Cutting Anacharis

So my Anacharis is doing quite well but I noticed something. It looked like a thread in it and sure enough I think that's what it is. I'd like it gone because it's a bit unsightly. It is really notted up around the stem of one of the shoots ( not sure what you actually call each of those pieces so we will go with shoot until one of you hopefully educates me ). The only option I can see is to cut that shoot off. Will it keep growing or will cutting the top off stop that section from further growth???

... And a plant update.
I LOVE Anacharis and Water Wisteria. BEAUTIFUL plants. The new light with Flourish seem to be keeping them rather happy. I don't however think I will keep the Hornwart. It is a very nice plant but it keeps getting tangled in my other plants and shading my Java Moss which is doing an excellent job slowly enveloping my small pieces of MopanI Driftwood. The stuff looks great but it grows at astronomical rates and just gets in the way.

What I need to find is some low light plants that are suitable for mid and front tank. Stuff that grows to 6" and stuff that grows to like 3" (Maybe use some java moss and moss balls for the front)

 

HI FishNstuff,

A nice foreground plant that doesn't require a lot of light is Helanthium tenellum (Echinodorus tenellus/Pygmy Chain Sword) or Marsilea minuta; for a mid-ground plant I like any of the Cryptocoryne wendtiI variants (green, bronze, red, 'Florida Sunset', 'Flamingo', etc) or Blyxa japonica. All of these will grow without CO2 or high light (may need medium light).

Helanthium tenellum


Marsilea minuta


Blyxa japonica

 

I don't think I have medium light. It's a Coralife T5 fixture with an 18 watt 6700k and an 18 watt Colormax bulbs. 29 gal so looking at 1.24 wpg

 

dwarf sag is a good choice. I'm kind of confused by your anachris problem. The "thread" is probably a root the shooter is sending out. cut off the shooter with the root and replant, if that's what your problem is.

 

HI FishNstuff,

Your Coralife 2X18 watt T5HO fixture on your 29 gallon tank should give you a PAR value of approximately PAR=39 (assuming 2" of substrate). A PAR reading of 39 puts you at the lower end of the 'medium' light range.

I have PAR=25 on this 10 gallon tank.


Hope this helps

 

wow, that's some attractive hornwort! the stuff I'm floating is pretty "leggy"... where do you find a par calculator?

 

dwarf sag is a good choice. I'm kind of confused by your anachris problem. The "thread" is probably a root the shooter is sending out. cut off the shooter with the root and replant, if that's what your problem is.

I don't think this is a root. This comes out of the middle of the plant and looks knotted around it. I think it's monofilament fishing line.

 

HI FishNstuff,

Your Coralife 2X18 watt T5HO fixture on your 29 gallon tank should give you a PAR value of approximately PAR=39 (assuming 2" of substrate). A PAR reading of 39 puts you at the lower end of the 'medium' light range.

I have PAR=25 on this 10 gallon tank.


Hope this helps

This is way over my head. Going to have to study up on PAR. I'll Google it but secretly hope Ken sneaks in with his magical links that always have the answers (grin)

 

He is good at that isn't he thanks ken!

 

I don't think this is a root. This comes out of the middle of the plant and looks knotted around it. I think it's monofilament fishing line.

oh ok, then I guess you can just remove the thread.

 

oh ok, then I guess you can just remove the thread.

But I can't. I need to chop the plant. Thus my question on what happens if I chop the shoot in half.

 

oh, i'd think it's fine. it'll grow back...

 

HI All,

Here are a couple of threads that will provide more information on using PAR values to determine light intensity.





HI atc84,

The plants that look like hornwort (Ceratophyllum sp) in that photo are Pogostemon erectus; it grows much slower and is easier to maintain.

 

Anacharis often puts out roots along the stem, and they do look a lot like fishing line. You can trim this plant anywhere along the stem. The top half will continue to grow as-is, the bottom half will send out a side shoot near the top where it was cut.

 

Lots of helpful info here folks. Thanks for the replies!