Friday, February 22, 2008

Crypt griffithi

Two variant of Cryptocoryne graffithi that I ahve collected so far recently. Both of them are given by friends(Thanks).

Cryptocoryne griffithi "Singapore"

Crypt. graffithi "singapore was given by a Singpaorean crypt lover. It was send through another crypt friend from penang. Despite traveling long distances over days, the plant still have fresh healthy root.

bottom side of the leafs.



Top side of the leafs

Potted plant

Substrate: 10% peat, 5% JBL base fertilizer, 5% ADA powersand. 40%ADA Amazona aquasoil, 40% ADA Malayan aquasoil. 10% ADA biosoil

Crytocoryne griffithi "Pekan"

Another Cryptocoryne graffithi was given by a friend whom I know through guppy keeping. This guy is not a crypt lover, he went for wild betta collection and saw this, collected a few of these crypts but catched no betta(Thank god, hahaha). Nice healthy plant


Potted plant
Substrate: 10% peat, 5% JBL base fertilizer, 5% ADA powersand. 40%ADA Amazona aquasoil, 40% ADA Malayan aquasoil. 10% ADA biosoil


Bottom side of the leaf. Thick juice leaf but yet permit some light to pass through. purplish red bottom.


Top side of the leaf. check out the nice purplish pattern

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