Crinum Thaianum (Onion plant)
I have about 12 of these that have been thriving in my community planted tank (48x18x24) for over a year now. Some of them reach up to 6 foot from bulb to tip if i dont prune them enough.
I am wanting to experiment with a few of them in my 48x20x24 Malawi (mostly mbuna set-up).
The biggest issue i think will be substrate or lack of. I only have about a 1cm sand depth (if that) at the back of my Malawi set-up, as things stand the Crinum Thaianum would be lodged behind some ocean rock and it's roots would be almost completely out of the sand
I know Onion Plants are very hardy (i've never had a dead one or dying one anyway), but is planting with virtually no substrate a non-starter?
Obviously i can do it and see what happens, just wondered what peeps views are?
Thanks
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