Soothing Shrimp Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hypothesis: Ferts will make Nana Anubias grow leaves faster Experiment: I received a beautiful Nana Anubias from Wicca awhile back, and decided to try something unusual to see what would happen. I divided the Nana into 3 parts. 2 with 3 or more leaves, and 1 with one leaf from the middle. I then submerged the ROOTS of the three sections in a small tank, strained and filtered organic miracle grow for fert. added to the water. The plants was kept in the tank for two months, topping off with RO and light provided from a full spectrum bulb for ~10- 12 hrs a day. Results: The 1 leaf middle section never grew another leaf, although the leaf didn't die at all. The other two ends did grow more leaves, but slowly. Something unexpected though, was the roots shot out and I had small thread like roots everywhere. I then placed the sections submerged in an aquarium, without ferts. The leaves are growing more quickly now and the roots have not grown and spread as before. Experiment Conclusion: Do not fertilize. All growth will be put into more roots, not more leaves. Possible errors: Submerged roots vs submerged plants may have played a part in the experiment. However from what I have read, they should have actually grown faster that way, and this did not happen. KlimparOn and Edwardnah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 can you try add fert when all submerged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I'd be interested in knowing those results from someone else. Feel free to post them here. My personal experiment is over for now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 My anubias grew pretty quick in my high tech tank with lots of fertz and light, the roots didn't go crazy like you're describing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Here's mine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dendrobatez Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Was there substrate in the original tank? I find mine grow roots rapidly until they anchor themselves and then they start growing leaves. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 No substrate. Just rubberbanded on rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Crazy looking! I had mine tied to driftwood. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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