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Old April 5th 05, 05:40 PM
Nikki Casali
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Default A plant below the substrate

This plant seems oblivious to the fact that it is growing BELOW the
substrate. Freaky!!

http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00011.JPG
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00012.JPG

Nikki

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Old April 5th 05, 08:49 PM
R. Santink
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I get this quite frequently.. especially with Vals... They obviously get
enough light through the glass to keep growing underneath...

I never see it happen with pinnate leafed plants, though..

RAS


Nikki Casali wrote:
This plant seems oblivious to the fact that it is growing BELOW the
substrate. Freaky!!

http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00011.JPG
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00012.JPG

Nikki



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Old April 5th 05, 09:20 PM
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It's amazing the plant is not starved of O2 and CO2.

Nikki

R. Santink wrote:
I get this quite frequently.. especially with Vals... They obviously get
enough light through the glass to keep growing underneath...

I never see it happen with pinnate leafed plants, though..

RAS


Nikki Casali wrote:

This plant seems oblivious to the fact that it is growing BELOW the
substrate. Freaky!!

http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00011.JPG
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/DSC00012.JPG

Nikki



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Old April 5th 05, 10:05 PM
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Wow, that's a lot of substrate!

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Old April 6th 05, 01:43 AM
Nikki Casali
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spiral_72 wrote:

Wow, that's a lot of substrate!


Only on the back and sides. Still not enough for one of my huge swords
though. In the front centre there's barely a couple of inches.

Nikki

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Old April 8th 11, 10:20 PM
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There are several benefits of freshwater aquarium plants. Plants add oxygen to your fish tank, and as a biological filter, can help supplement your aquarium clean. Conversely, carbon dioxide and provide nutrients to plants fish. Aquatic life is good for you too - they look great, makes you look more like an aquarium's natural habitat.
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Old April 27th 11, 09:04 PM
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Floating aquarium plants can be achieved in a number of purposes. One of the best applications in your ornamental fish farming. Many fish species use of plant cover, breeding, and provide a safe place in which to lay eggs. These plants include newborns (or newly hatched) fry. This is absolutely critical to the baby fish, they have a place to hide, otherwise they are likely to be eaten by other fish in the tank.
 




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