[fish monger]

Rhizome... really. Never noticed, it's obviously not the same as a java fern, those or pretty obvious. I attached another shot, the white root bits to the left are part of this same plant and they had started to green up before I got it.

Jeff.

That plant looks very similar to two plants I recently received on an online order. They were supposed to be Cryptocoryne Ciliata; however, the photo on the website didn't look much like what I received. To me, they look more like Cryptocoryne Pontederifolia but, again this is from a photo on the same website.

 

[fish monger]

That is really a nice feature. Better than I had imagined. Maybe I'll hint around for that for Fathers Day.

 

[fish monger]

The lilies have worked well for me so far in my 55g with two 6500k T8 tubes. The lily pads seem to get to the surface in a couple of days. I don't want the lily pads and try to keep them pruned back.. At the advice of a friend, I buried them about half way and use root tabs with them. Placing the bulbs on top of the substrate is a popular way to handle should work out fine. A rich substrate in apparently appreciated. By the way, My plants are tiger lotus and have stayed kind of a dull red.

 

[fish monger]

For years, the only plants I had luck with were Amazon Swords and stem plants. Now, the rosettes seem to be working and the only stem plant I have consistent success growing is Brazilian Pennywort.

 

[fish monger]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose; however, your tank still looks great. I have seen tanks with 2-3 species of plants that look incredible and tanks with a wide variety of plants that look beautiful. The tanks with few species tend to be theme or regional in make up. The wide variety approach achieves a lush jungle effect. You have a wet green thumb. I'm finally learning to go with what works. That has led me to the rosettes. If I had success with the stems, my tanks would probably contain a wider variety.