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Re: [APD] brazilian sword implosion



On further research, I've identified it as sp. Tasson, which is unfortunate.
That's my lot for shopping at a chain petstore without doing my homework, I
guess.

On 11/22/05, S. Hieber <shieber at yahoo_com> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what plant you actually have, but the ones
> that I've seen vended as Brazilian swords (SPATHIPHYLLUM
> TASSON) are bog plants that don't accept being treated as
> aquatic -- they generally slowly die when submerged.
>
> You'll have better luck with one of the Echinodorus species
> such as bleheri (a.k.a. Amazon sword)
> sh
>
> --- Eli Moss <mossy173 at gmail_com> wrote:
>
> > Oh sweet mercy! My previously thriving brazilian sword is
> > rapidly yellowing
> > and rotting, despite perfectly static water conditions. I
> > haven't done
> > anything out of the norm, and yet every day I am forced
> > to remove another
> > two or three yellow, mushy leaves. Fertilization is the
> > same as it always
> > was, Kent freshwater plant whenever iron dips below about
> > .4mg/L. What on
> > earth could be happening?
> >
> > Eli
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