[APD] Re: Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 19, Issue 52

[wcwirla at verizon_net]

I've had great success with a chunk of Anubia nana purchased from 
George Booth about five or six years ago.  The thing has filled about a 
half dozen tanks, not to mention the bag loads I've taken to the LFS.  
I just snap the rhizome between my fingernails.  A small pair of wire 
cutters or scissors works too.  I routinely break off pieces when they 
are growing in directions I don't want.  The plant is too dense to 
worry about where to break the rhizome.  For the LFS, I usually go for 
pieces with 5-7 nice, clean leaves.  For my own use, I break off as big 
a chunk as I need.  I trim back the roots back some, and then replant, 
leaving the rhizome above the surface of the substrate.   My impression 
is that as long as you have a couple of viable leaves, you'll be in 
good shape.  This is one, tough plant.  I currently have two six inch 
pieces floating around in a 10 gallon holding tank with nothing but 
filtered morning sun through an east window.  They've put out a whole 
bunch of new leaves.  I really ought to anchor them, since they don't 
know which way is up.

WMC


On Mar 24, 2005, at 8:49 PM, aquatic-plants-request at actwin_com wrote:

> So here is my question, I would like to divide up this plant into at 
> least 2
> or 3 pieces - a couple to keep in the new aquarium, and some to trade 
> and/or
> take back to the store for credit. how does one divide the rhizome?  
> At what
> place - mid-point between leaves? At the start of a leaf?  With what
> instrument?  What are the chances of 3 viable pieces?

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