Jungle Vallisneria Care Guide

[Neppley]

Common Name: Jungle Val, Eelgrass, Tape Grass

Scientific Name: Vallisneria Americana

For beginners? In my experience, yes, jungle Val is a very undemanding plant

Size: In the wild, up to six feet tall! In aquariums this plant will easily reach the top of the tank

Tank size: This plant will easily outgrow smaller tanks, so it is suggested a tank size of at least 20 gallons

Care: This plant will do good with extra root tabs and fertilizer, as it feeds off the water column and from its roots, however it grows so rapidly that this is not required.

I keep mine in tanks with neutral ph, 78 degrees. If you keep them with other fish, then it will not require carbon dioxide injections as the plant is already a very quick growing plant.

Propagation: Jungle Val grows from runners that will take root I your aquarium.

Conclusion: Jungle Vallisneria is a wonderful background plant for large planted tank and look amazing with fish like neon tetras. If you give it a big enough tank, it can grow massive!

 

[Diotimoss]

I know this is an old post, so my bad if I should have posted a whole new thread. You say that jungle val grows so fast that fertilizer isn't required, which is the opposite of my intuition that fast-growing plants need more (not less) fertilizer. Just curious about this!

 

[TClare]

Mine grows fast with no fertiliser. It would take over all my tanks except the one with the Uarus if I let it.

 

[ruud]

I know this is an old post, so my bad if I should have posted a whole new thread. You say that jungle val grows so fast that fertilizer isn't required, which is the opposite of my intuition that fast-growing plants need more (not less) fertilizer. Just curious about this!

Growth rate is determined by light intensity and enabled by the scarcest of all resources. This is typically carbon in aquatic conditions.

Given a certain carbon level, adding extra minerals won't affect growth. It is not taken in actively by plants or stored by plants in some form.