Lagenandra ID?

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Metalmaid

Discussion Starter · Dec 5, 2008

Got this little plant some days back from an other aquarist, I was told it was some sort of Lagenandra but he didn´t know more about it than that.

Does anyone recognize it and can inform me about what specimen it is and perhaps can tell me more about its demands?

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Cavan Allen

· #2 · Dec 5, 2008

It looks like L. meeboldii 'pink'. See here (not the tall plant):
http://www.gwapa.org/membergallery/albums/Aaron-Talbot-s-Gallery/Cbalansae.jpg
And here:
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/cryptocorynes/49370-l-meeboldii-flower.html

It takes a while to adjust. Needs lots of room! It's like most Cryptocoryne in terms of care.

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Metalmaid

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 5, 2008

Cavan Allen said:
It looks like L. meeboldii 'pink'. See here (not the tall plant):
http://www.gwapa.org/membergallery/albums/Aaron-Talbot-s-Gallery/Cbalansae.jpg
And here:
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/cryptocorynes/49370-l-meeboldii-flower.html

It takes a while to adjust. Needs lots of room! It's like most Cryptocoryne in terms of care.

Need a lot of room... How large does it grow (height/width)?

Like Cryptos in term of care... Does this spieces suffer for cryptocoynedisease aswell?

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Cavan Allen

· #4 · Dec 6, 2008

It's the large reddish plant in Bryce's 180 gallon tank.

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...-ponds/28572-180-gallon-setup-journal-24.html

No, it's not particularly bad when it comes to crypt rot.

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Metalmaid

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 6, 2008

Thank you

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Coralite

· #6 · Dec 6, 2008

Woah, I had no idea lagenandra got that big. Its like a crypt swordplant.

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Cavan Allen

· #7 · Dec 6, 2008

It's an absolutely stunning and magnificent plant that I think deserves more attention than it's gotten so far.

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ingg

· #8 · Dec 10, 2008

It should honestly be noted that of the few other people I know growing this plant, no one gets it remotely close to the size that Bryce does - I think he is feeding that thing Wheaties or something.

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BryceM

· #9 · Dec 10, 2008

It's the big red plant in the left half of the tank:

Honestly, I don't know why that particular plant does so well in this setting. Maybe it's the comination of light, low KH, and mature substrate.

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