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RE: Amazon sword leaves



>I got it about six months ago, and it had the normal broad >leaves.  At that time, I had only 24 watts going into my 45 >gallon tank.  After 3 months, the normal leaves eventually >decayed, and new, narrow leaves grew in. After 4 months, i gott >a new light, and added 60 watts to the oridginal 24.  But, the >leaves are still growing in narrow! 

It's probably the emersed growth that is in the form of the large broad leaves and the narrow leaves are the submersed form of the plant leaves.  

It's feasible that it could be related to light amounts and growth rate, but I doubt it.  It's most likely the emmersed versus submersed growth.

Chris

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