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Limnophila sessiliflora.

There is not a better easy stem plant. Besides something from the Egeria genus. Seriously. Limnophila sessiliflora is amazing. Its pretty, it looks nice always, and it opens and closes every day. H.M. allegedly isn't the easiest plant around though. But if you feel you can tackle such a plant, by all means! Get some HM. It is lovely and useful in aquascaping. Just look at any AGA contest.

I've never had any rotala or HM... They aren't available locally.

Coco4Pr3z

I've got a friend with some ambulia in his tank. I'm not sure if its asian or not, but at only 2 wpg its looks lovely with a pink color near the surface. Only thing is he says he's got to cut it once a week and his tiger barbs will get into and break it. And these white clouds did some number on a massive hornwort that was in the tank to help it cycle.

Anyways, as far as HM. I think I have the tank to do it, I just question my green thumb. I have also found to 2 new stores, (well new to me) one that stock a few different rotala species. They only had a few wilting stems of indica left that had a nice brown color . Said the last shipment went through some rough weather to get to the store. He also told me that tuesday they have new plants in. So I'm waiting.....

Tausendblatt

What does RAOK stand for?

GOOD LUCK with your new background plants! Whichever ones you choose.

Coco4Pr3z

Random Act Of Kindness? That's what I thought it stood for. Anyways, I went and picked up a few plants and moved around a few things in anticipation of these plants. I was told this moss was java moss but it looks very different then what I had in the tank. This one was very stringy and doesn't have that brown "root" system as the moss I first had in the tank. I wouldn't mind a second opinion. I also bought some ludwigia repens. I also got some Bacopa monnieri and green and bronze C. Wendtii. They however went into another tank. So here it is...

wicca27

Verry nice

Coco4Pr3z

I have a question about the ludwigia. Its close to the surface and I'm probably going to trim it during the next cleaning. I want to bunch the plant so it will fide the filter inlet.

How low should I cut the stems?

Should I plant the cuttings in front or behind the cut stems?

I want it to look clean behing the dw and not have the cut stems show but once it bunches up will it really matter?

Last. The micro sword is still not cleaning up from it algae. I'm starting to think about a replacement or maybe a clean open hill in front of the mellon sword. Advice?

Will post pics after. Thanks.

Coco4Pr3z

New pics of the new layout. I pulled out the micro sword up front and planted the new rotala. I wanted a jungle look but I kinda like its cleaner look. I hope the background fills in nice and thick.





new addition

Coco4Pr3z

I trimmed it up a bit and moved some things around again. I also moved the white clouds back to their tank. I like it a lot more just think it needs some kind of foreground. Maybe small dark rocks with something filling in low between them. I don't know. Anyways, I thought I would put a few pics up. Any thought? One more thing. Thanks again bratyboy. The rotala looks amazing!

bratyboy2

wow its looking nice! how do u like the fast growth of the corolata? im still sending trimmings out here and there. grows like weeds for me lol

im glad your enjoying it

what is that moss to the left on the drift wood? i like the look of it the bottom one

Coco4Pr3z

Its great. At first you couldn't see them when I planted it. But now I'm sure they'll pass the ludwiga next to it before the half way point in the tank. Once it settled in it shot up.

Both mosses I have in there I was sold as java moss at different times. I think the moss on top of the dw is tawain moss but I'm still not sure.

I've got a bunch of it in my tank upstairs. Wont mind sending you some.

here's a close up of it.