Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 25, Issue 53

[urville <urville at peoplepc_com>]

i dont know. i know they are heavy root feeders. it's weird cause the 
sword was huge too. in territrial plants the first thing the plant does 
is make roots, and it takes incredible energy to do that, then the top 
above surface area starts growing like crazy. or it was just an anchor.

Bill D wrote:

>"thats how i started to really realize that aquatic plants arent as root
>dependant. my firends tank was so root bound  i told him geez is there
>even any substrate in there? it was hilarious. literally neck to neck
>roots. i have bacopa that big right now the stuff must be a weed on a
>list somewhere."
>
>Why do you think the sword put out so many roots?  Just a random thing, or,
>maybe, it was looking for something to eat?
>
>Bill
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