Rotala Rotundifolia/Indica Care and Propagation 

No problem man! Im sure the dirt will help a lot with nitrates

KalemsFishtanks once things are established they do pretty well in this tank. I’ll let you know how it turns out 🤗

I just seen your video & was wondering if they will grow just floating till they get new roots cause I just got some & not very many of them have roots.

Completely agree! At the time this video was released there was so much information out there still calling rotundifolia indica. So through in both names in case people thought it was the same plant 😁

@@KalemsFishtanks I’m just envious of your tank 😊 Even though they’re meant to be easy care, I’m always struggling keeping them healthy looking.

They will grow roots if you float them but they will grow weird to get the most light. Its best to plant them in the substrate and theyll grow roots like that as well!

Bob Caylor what kind of gobys do you have bob ive been looking into them a lot recently?

The Rainbow Stiphodon Goby (Stiphodon ornatus). I had three, lost one early on as I am a stickler for not having algae. I think the other two ate all the biofilm and algae in my 40 breeder and the smaller did not flourish. They will take a rare blood worm, but only rarely. Sand is a must as they love to burrow at night, also they love perching on stem plant leaves, and fitting into openings in wood. Very playful and intelligent, personable fish. Rachel had some, Dan has some now, listed as White Cheek Gobys. Don't know if they ship to...think you are in Canada.

Bob Caylor yeah im in cannada. I would love to try some but i hear they do bad with co2 and all my other tanks are probably too small and dont have sand.

Yes. I stopped using CO2 for this and other reasons. At the end of the day, it primarily makes slower growers, grow faster.

My planted tank does amazing on Easy Green and twice weekly partial water changes.

Nice combos..

They are bucephalandra this specific one is arrogant blue

Fishman yep Member of ovas im pretty sure thats how i found out about you

Alex Zhang my pH is around that so I dont think it should be a problem

Bucephalandra arrogant blue

hey sorry for getting back to you so late I didnt see this but it can be grown in any its usually not picky about substrate

Thats the spray bar attachment that comes with eheim canister filters 😁

@@KalemsFishtanks ok thank you so much

Idk if im too late, but... your light is too dim/not enough par.

@@rifraf6135 I have a Nicrew G2 36 inch I believe and I have a 20 gallon long tank... I have my led set up to 50 percent because i read somewhere too much lighting causes algea

Too much increases algae if there is a lot of light available for use. If you dose a lot and have a lot of plants you may not see this issue as much.

@@rifraf6135 thats the problem idk how much is too much :(

@@iFLIP007 well for starters algae is a good sign your tank is becoming established. Look at any established planted tank, they will have algae. The problem starts when the algar starts growing on plants. That means your system is out of wack. If it only grows on surfaces like rocks or glass youre fine.if you see its growing on plants, then you can wipe them off or reduce the photoperiod. Another alternative is getting seachem flourish excel. Try dosing liquid ferts on a regular basis, if you have a lot of plants they will suck in the nutrients. I suggest getting some hornwort. It is great at removing nutrients from the water column. Remember-- a lot of light but no nutrients for plants= algae or alot of light but no plants= algae. The light has to be used, along with the nutrients in the water so that plants ca grow efficiently. If they are malnourished then algae can grow on them. Start by getting your fertilizer regimen in. Then, start at 8 hours of light per day. Try getting more and more plants. Hope this helped.

Honestly no idea I have never messed around with seachem nitrogen it also depends on your tank size

@@KalemsFishtanks I have a 40 breeder also

@@supersixone7414 honestly still no idea I dont know how concentrated seachem nitrogen is

I think it was in the very back corner so nothing was behind it. There was pogostemon erectus beside it though the bright green plant

I have never tried it but i think it would do ok with regular fertilization

Doesnt need anything special sand gravel or aquasoil will all work great

Haha yeah he was checking things out!

@@KalemsFishtanks xDD One question, do you know how long it takes for an Rotala to go from round leaves to "Sharp" leaves?

@@TOXIC-gc6xh thats it transitioning from immersed to submerged usually so it depends on how fast its growing in your tank theres so many factors cant really tell for sure

@@KalemsFishtanks Ah alright, thank you man! How long did it take for yours?

@@TOXIC-gc6xh i bought mine grown under water so instantly but if I put it in grown out with co2 and all maybe 5 days

Definitely not needed but is always helpful

No they go by rotundifolia now but some people still call it indica because that was the old name

Its not that hard to pronounce and its an amazing plant

How do you deal with algea from the light?