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dwalstad · 07-06-2009, 07:17 AM

Bridget,

I hope that your Amazon Swordplant does well.

For encouragement, here's a photo of my 55 gal with a potted Amazon Swordplant. Its on the right side of tank where I don't have a soil underlayer.

I consider a potted Amazon Swordplant a dynamite addition to any large tank. A year ago this swordplant was 2 inches tall and slowly dying. I've nursed it along by potting it in successively larger pots with fresh soil (its now in its third pot).

Dorothy Reimer, an expert on these things, shows her Amazon Swordplants with leaves two feet tall. So mine has a ways to go!

This kind of growth can suck up a lot of water nutrients and prevent a lot of algae.

07-06-2009, 07:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
dwalstad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,103 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 62275	Re: Plants in Pots Bridget, I hope that your Amazon Swordplant does well. For encouragement, here's a photo of my 55 gal with a potted Amazon Swordplant. Its on the right side of tank where I don't have a soil underlayer. I consider a potted Amazon Swordplant a dynamite addition to any large tank. A year ago this swordplant was 2 inches tall and slowly dying. I've nursed it along by potting it in successively larger pots with fresh soil (its now in its third pot). Dorothy Reimer, an expert on these things, shows her Amazon Swordplants with leaves two feet tall. So mine has a ways to go! This kind of growth can suck up a lot of water nutrients and prevent a lot of algae. Attached Thumbnails