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| The Perfect Plant Anubias Hastifolia |
| Item #1275795122 |
Current Auction Time: Fri May 17 17:23:28 2024
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Final: | $30.00 | First Bid | $30.00 | ||
| Time left | 00:00 | # of Bids | 1 (bid history) | |||
| Started | Jun 1 2010 - 12:32:03 PM | Location | Richmond IN 47374 United States | |||
| Ended | Jun 5 2010 - 10:32:02 PM Auction Closed |
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| Seller | Bayleesfishees (2398/2400)   |
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| High Bidder | Dead2rights44 (34/34)  |
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| Payment | Money Orders/Cashiers Check, Visa/Mastercard, American Express See Item Description, PayPal | |||||
| Shipping | Will Ship to Continental United States Only Seller Pays Shipping, See Item Description | |||||
Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted. |
I would like to make a comeback
ANUBIAS
THE PERFECT PLANT
I am going to take a few moments to tell you what I know about Anubias. Once you read this crap I am about to tell you, you can skip over this part, and simply go find the anubias that work right for you.
FIRST THING AND MOST IMPORTANT!
ANUBIAS ARE EASY
AND
LOW LIGHT!Ok so let's talk about that for a minute. Easy means just that, you can almost just toss them in the tank and walk away. This means ANUBIAS plants are PERFECT for anyone looking to add plants to their aquarium. Ok so what does low light mean. Well, it can mean a couple of things. First, it means that you don't have to have some fancy light to grow them, in fact you can use that simple strip light that came with the hood when you bought the tank. Or you can use those shop lights you have hanging over your racks and you should be fine. Low light also can mean SHADE. Say you had a Hastifolia or some rare fern in your flower garden outside and you noticed that if you put it out in the open, it didn't do so well, but the ones you planted under the tree were thriving. Anubias can kinda be treated the same way. If you do happen to have some really bright lights, why not make sure your Anubias are tucked under some taller plants or even under a piece of driftwood so they are shaded.
The MOST important reason you should keep Anubias in low light or shaded is to prevent the growth of algae on them. See Anubias grows SLOW and it can't process light as fast as other plants do and their leaves work differently than other plants do, so by having them out in strong light, algae will take advantage of them and grow. For some people, rubbing the leaf between their thumb and finger will remove the algae for a while, or adding fish can keep them clean. In the worst cases, it is common to take a capful of bleach to a five gallon bucket of water and dip them for a few seconds, rinse them off, and return them to the tank. This will kill the algae. Since Anubias leaves are super thick, they can handle it, and so can other species of plants, but be careful and DON'T FORGET TO RINSE.
You following me so far?
Now let's talk about how Anubias likes to grow and how it is sold.
Anubias typically can be found in West African along the banks of shady streams. They have developed a unique root system that allows them to anchor themselves on rocks and other hard surfaces. I assume so they don't get swept down the creek. Anubias are commonly sold in two forms which are potted or bare root. Bare root plants are usually larger specimens than potted because potted are sometimes started from a splice or a seed and you have to wait. To give you an example of how slow the grow, if I took a stem plant like moneywort that was about 6" tall and I gave it three weeks of lovin, it would probably be 20" tall or better, but in three weeks with anubias, I might be lucky enough to see a new leaf.
OK, so how does this crap grow. Well we already know Anubias likes shade, likes to attach to rocks and wood, and grows SLOW but what else.
The MAIN thing and the MOST important thing is the STOLON. I'm not going to get all scientific on you and throw out some Botany crap, but everyone wants to call the rhizomes and not stolons, which is cool. Heck I do it mostly to save an argument or so they don't look at me like they are lost. Anyways, let's talk about the stolon/rhizome part of the Anubias. It's the MAIN CAT of the Anubias, kinda like I am the MAIN CAT selling plants on Aquabid. It is the thick base of the Anubias plant that the leaves grow up from and the roots grow down from.
IMPORTANT
NEVER bury the stolon. In fact I think this is why most people I talk to at shows "SWEAR" they can't grow Anubias and after I talk to them for a few seconds, and convince them to try it again, they end up wanting to buy me a drink next year because I was RIGHT!
See, if you bury the stolon, it will ROT and the plant WILL DIE.
So the best way to avoid this is to simply tie the Anubias to your favorite rock or driftwood and let those "so called" roots do their job and anchor on. You can use some black thread, kite string, a zip tie, I DON'T CARE what you use. But rubber bands SUCK because they SUCK and become brittle and fall apart. So whatever you use, once the plant takes hold, you can attempt to cut it off or if it doesn't bother you leave it alone.
Anubias will continue to grow horizontally along the stolon. Each species has a different shape leaf that usually has a set height. As the stolon grows in length, new leaves shoot up and anchor roots shoot down and the plant will continue to creep across your tank and if you leave it alone, will even creep up the side of your tank. If you want to spread it around, or even share some with friends, simply break the stolon.
Now, if you still want to go against the grain and plant them, ok. You can simply stick the roots in the substrate and make sure the solon stays above the substrate. Or you can simply leave them in pots and cram the pots in the substrate and cover the rim to hide it because the stolon is already "on top" of the rock wool in the pot.
But guess what else you can do?
You can also get away with floating them. Since they don't care to be "planted" like normal plants, you can let them float on top creating a nice cover for fry. This also helps the whiners with bare bottom tanks have no more excuses. PLANTS HELP AQUARIUMS PERIOD. If you have a bare bottom tank for easy breeding/cleaning/rearing, then either float them, or use the pots and you can even use larger clay pots. YOUR FISH WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT and you might even trigger a spawn. Nothing cooler than seeing eggs on a leaf or finally seeing a spawn after beating your head on the wall....and all you did was toss in a couple plants.
Ok, what else can I tell you about Anubias......how about IRON. Anubias love IRON in their diet. Now, that doesn't mean you have to go spend a bunch of money on iron because, most of us are lucky enough to have enough iron in our water, or in the substrate. The point is, you have to listen to your plants. See, Anubias have thick DARK GREEN leaves, (which also is a clue of low light by the way) and the new leaves are typically much lighter, but the older ones should be dark. If those older leaves start to "yellow" a little, then they are telling you they need IRON. In fact, that is a good rule of thumb for a lot of plants. Just pick up a small bottle of Flourish Iron and read the directions. Other than that, Anubias don't require much else as far as nutrients, but since you have read this crap this far, when your other plants look "thin" and weak, just dose them with Flourish and they usually respond by the next day. It's all about what plants need for cell development and adding just enough when they need it.
Lastly and just as cool as anything else, because the leaves of Anubias are thick and hardy, MOST fish will not eat them. Of course there are some exceptions, but I would not hesitate to tell African Cichlid keepers to try Anubias and even GOLDFISH keepers. That brings me to another point. Anubias can handle a wide range of temps, which means you can keep them in an unheated tank and go extreme with Discus tanks.
Ok, so I hope the time I took talking to you about Anubias, has helped you make a decision, maybe taught you something new, or even helped you with other plants.
Now just go find the multiple Anubias auctions I have running and find the right ones for you.
How about
Anubias Hastifolia Potted
Anubias Hastifolia is another taller variety like congensis. But, the leaves of a hastifolia are easily indentified because as they get bigger, the stop looking like a spear head and more like an arrow head. Hastifolia will grow around 18" tall and have arrow head looking leaves around 4-6" long.
This auction is for 6 pots
Leave them in, or take them out.
Either way, have fun with them.
The cost of Anubias can get out of hand and they are more expensive because of the time it takes to grow them. So in some cases, I see stores charging up to $8 a pot.
I also have seen some of my auctions get out of hand as well. So since I feel you can never have enough Anubias, and instead of offering you one and charge you shipping on top, I'm going to do buy it now on standard six packs.
So I am going to do 6 pots for $30
SHIPPING INCLUDED
Don't like these 6? Go find another 6.
Would you rather have a mix? Then go bid on those and have fun!
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Bid History:
Bidders Bid Time Bid Comments Dead2rights44 (34/34) Jun 2 2010 - 03:13:42 PM $30.00
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