Water Sprite

dolifisis · 04-13-2008, 09:13 AM

Is there a proper way to trim water sprite? I got this plant a few years ago and it immediately grew like wild fire. As soon as I trimmed it, it practically wilted down to nothing and has taken this long to catch back on. Now it's again thick and beautiful and trying to grow out of the tank. I'm afraid to touch it

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emc7 · 04-13-2008, 09:29 AM

I don't know either. Mine is either going gangbusters or looking sick. I don't think thinning it is the cause of one over the other, though.

jones57742 · 04-13-2008, 02:51 PM

df: You, I and emc have apparently the same experience level here.

I have water sprite in 3 tanks (4 if the fresh water refugium is included).

The last time I needed to trim the water sprite in the tanks I did one branch at time each week.

I placed the trimming in my FW refugium.

I have not had a problem, or at least that I could observe, with the parent plant via adherence to this protocol.

TR

**TheOldSalt** · 04-13-2008, 05:43 PM

That's what I do, pretty much, and the result is a heck of a lot of plants growing from the trimmings. win-win.

dolifisis · 04-13-2008, 10:51 PM

Thank you for all the responses. I'll give that a try and see what happens. I'll need to untangle it all first

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dolifisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 168 User Feedback: (0)	Water Sprite Is there a proper way to trim water sprite? I got this plant a few years ago and it immediately grew like wild fire. As soon as I trimmed it, it practically wilted down to nothing and has taken this long to catch back on. Now it's again thick and beautiful and trying to grow out of the tank. I'm afraid to touch it . __________________ __________________ Doli Eclipse Corner5 1 Male Betta Live Plants Eclipse12 5 Ottos 4 White Cloud Mountain Minnows 4 False Julii Cory Cats Blue Apple Snail Live Plants

04-13-2008, 02:51 PM	#3
jones57742 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 55 Posts: 543 User Feedback: (0)	df: You, I and emc have apparently the same experience level here. I have water sprite in 3 tanks (4 if the fresh water refugium is included). The last time I needed to trim the water sprite in the tanks I did one branch at time each week. I placed the trimming in my FW refugium. I have not had a problem, or at least that I could observe, with the parent plant via adherence to this protocol. TR __________________ Hook Em Horns ... Keep Austin Weird

04-13-2008, 10:51 PM	#5
dolifisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 168 User Feedback: (0)	Thank you for all the responses. I'll give that a try and see what happens. I'll need to untangle it all first . __________________ __________________ Doli Eclipse Corner5 1 Male Betta Live Plants Eclipse12 5 Ottos 4 White Cloud Mountain Minnows 4 False Julii Cory Cats Blue Apple Snail Live Plants

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emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 2,693 User Feedback: (0)	I don't know either. Mine is either going gangbusters or looking sick. I don't think thinning it is the cause of one over the other, though.

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