ID this plant please.

Can someone please ID this plant for me please..

It is growing extremely well in my betta tank and I need to prune it soon, do I just cut it or put it out?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

Can someone please ID this plant for me please..

It is growing extremely well in my betta tank and I need to prune it soon, do I just cut it or put it out?

Thanks in advance.

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Hemianthus callitrichoides or most commonly known as HC for short

http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/09/...richoides.html

Originally Posted by antitrust

Hemianthus callitrichoides or most commonly known as HC for short

http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/09/...richoides.html

Thanks for the info. I am currently growing mine out of cotton wool without soil in my tank, do you know if that is sustainable in the long run?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

Thanks for the info. I am currently growing mine out of cotton wool without soil in my tank, do you know if that is sustainable in the long run?

Thanks.

unfortunately i don't have any HC growing experience, but i reckon for the long run, they will do much better in gravel/soil for better absorption of nutrients?

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

Thanks for the info. I am currently growing mine out of cotton wool without soil in my tank, do you know if that is sustainable in the long run?

Thanks.

well yes and no, recently, there are new updates on this plant, people are using them to tie to driftwoods.

they seem to grow well emmersed, even without soil. But you do need to dose ferts.

Originally Posted by bbpippen

well yes and no, recently, there are new updates on this plant, people are using them to tie to driftwoods.

they seem to grow well emmersed, even without soil. But you do need to dose ferts.

Hmm, I guess I won't know till I try. Anyway, my 2.5gal is too small to do any real planting and that would also mean "renovating" the whole tank which is something I would want to avoid.

If it does not grow well, I guess I will just take it out. But for now, its growing very fast and straight..

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

Can someone please ID this plant for me please..

It is growing extremely well in my betta tank and I need to prune it soon, do I just cut it or put it out?

Thanks in advance.

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If it grow too thick juz cut it and make it thin, they will grow back very fast.