Hi all, this is my first ever post on here. I have a few general questions that I’ll include below, but aside from t hat any tips and advice will be greatly appreciated.
– 1st of all I got these at a 99 ranch market. I have no idea what these are called so helping me identify these would be a great start haha.
– secondly I’m into aquariums/aquascaping so I know a decent amount about plants and propagation. The plant to the far left started growing the fastest so I started to trim a little bit at a time in hopes that it will grow thicker, but instead it started growing longer with less leaves. How should I go about trimming or should I trim it all?
– Last but not least, I figured that the water from my aquariums have enough nutrients to feed these succulents. I do half aquarium water and half RODI water. Is there anything else you guys would recommend?
Thanks in advance!
by SuspiciousAd7307
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Firstly, they aren’t getting enough light. They are getting !etiolated, and need to be slowly transitioned to a higher light environment. Also can’t see the soil from the pics, but they need well draining soil with a good bit of inorganic !grit. Also make sure those pots have drain holes, so the soil can completely dry out between waterings.
Hi for id i can only identify the middle some type of agavoides.
First thing that you need to fix is lighting. I think you mistaken etiolated with growth. The plants is !etiolated , which means the leaf and stem stretching to find a light. The light you have right now less than ideal. Etiolated can stunt their growth killing it slowly.
For water im not knowledgeable in aquarium water but i would like to share info. Succulent live in poor nutrient soil. Which means they are okay to get pure water without nutrient. For begginner in succ i recommend to not complicate themself with nutrient for succ because it live ok without nutrient.
Really need to fix the light situation though, its hard to ID etiolated succ 😀
I’m no expert, especially at identifying different types. That said, I believe the far left plant is flowering. The flower stalks on many succulents can grow extremely quickly, especially compared to the typically slow growth of the mother plant.
I’m not an expert by any means on succulents. I only have 1 echeveria, a dark moon, and I bought that just a few weeks ago. But I do have different types of aloe and haworthia.
Don’t touch the leaves on ur echeveria. There’s a powdery substance on them called farina that protects their leaves. Once it’s removed it doesn’t come back. Wait until the soil is completely dry to water them and bottom water them to prevent the leaves from getting water on them. Mostly, I just neglect them.
Good luck!
Hi,
These are all succulents and need a pot with a drainage hole, well draining soil, and a lot of light. As others have said, they are eitolated (stretching) and need more light.
The best tip I can give is do not water on a schedule, they store water in the leaves and can easily rot from over watering. The plants will let you know when they are thirsty, if the leaves are wrinkled or feel “squishy” it’s usually time to water them.
2nd pic is Anacampseros Rufescens
3rd pic Echeveria Agavoides Christmas or Red tip or something similar
The last one is too eitolated for me tell what it is, sorry