keep! Its a bulb, so it needs good placement and cannot be completely covered. Also it reacts well to cooler temps (recommended 68-74°) but I keep my tank at 78° and it grows like a bush! Water flow is also an important factor into the health of this plant, and so is keeping its tiny holes free of debris or plant matter, and lastly since it is a med/high light plant *Co2* is almost always required to even have a chance at growing this plant.

I have never seen a lace leaf in a low tech tank, plus they are rare and somewhat expensive so you want to be sure to provide all of the above! Mine from the day I brought it home acclimated great and grew enormous but then I moved it and the flourite substrate ran out of nutrients and for a few months leaves died off and it remained idle but a couple months ago I added seachem root tabs around the bulb (about 4) and a few days later it once again took off and grew like a weed! This taught me that for this plant KEEPING ALL conditions stable is also a must, that's temp, light, co2, nutrients and water flow!

Here's a few pics of mine from earlier this evening: uploadfromtaptalk1403924881222.jpguploadfromtaptalk1403924902768.jpg

This is a few months ago uploadfromtaptalk1403924981545.jpg

Definitely a plant worth having but by no means a beginner!


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Update*

Been a few months since I've posted so I thought I'd update my little monster!

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Doing great!
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fins are very pronounced with "white tips" and look amazing uploadfromtaptalk1409279654831.jpg
His high tech 40b home, in addition to the xp3 I added a Hydor Korillia 1150gph powerhead for more flow, and that's exactly what I got! uploadfromtaptalk1409279677767.jpg

Hope you like!!!



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