clint2642
06-30-2010, 12:29 PM
I have two aponogetons in my tank which I have had growing for a few months now. One is kinda small and not doing to well, but the other is absolutely huge and taking over the tank.
Well the big one started growing these weird stalks that arent like the flower stalks or leaves. Its got one main stalk, another smaller stalk, and a third quickly on its way (among several leaves). On these stalks, they start out with a kind of "calyx" like tip, which opens up at the top of the water, and yeilds another stalk and several smaller floating leaves, at a node like point. The stalk part that comes out of the node leads to another node which sprouts several more of these smaller leaves.
At each one of these "nodes" on these weird stalks, they have begun swelling up into a bulbous shape and have even begun growing their own roots. Each one of the nodes that split off of one of the weird stalks are swelling up and forming their own roots even though they are at the top of the water.
This is my first time with apono's (or any plants, got lily's too). Is this their way of forming their own bulbs? Or are they like bulbletes or tubercles or whatever they are called?
Should I wait for the stalks to continue to grow into full bulbs then cut em? Or should I just cut them now and plant them?
Will they even grow into full sized bulbs that can be harvested, dried and saved?
Will the plant just naturally drop the stalk and bulbs when it is ready to do so?
Let me post some pics of what I mean I know its kinda hard to understand.
Here is the main apono that is making these stalks:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010087.JPG
Next is a couple of pics of the weird stalk and how it splits. It also shows the "nodes" where it splits to show how its starting to look like a bulb:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010087_3_.JPG
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010088.JPG
Here is a closeup:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010092.JPG
any thoughts or advice?
Well the big one started growing these weird stalks that arent like the flower stalks or leaves. Its got one main stalk, another smaller stalk, and a third quickly on its way (among several leaves). On these stalks, they start out with a kind of "calyx" like tip, which opens up at the top of the water, and yeilds another stalk and several smaller floating leaves, at a node like point. The stalk part that comes out of the node leads to another node which sprouts several more of these smaller leaves.
At each one of these "nodes" on these weird stalks, they have begun swelling up into a bulbous shape and have even begun growing their own roots. Each one of the nodes that split off of one of the weird stalks are swelling up and forming their own roots even though they are at the top of the water.
This is my first time with apono's (or any plants, got lily's too). Is this their way of forming their own bulbs? Or are they like bulbletes or tubercles or whatever they are called?
Should I wait for the stalks to continue to grow into full bulbs then cut em? Or should I just cut them now and plant them?
Will they even grow into full sized bulbs that can be harvested, dried and saved?
Will the plant just naturally drop the stalk and bulbs when it is ready to do so?
Let me post some pics of what I mean I know its kinda hard to understand.
Here is the main apono that is making these stalks:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010087.JPG
Next is a couple of pics of the weird stalk and how it splits. It also shows the "nodes" where it splits to show how its starting to look like a bulb:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010087_3_.JPG
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010088.JPG
Here is a closeup:
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishpictures/data/516/medium/P1010092.JPG
any thoughts or advice?