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Color seems to be the main difference. I have the red form and my leaves are around 6 inches long now, but the stem is relatively short, only 3/4 to an inch. The op's plant has a noticeably longer stem portion.boomer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:37 pm The first photo appears to be an Echinodorus species, commonly known as Burhead or Amazon Swords. Given the leaf veins, rosette form, and what seems to be a rhizome in the substrate, it shares characteristics with Echinodorus. However, I must note that the taxonomy of this genus is often confusing, with numerous artificially cultivated varieties stemming from naturally occurring species that were likely misclassified to begin with. I recall having a similar plant that initially had leaves almost flat on the substrate, but it has since grown more vertically; unfortunately, I've lost track of the tag name.
As for the second plant, which seems to be the mass of runners on the wood branch, I'm not quite sure what it is. I've had little success with carpeting plants, which this might be, or something similar.
After re-examining Kasselmann's book, I found that the single species of Barterraca longifolia occurs in both red and green forms, which she refers to as cultivars. The main difference between the two is the size, with the green form remaining somewhat smaller.boomer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:37 pm The first photo appears to be an Echinodorus species, commonly known as Burhead or Amazon Swords. Given the leaf veins, rosette form, and what seems to be a rhizome in the substrate, it shares characteristics with Echinodorus. However, I must note that the taxonomy of this genus is often confusing, with numerous artificially cultivated varieties stemming from naturally occurring species that were likely misclassified to begin with. I recall having a similar plant that initially had leaves almost flat on the substrate, but it has since grown more vertically; unfortunately, I've lost track of the tag name.
As for the second plant, which seems to be the mass of runners on the wood branch, I'm not quite sure what it is. I've had little success with carpeting plants, which this might be, or something similar.
I think it's an Aponogeton. I've had a Nattans before, and the leaves were really crinkly and grew straight up. Mine grew super fast, but the leaf shape was a pain to trim and it was taking over my tank, so I ended up pulling it out.boomer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:37 pm The first photo appears to be an Echinodorus species, commonly known as Burhead or Amazon Swords. Given the leaf veins, rosette form, and what seems to be a rhizome in the substrate, it shares characteristics with Echinodorus. However, I must note that the taxonomy of this genus is often confusing, with numerous artificially cultivated varieties stemming from naturally occurring species that were likely misclassified to begin with. I recall having a similar plant that initially had leaves almost flat on the substrate, but it has since grown more vertically; unfortunately, I've lost track of the tag name.
As for the second plant, which seems to be the mass of runners on the wood branch, I'm not quite sure what it is. I've had little success with carpeting plants, which this might be, or something similar.
I think I just need to be patient and wait for it to flower then.boomer wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:37 pm The first photo appears to be an Echinodorus species, commonly known as Burhead or Amazon Swords. Given the leaf veins, rosette form, and what seems to be a rhizome in the substrate, it shares characteristics with Echinodorus. However, I must note that the taxonomy of this genus is often confusing, with numerous artificially cultivated varieties stemming from naturally occurring species that were likely misclassified to begin with. I recall having a similar plant that initially had leaves almost flat on the substrate, but it has since grown more vertically; unfortunately, I've lost track of the tag name.
As for the second plant, which seems to be the mass of runners on the wood branch, I'm not quite sure what it is. I've had little success with carpeting plants, which this might be, or something similar.