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Didiplis diandra - Didiplis diandra
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Mon July 10, 2006
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50% of reviewers
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$2.99
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4.0
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Description:
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Common Name: Didiplis diandra
Scientific Name: Didiplis diandra
Light: Medium to Very High
Co2: Eessential to growth
Level of Difficulty: Medium
This North American stem plant has thin and delicate stems with very fine, almost needle-like, leaves. The tips of this plant will turn a bright red, pink, or orange, depending on the amount of lighting and fertilization, while the rest of the plant maintains a bright greenish hue. When in lower lighting or lean conditions, this plant will retain its beautiful bright green color.
Didiplis diandra is prone to having the bottoms of the stems turn black and rot away. This can be avoided by ascertaining that enough light is penetrating to the bottoms and by keeping the stems shorter.
This plant responds well to pruning in that cutting across the stems results in heavy branching which forms lush, thick growth. Diandra is a good plant for shaping via pruning; because of its thin stems and tight growth, it retains its shape and is easy to “carve.” Over time, however, the bottom portions will become “rooty” and ragged looking if the plant has been topped several times. Once this occurs, simply cut the tops off of the stems and replant, discarding the bottom portions.
To propagate, simply cut the top off of a stem, or cut a side-shoot, and replant.
D. diandra is a great candidate for higher light tanks (especially with Co2 injection) and can be grown in both the foreground and background.
Purportedly prefers softer water.
This plant is also occasionally referred to as Blood stargrass or Peplis diandra.
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NoDeltaH2O
Super Fish
Registered: February 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 1868
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Review Date: Thu May 12, 2005
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Would you recommend the profile? No |
Price you paid?: $2.99
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Can develop nice red hues
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Cons:
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bottoms turn black and rot
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I have found this plant to be difficult to grow well. It is always alive and growing, but seldom well. I believe it must need something that I am just not providing it with. Possibly the hard water I have is a problem. Even in a high light tank the bottoms tuen black and rot, letting the tops float away.
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fishtrap
Registered User
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 429
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Review Date: Mon July 10, 2006
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 0
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Pros:
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Beautiful delicate plant
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Cons:
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Needs plenty of light
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I bought a few stems of Didiplis diandra from an on line auction. It weathered the shipping poorly. I stuck the then brown stems in the tank. After a week or two, new growth began to sprout. This plant responded to well rounded fertilization and high light. It's since grown to the top of the tank -22" and looks gorgeous! Doesn't grow too fast ether. Makes for a viable planted tank.
I'd recommend this plant to anyone with high lighting, Co2, and a diligent fert routine.
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