Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – going to bloom in my tank (submersed)

Today I found out that my submersed Mi Oya has spathes – one quite big and one pretty small.

This article will be updated… (maybe later).

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - submersed spathe - Sept. 2012
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – submersed spathe – Sept. 2012

You can find my emersed Mi Oya here: Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – emersed – spathe

Update: Oct. 6th, 2012: Submersed Mi Oya went to bloom again – large and small spathe. (It was the same last time).

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - submersed spathe - Oct. 2012
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – submersed spathe – Oct. 2012

Update Jan 29, 2013:

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - submersed spathe - Jan 2013
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – submersed spathe – Jan. 2013
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - submersed spathe - cut - Jan 2013
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – submersed spathe – cut – Jan. 2013

I wanted to open the spathe but I have clumsy hands so this (above) is result. I hope to be more successful next time.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - submersed spathe - kettle - Jan 2013
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – submersed spathe – kettle – Jan. 2013

Since I do not have any macro lens, I made this (above) pseudo-macro photo using my close-up lens. It is a bit blurry.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – spathe

And for the last time in this week, another spathe. This time my ‘Mi Oya’. I couldn’t find another spathe on the internet so I cannot compare it.  I just bought it as ‘Mi Oya’, so I hope it is correct. If you find photo of spathe somewhere, please let me know.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ - spathe - Aug. 2012
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – spathe – Aug. 2012

Cryptocoryne beckettii – first spathe

I bought this crypt one year ago from Dennerle. It grew really huge (as you can see here). Finally, I found its first spathe. To be honest I nearly missed it, because my “crypt dome” was located in my old flat where I don´t go so often.

So, here it is. Colours are a bit pale and the limb is much more twisted than on Jan´s Crypt pages, but I think we have got winner.

Sorry for poor quality:

Cryptocoryne beckettii - first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 - year old plant (1)
Cryptocoryne beckettii – first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 – year old plant (1)
Cryptocoryne beckettii - first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 - year old plant (2)
Cryptocoryne beckettii – first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 – year old plant (2)

 

Cryptocoryne beckettii - first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 - year old plant (3)
Cryptocoryne beckettii – first spathe (Dennerle) Aug-15-2012 – year old plant (3)

Update Sept-20-2012: I missed a spathe of my C. beckettii (it already felt apart).

‘Green Gecko‘ gone wild! Gone red!

I love red colour of my submersed Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’. New leaves are reddish while the older ones go to green (at least for now).

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 7-8-2012 (submersed) - reddish leaves
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 7-8-2012 (submersed) – reddish leaves

Update Sept 11, 2012:

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 11-9-2012 (submersed) - reddish leaves
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 11-9-2012 (submersed) – reddish leaves

Update Jan 24, 2013:

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’, Jan 24, 2013 (submersed)
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’, Jan 24, 2013 (submersed)

“Crypt-Asia”: An unexpected journey… moving my Crypt tank

We have decided to paint a room (again), so I had to move my Crypt tank. To tell the truth I wasn’t really happy about that, because crypts were growing well (I think) and I was worried about my tank during the transport to another room. Luckily, everything went well. I am going to move it back next week.

Here are the photos of tank ready to transport (“Crypt-Asia”)… almost empty:

Moving my Crypt tank 29.7.2012 (1)
Moving my Crypt tank 29.7.2012 (1)
Moving my Crypt tank 29.7.2012 (2)
Moving my Crypt tank 29.7.2012 (2)