Anubia Flower!

[Hill Dweller]

i didn't know these plants flowered!

Check this pre-attached-to-wood jobby I picked up today for Mr Betta, it has a spunky flower!

He likes his new digs

Do I just snip off the flower stem when it starts to look spent? Will it go brown or something?

 

[-Mak-]

Yup, just snip it off at the base of the stem once it starts looking wilted.

 

[The Senator]

Nice job!

 

[Hill Dweller]

Nice job!

It's a really good LFS, I like going there a lot.

 

[grantm91]

Lucky i never had one of those

 

[Hill Dweller]

Lucky i never had one of those

It probably won't ever flower again in my low tech set up, haha! I should take lots of pictures

 

[The Senator]

It probably won't ever flower again in my low tech set up, haha! I should take lots of pictures

No I believe you will continue to see regular blooms - in my set up, water changes trigger the blooms.

Also.. I do not trim the flowers - I simply let them dissolve.

 

[Zahc]

I love Anubias flowers! I have 7-8 Anubias in my 75G and I often have atleast one flower. I've been lucky enough to have 4 plants flowering at one time though, I wish I had a photo on my phone to add ! I agree water changes are key to making these plants flower.

 

[Hill Dweller]

I love Anubias flowers! I have 7-8 Anubias in my 75G and I often have atleast one flower. I've been lucky enough to have 4 plants flowering at one time though, I wish I had a photo on my phone to add ! I agree water changes are key to making these plants flower.

Gosh that must look amazing! I shall live in hope then!

 

[Fanatic]

What kind of anubias is it?

 

[allllien]

I love Anubias flowers! I have 7-8 Anubias in my 75G and I often have atleast one flower. I've been lucky enough to have 4 plants flowering at one time though, I wish I had a photo on my phone to add ! I agree water changes are key to making these plants flower.

I think warmer water is too, mine are in cold water and rarely flower.

 

[Hill Dweller]

What kind of anubias is it?

It didn't say on the tag, unfortunately
:-(
However the leaves are a bit bigger and longer/oval shaped than the other Anubis Nana I have in my other tank

 

[Zahc]

I think warmer water is too, mine are in cold water and rarely flower.

That is definitely possible, and I've never actually thought about temperature. My tank sits at around 78-80 and in summer can hit 84+ during the day, so they are certainly warm year round.

 

[Fanatic]

It didn't say on the tag, unfortunately
:-(
However the leaves are a bit bigger and longer/oval shaped than the other Anubis Nana I have in my other tank

I think thats the kind.

I had one attached to a huge driftwood piece when I bought mine.