sera guide - Splendid plants in your aquarium

20 Many well known aquarium plants are not real aquatic plants in the original meaning of the word (e.g. Echinodorus, Anubias). They are mainly found in the bank zones in their countries of origin, where they often stand fully in the dry during the dry season. Aquatic plants require less structural sub- stance, as buoyancy in water supports them. The land form is accordingly stronger and more robust. Aquatic plant growers often make use of this circumstance and breed the plants emerged (= as a land form). However, this may lead to the land bred plants requiring an acclimation phase for adapting to the new surrounding condi- tions when they are submerged. In the worst case, they discard all their leaves and form new ones. A sufficient amount of nu- trients (e.g. sera florena) should be avail- able for the plants as to support them dur- ing this readjustment period. sera floreplus supports the plants with growth stimulators during their readjustment. Extra: Aquarium plant = Aquatic plant? Adding plants Dig some holes into the bottom with your fin- ger or with the sera flore tool P plant tweez- ers. Carefully put the plants in these holes. At first slightly deeper than scheduled. Slowly pull the plants out again until they are in their final position. By doing so, the roots will be in the correct position and will not stand out. One tablet sera florenette A per each 20 liters (5.3 US gal.) of aquarium water is pressed into the bottom ground near the roots. Now the tank can be topped up entirely. !!