Just got my live plants--finally--from Heather (she accidentally sent them to my billing address, poor things spent 5 days in a box), and planted them in my 5-gallon Hawkeye. They're mostly in good shape, so far, time will tell though.
I'm using eco-complete, and have it spread around 1.5-2inches throughout the tank, and am wondering if I should add more.
No pictures, sorry! Need to borrow my roommate's camera first!
Also, how can I tell if my dwarf lily plant bulb is dead? It came sprouted and all, but since the leaves are red it's hard to tell if it survived the shipping...
Hoping to get a betta fish this Saturday--my one died last night, poor sickly thing.
I ordered some Bacopa from her, and when it arrived it had a /ton/ of roots, growing out of each stem joint. It says the plant can grow horizontally in the right light, I'm wondering if I should plant these roots as well?
I currently have it planted vertically, with the roots on the higher parts of the stems floating around. Will it eventually tilt downwards on its own, if the lighting is what it wants? Or should I just plant it that way, since the roots are already there?
And yeah :) her plants are fantastic, and in solid shape for considering how long they spent in shipping due to them being sent to the wrong address.
The driftwood came matted with Riccia Fluitans.
The rooty-plant is the Bacopa Australis.
The leafy plant left of the driftwood is a Hygrophila Stricta.
The center reddish-plant is the Dwarf Lily bulb.
The plant behind the tiki-cave-thing is a /lot/ of Wisteria.
Last shot is because I lowered the drift wood a bit, so it's not as high up.
And I have a pretty pick sponge-baffle, lol. Now I need a fish xD
But see what I mean about the Bacopa having a ton of extra roots? Should I plant those in the substrate as well?
She charges cheaper than those plant tubes, gives you 10times more, and they're always healthy and snail free. The shipping is the expensive part :) But it was $15 for me, so not too bad.
Any advice on the Bacopa? The one with all the roots.
My dwarf lily is doing great, now, after a couple days--woke up to turn the light on this morning, and all it's leaves are stretching out as far as they can. Pretty cute!