I have an aquarium plant that I bought at Wal Mart when I set up my aquarium. I have no idea what kind of plant it is but it is overtaking the aquarium, can I split it and give 1/2 away to make it smaller or trim it or something.... what do I do?
2007-04-12 06:04:25 · 5 answers · asked by sbj95 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Some will split well while others won't. Most sword plants will survive being split, while bulb plants probably will not when they are actively growing. If you can post a pic of the plant I can tell you much more.
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2007-04-12 06:48:16 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes u can trim them but little care should be taken for some plants. T riming is good for the plants to grow better and faster. You can cut them from where new roots are established, so u can get new plants from them. You can replant them in tank. or u can put them in sunlight to dry them and use that as food for some fishes like mollys, guppy which loves that.(good food supplement)
2007-04-12 06:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, marine plants are usually very hearty and hard to kill. Trimming might work and splitting should be done like any regular plant, the halves should grow just fine.
2007-04-12 06:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by feketaboutit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, trimming is an important aspect of keeping live plants. How to go about it depends on what type it is, but it's usually fairly self explanatory
2007-04-12 06:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 04:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by hyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋