Feeding and Nutrition :: Anyone?

[Turtle_Turtle]

does anyone know how to grow there own anachris? if so can u teach me

[WyredHardware]

Hey,
I have an Anachris farm going. It is fairly straight forward. I bought some bunches form the pet store and picked up a separate tank combo package I bought for 25 or 30 bucks. Came with a filter,heater and a worthless light. Fill with water. Plug in filter. Toss in a few small fish (optional but looks cool with all that anachris) and watch. I have mine on my deck. It gets a few hours of direct unfiltered sunlight. I get about 1inch of growth per week.

[Turtle_Turtle]

how do u grow them after u buy them(like grow more than u have)

[WyredHardware]

correct. I don't know how to grow them from seeds. I just use parts of an original plant. You can take one 12" piece and with a sharp knife make it in to 3 or 4 pieces. Then after a few days you should see sprouts starting.

[SpotsMama]

Actually, I think fish in the tank provide food for the plants (fertilizer), which is a good thing.

[DavidY]

And CO2 which the plants need for photosynthesis too.

[WyredHardware]

[Turtle_Turtle]

i think i will try this out on saturday

[WyredHardware]

sure you are!!

[Turtle_Turtle]

how many bunches should i buy

[WyredHardware]

up to you really. I started with 2 bunches of 5 stems in each bunch

[Turtle_Turtle]

Alright on friday night i got myself a ~2.5 gallon tank and it came with a light, air stone bubbler, and a under gravel filter for about and i got 3 bunches of anarchris and it only cost me $21

Hopefully it will grow
Also i put my guppies in there because my turtles didnt eat them, so now they can breed

[SpotsMama]

What a nice farm! Your turtles will have all-you-can-eat anacharis!

[Threepwood]

Wow. I really like that. Might have to try it myself.

[urbancleopatra]

I was just thinking that the other day!