Giant red rotala

jweis · Post by **jweis** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:33 am

Does anyone have this?

FrannyB · Post by **FrannyB** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:50 pm

I have small amounts of it, but it doesn't seem to be doing well.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:52 pm

Is this the same as R macrandra Japan Red? Looks like it kind of.

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:55 pm

Ben Belton wrote:Is this the same as ? Looks like it kind of.

It does look like R macrandra Japan Red, which I have.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:59 pm

Me too. Awesome stuff. My first cutting is promised to Kris. Then I would have some. In the pic, its wedged in the middle of some other stuff.

jweis · Post by **jweis** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:06 pm

If anyone else has some I'd love a stem

DonkeyFish · Post by **DonkeyFish** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:32 pm

I have what was labeled as "super red" from Cristy...looks like your picture although I feel like my leaves might be a tad bigger. Just trimmed it back too so I have a few stems. Not quite as red now as it was when I got it, but I haven't been dosing.

fjf888 · Post by **fjf888** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:10 pm

I have had some trimmings bucket for a few days, haven't had time to do anything with it. I'll check if its still ok, not sure how good a plant like this will keep in a bucket.

jweis · Post by **jweis** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:30 pm

I found some on Aquabid in NY so I went ahead and ordered it. It is suppose to be a "challenging" plant, but I think if I give it some room, my light and CO2 conditions should be fine. If I get it to grow well, I will be sure to bring it to the GWAPA auctions.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:17 pm

If its the same as what I have, its not a problem to grow. You'll like it. I have the regular 10-20ppm nitrogen in my tank and it stays nice and red.

Giant red rotala

Giant red rotala

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