How To Trim Anacharis?

Hi!! So, I have a 8 in. Anacharis plant, and I really want to trim it, so it doesn’t start to grow back down, as it already has, if anyone has any advice, I will be very helpful!! Thanks in advance!! Here’s is a picture of said Anacharis plant.

Also, Feohw , you mentioned a website, on how to trim it, but it didn’t link me, will you please try again? Thanks!

 

Here ya go. Here's another too, what your looking for is under propagation and reproduction on this site.

 

I think mine is Egeria Densa, but it's very similar to yours.

I just let it grow out to a couple of feet. Although sometimes I do just cut it in half and replant the cut piece to make two plants.

 

Thanks!! I will look at that!!

I think mine is Egeria Densa, but it's very similar to yours.

I just let it grow out to a couple of feet. Although sometimes I do just cut it in half and replant the cut piece to make two plants.

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Thanks, but my tank is only 2.5 gal. It is only 11.5 in. Tall!!

 

Thanks, but my tank is only 2.5 gal. It is only 11.5 in. Tall!!

Doesn't really matter the size of the tank, as it gets to the top of the tank just cut it in half and replant the cut end to get a nice bush of it.

 

Like above said cut replant cut replant makes a good background plant if you let em grow also looks good foreground if u keep them short n bunched together... one other thing I try to do is find roots sticking out of all my stem plants and cut right below to help hold it down and so it has a bit of a head start

 

Ok!! Thanks!! Any more good plants, I could get, that can grow in gravel, and in a 2.5 gal tank? I just want sort of a grass like look, or maybe Java fern?

 

Ok!! Thanks!! Any more good plants, I could get, that can grow in gravel, and in a 2.5 gal tank? I just want sort of a grass like look, or maybe Java fern?

I have dwarf hairgrass in gravel in my bettas tank. I think it looks very nice. Java fern does best tied to a rock or wood, but it can be planted if you keep the rhizome above the gravel
Edit** here's on old pic of it - don't have any new ones. Edit2*** it's actually dwarf spikerush I always forget it's common name. Dwarf hairgrass is nice too though.

 

Problem, whenever I find I nice piece of driftwood, it NEVER sinks!! How to I get drift wood to sink? Could I get a java fern plant, when I pick up my betta? Or would I need to get it before hand? How much is java fern? Is it relatively inexpensive?

 

Problem, whenever I find I nice piece of driftwood, it NEVER sinks!! How to I get drift wood to sink? Could I get a java fern plant, when I pick up my betta? Or would I need to get it before hand? How much is java fern? Is it relatively inexpensive?

My lfs sells java fern already attaches to driftwood. When I get driftwood I usually boil it for 20 mins, take it out, get fresh water and boil again. I do that for a while to get rid of some tannins. It usually sinks fairly quickly. If it doesn't I leave it floating for a day or two in a container of water. Bogwood tends to sink fairly quickly in my experience. Not sure about the price of java fern in America, I bought the fern and wood for 20 euro.

I forgot to say, you have to weigh it down under water until it starts to sink. I usually put it on a container with a rock on top of it. You could tie a rock to it and put it in the tank. Boil it first too to help it get waterlogged

 

Bacopa is another fast grower that you can propagate frequently ... you can leave the driftwood floating in your tank or a bucket till it sinks then place it how you want it

 

Ok, thanks to both of you guys!! I will look at my LFS for soem java fern, and driftwood!! I will probably just sink it with rocks.


Edit: WinterSoldier Do you have any other plant recommendations? You seem to know a lot about plants.

 

I always trimmed it back with a pair of scissors just below a spot where it was trying to make new roots. If it doesn't have any of those spots yet, you can bend it down to your gravel/lay it sideways along the bottom and weigh it down with small rock until you see some new roots coming off of it. Clip it off with scissors below the roots and replant the new plant.

 

Nice idea!! Do you know what type of plant this is? It was given to me by a friend, he had it in his tank, before he gave it to me!! Sorry, kind of a bad photo!!

 

Looks like some kind of Amazon Sword plant to me. (Picture is from above, correct?)

 

I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking!! My friend who gave it to me, didn’t know.

 

Problem, whenever I find I nice piece of driftwood, it NEVER sinks!! How to I get drift wood to sink? Could I get a java fern plant, when I pick up my betta? Or would I need to get it before hand? How much is java fern? Is it relatively inexpensive?

Large driftwood pieces can take weeks or months to sink on their own.

 

Probably a sword.

One of my anacharis plants (that I put in daughters' betta tank to help recover from the abuse my son's goldfish dished out) is starting to grow new roots after about a week, I am happy to report. I did dose the poor beat up plants with some aquarium plant fertilizer that I had for years, it seems to be high in iron (though the label is water damaged, so it's hard to read.) Plant "tank" is around 65 F, has a bubbler filter in it with a combination of gravel and "jiffy seed starting mix." (like the stuff you buy to start garden seeds, probably mostly peat and coconut shells.)

 

Ok!! I will keep it in the 0.5 gal. For now, and then later move it to my betta tank!