Hi, All.
Has anybody else here had problems growing R. rostrata? About a month ago, I planted six emersed pieces and things seemed okay for a while. One plant put out a runner, which successfully touched down, rooted, and started growing leaves. Another also did the same, except that before new leaves could grow out, the runner started rotting. I don't know if the daughter plant is going to survive. Then a number of other ones *started* throwing out runners, but before they got very long, they sort of stopped. Thinking that maybe these guys might be heavy root-feeders, I stuck some tiny pieces of Jobe's fertilizer spikes in the R. rostrata "area" and it doesn't appear to be doing much good. The one that successfully produced the daughter plant has thrown out a second runner, but all of the other mother plants appear to be doing more rotting than producing. This is the second time I'm attempting to grow this plant and I'm sorry to say it's not going much better than the first.
Is there something special it needs? Every other day I add traces + extra iron and on the other days, I add KNO3 and KH2PO4. I'm using DIY CO2 and 100% Flourite. The submersed leaves are melting, and some have rotted almost entirely down to the crown. It's so sad to see...
-Naomi
Has anybody else here had problems growing R. rostrata? About a month ago, I planted six emersed pieces and things seemed okay for a while. One plant put out a runner, which successfully touched down, rooted, and started growing leaves. Another also did the same, except that before new leaves could grow out, the runner started rotting. I don't know if the daughter plant is going to survive. Then a number of other ones *started* throwing out runners, but before they got very long, they sort of stopped. Thinking that maybe these guys might be heavy root-feeders, I stuck some tiny pieces of Jobe's fertilizer spikes in the R. rostrata "area" and it doesn't appear to be doing much good. The one that successfully produced the daughter plant has thrown out a second runner, but all of the other mother plants appear to be doing more rotting than producing. This is the second time I'm attempting to grow this plant and I'm sorry to say it's not going much better than the first.
Is there something special it needs? Every other day I add traces + extra iron and on the other days, I add KNO3 and KH2PO4. I'm using DIY CO2 and 100% Flourite. The submersed leaves are melting, and some have rotted almost entirely down to the crown. It's so sad to see...
-Naomi