for a long term stem plant bush, try cutting the plants at about 4" off the ground. When they split into two, cut another 2" up and so on. This way, your bush gets thicker and thicker with fewer stems in the ground. When you get it where you want it, just keep trimming it down to that point...
__________________ 75 gallon planted with 20ish harlequin rasboras, 6 otos, 7 Corydoras Arcuatus, one khuli loach, 7Schistura Savona, 2 Farlowella Acus, a bunch of Aselone Spixi snails and a bunch of RCS/Amano/other shrimp... oh yeah, and 100+ Boraras Brigittae
10 Gallon sandy bottom w/ driftwood, mosses and bumblebee shrimp. I plan on having danios and dwarf crays when I sell the shrimp.
5.5 gallon with 1 helpless African Dwarf Frog and 1 Betta
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