martin
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Post by martin on Sept 15, 2006 18:08:35 GMT
Havin problems keeping it alive at the moment the other plants are fine
does this need any special requirements??
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Post by mralgae on Sept 15, 2006 19:45:13 GMT
unfortunately the vallis is one of the wierd sets of plants. they take to some and not to others. have read alot of people do have probs with it. had some my self at the beggining that died then the second lot died but mths later.
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Post by janette on Sept 15, 2006 20:06:11 GMT
Hi martin as Mr algae said, it is one of the most hardest of the vallis yet imo the nicest.A mate of mine can grow this but he has co2 and very bright lights, in the tank ,i think it prefers bright light.
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Post by mralgae on Sept 15, 2006 20:26:15 GMT
janette is right on the bright light. tropica book recomends: light: med-very high, temp: 20-28c, gh: soft-very hard, ph: 6-8.5, demands: medium.
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Post by karen on Sept 16, 2006 8:06:12 GMT
yep im havin the same problem as you jon its just a strange plant to keep.
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Post by KittyKat on Sept 16, 2006 12:39:16 GMT
I currently keep 3-4 species of vallis including twisted and have had no problems with any of them yet... I keep mine in pHs of 5-9, temps of 20-29C, water from very soft to very hard, even with herbivorous fish in some tanks! in some of the tanks there is no lighting save from what comes through the window, in others it's over 1.25w/L some tanks have CO2, others don't. no ferts at all in any of the tanks! Yet, the plant is thriving well and I will be thinning the plants out today! but then again, one of my mate's is havign trouble growing it in any of her tanks! so i would say it's something worth trying and if you succede with it, good on you  |
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