Ludwigia is one of the plants that bring out a lot of colors and there’s a whole variety of them, some of them are just green and the ones that we’re gonna concentrate on, are the ones that bring something different to the table we’re talking about the Ludwigia Palustris and the Ludwigia Repens care.
Now the Repens is the Ludwigia that I recommend the most because I believe it adds a little bit more texture to the aquarium than the Palustris. The Repens is a green and red plant. And the Palustris is pretty much a full-on potentially dark super red plant that really stands out in your aquarium. If that’s what you’re looking for great, but if not, if you wanted to blend a little bit more and not have a big red plant in your aquarium if that’s not fitting, then Ludwigia Repens is your choice.
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What It The Best Substrate for Ludwigia?
The most important thing that old red plants in the aquarium need more of is Iron.
The first thing that we need is an iron-rich substrate. Now some people say Eco complete is rich in iron, but I disagree, and a lot of people will disagree as well, and the majority would actually point to Seachem Flourite substrate.
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How Much Light Ludwigia Plant Need?
This plant needs moderate lighting, but some people can make it work with low lighting. You just got to be a little bit more patient in how they dieback and then come up again and grow steadily
with that lower lighting, It really takes a much longer time. And just remember that if you are dosing extra iron into the water column, it’s going to attract some of the hair algae. If the light in your aquarium is pretty intense on the higher side then definitely monitor the light levels and how long you put the light on, for the day.
How Many Hours Of Light Ludwigia Plant Need?
In general, Ludwigia Plant requires 6 to 8 hours of light each day, more hours of light could really get away from you and the tank can get overtaken by algae, just because you’re trying to get this new plant to be all pretty and red. But if we play the prevention game, instead of trying to fix it after it happened, I guarantee you have a higher chance of making your tank not get taken over by algae, and looking great.
Now, once this plant is established into your tank, which means the plant has gotten used to all the conditions and is growing marvelously, because this plant once it does establish – it grows very nice and shoots straight up to the light, and it really fills out.
How To Propagate Ludwigia?
To propagate this plant, you just cut the red stem and then you replant and then they grow more and they grow their roots by themselves automatically on the stalks. So wherever you cut them, roots will start appearing, and they’ll appear faster if you do plant them in the rich iron substrate.
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