Complete Guide On How To Propagate Anubias Plants For FAST GROWTH!!

This is a complete guide on how to propagate anubias plants for the fastest possible growth. We all know how slow anubias can grow which is why it is important to learn the proper tips and tricks for propagating anubias so that we can grow up more individual plants. There are three main ways to propagate anubias: 1. Growing plants from seeds, 2. Strategically splitting the anubias rhizome to stimulate growth, and 3. Naturally waiting for the plant to grow baby anubias plants. There is one other method called tissue culturing which is done on a commercial scale. Of these methods this video will cover method 2 and 3. These are the easiest methods and with some practice can results in many many baby anubias plants from a moderate sized mother anubias. The best part is that these techniques only require a sharp pair of scissors and that’s it!
To master these techniques, it is important to understand what the rhizome is and why it is so important from an anubias propagation stand point. The rhizome is what gives rise to 1. Root 2. New leaves and 3. Baby anubias plants. It generally runs horizontally and can be easily identified by following the roots to their origin.
The first thing I like to do when cutting anubias is the cut the rhizome to separate the “leading edge” of the anubias. The leading edge of the anubias is the side of the plant that is giving rise to new leaves. By making this first cut you have your first baby anubias plant that will have no problem growing because it already has a leading edge. The act of splitting the anubias rhizome will stimulate the plant to grow baby shoots off the original rhizome. These baby shoots will eventually grow into new plants, so you should be able to start to see the benefit to regularly cutting anubias plants. The next cuts I like to make are of any baby shoots already growing on the original rhizome. In my experience these baby plants will grow faster once cut from the original mother plant especially when they are grown in an emersed set up. Next, I like to find natural spots in the rhizome where I can split the plant easily without damaging any already existing leaves. As a general rule of thumb, I try to leave 2-3 healthy leaves on the portion of the rhizome I am cutting.
By using these techniques, you can expect to see AT LEAST one baby shoot to grow per propagated plant. Although it is not uncommon to have 2 or even 3 shoots grow from the stimulation of cutting the rhizome. This is how you can easily turn one mother plant into many baby plants. The next step is growing up your baby anubias plants, so they can be propagated again.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you accidentally break of a leaf or end with a piece of rhizome that has no leaves, DO NOT freak out or THROW IT AWAY! The anubias rhizome is extremely hardy and can grow new plants even when it does not have any leaves. By throwing away pieces of anubias rhizome you are essentially throwing out an anubias plant that you could have grown. The best strategy to salvage these rhizome pieces is to lay them on some damp soil in a humid environment (such as an emersed plant setup) and with some light and time a baby plant will grow!
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[@Widquatics]

The name of the game is splitting that rhizome! Hope you all enjoyed these tips! Don't be afraid to leave any comments if you have questions and happy propagating! 😀👍

[@hydromaster1228]

so how are they gonna be planted?

[@civrn368]

Nice tutorial, great info!

[@WhiteCalvus]

@widquatics, What happened to you? Hope you are okay and doing well in life! We all appreciate your videos even though they were made a long time ago.

[@kawcharhabib7603]

You didn't tell how to grow fast?

[@bahadorshahrestanikia7823]

Pls dont start your video with “Whats goin on every body …” Personally Tired of hearing that across KZbin 😂

[@OnefishTwofishROC]

Wid - I love your style of "DIY" and "how to".....just the right closeups, amount of explaining without droning and never a shortage of visuals. Another fantastic video! How did you get so good at this? Are you good with houseplants and outdoor gardening too? I have a feeling that you are!

[@Widquatics]

Thank you so much for those kind words! 😀 Haha I do okay with house plants and I do love outdoor gardening (vegetables mostly!). How about yourself?

[@jamesnorwood4084]

Nice exposition and close-ups are vital to the instruction. Thanx for sharing. I learned a lot.

[@DamianBloodstone]

Thanks for all your time in making this video. Very good instruction and details.

[@ianhodge2681]

Great video, thank you very much for sharing. Anubias are such a wonderful plant.

[@GoodNEvil713]

Definitely going to try it!

[@alexquiles1995]

Love it. Kind of very informative video. I'll be hoping for more. :)

[@vladimirstojanovic3603]

Thanks man. This was really helpful!

[@beaka63]

Really awesome vid and excellent info! Very impressed with your camera work, great close ups, and you're a good speaker, too. Thanks for sharing!

[@Widquatics]

Thank you so much for saying all of that! Your support means a lot! 😀

[@fatjohny1009]

Thank you

[@vlow714]

Very encouraging! Thank you

[@Widquatics]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching

[@jamesmartin4902]

Great info thanks....

[@mitchrawles]

Good info-thanks

[@aaqilian5.085]

Nice one mate. Cheers

[@undersurfacechannel]

Amazing video :) thank you for sharing :)

[@jjxtwo1]

Another good video. I have found that the benefits of root trimming can be dramatically different for different varieties of Anubias. A. heterophylla, for example, has in my experience really benefited from root trimming.

[@DebTim]

Hi Gordie... you are the master of propagating plants. They all look amazingly healthy!! 💗👌💙😁

[@Widquatics]

Haha thanks Deb! That means a lot! 😊

[@SalamanderFangskin]

excellent video, very complete, just what I wanted to know! I see that you are starting, I liked the simplicity and punctuality with which you explain everything. you just got a new subscriber :)

[@Widquatics]

Thanks Salamander Fangskin! With my tutorials I try to make them as brief as they need to be while making sure there is enough info to help everyone watching! I really appreciate your support! 😀👍

[@dbachelorsplantedaquarium4711]

wow thats a lot! thanks for sharing...

[@Widquatics]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😀

[@averyhill9349]

I enjoyed the vid keep it up!😉

[@Widquatics]

Thank you! Will do!😀

[@jammygrl08]

if you flip the plant over it also grows from left to right :P wonderful video!

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Like this video a lot. Shared to a couple of sites and liked. Thanks.

[@Widquatics]

Wow thanks, that means a lot! What sites? I'd love to take a look! 😀

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Team Green Alliance (facebook) a great site for new and growing channels, and GetGills.com a site where users can post or buy fish, and aquatic items. Both are great places to network and grow your channel.

[@monapaler5056]

👍very cool, i am from Germany, sorry for my englisch, i love Anubias or other plants and your Tips are very great. Thank you Mona

[@Widquatics]

Don't worry, your English is great! Thank you for the kind words Mona!😀👍

[@DM-tz3lb]

Thanks a lot

[@Widquatics]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!😀

[@xxtimkimxx]

Great video! Super informative. Had a quick question regarding rhizome cutting: whats the smallest size you'd recommend cutting the rhizomes into? Thinking the more pieces, the more "surface area" for new growth, the faster the expansion. Thanks!

[@JCAquatics]

Great video bro

[@Widquatics]

Thanks JC!

[@oleksiysyrota9374]

Hi there! Hello to you from Ukraine! Good video. Small tip from this part of the world about multiplying - if you take very shapr and thin blade and make small cuts on parts that grow roots - very soon you will see there new grows. Have to make a cut and then gently! bend it untill you feel a crack ( it should not break, just feel it crack) - you can speed up growth x2. At least. Some times even more.

[@cahyonodwi960]

Thankyou for the guides. I start to subscribe now. I hope Your channel can be helpfull for everyone that need guides by the way, sorry if my english is bad. because Iam Indonesian, My language grammar is different :D

[@kitkit6174]

Love lt

[@greenthumbaquariums1185]

Have you ever made partial cuts along a rhizome that aren't deep enough to separate the rhizome? I've read that such cuts will trigger a new leading edges resulting in a bushier anubias.

[@coralocean1442]

Best plant video I've seen! I have very hard water GH=20, Ph= 8.3 and while I can keep anubias alive they do not grow much and get algae and calcium deposits on the leaves (I hate it). I will try to cut them as you have illustrated. Does my hard water have an impact on plants like anubias? I have the nana version, my favorite. I do not fertilize they are in with fish. Thanks!

[@LordPingu]

Cool, thanks dude! (The length of your video is 13:37)

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Great vid Dude. Love Anubias

[@Widquatics]

Same, it's one of the best plants! Thanks for watching!

[@crystalshackaquatics7468]

Your gonna be huge in the fishfam bud

[@Widquatics]

Wow thank you so much for the kind words Carissa! 😊 Checking out your channel now! 👍

[@princessusagi21]

I am glad that I am not the only person who refers to shoots as "little baby plants"

[@RaccoonCreekAquatics]

That's a lot of Anubias!! You should make a bonsai tree out of it!!

[@Widquatics]

That's actually a really good idea! I'll keep that in mind for a future tank for sure, thanks😀

[@madfishdiva]

Excellent information. I have several varieties of Anubias plants and they are one of the best plants for beginners and us more seasoned planted tank keepers. I would love to see the bloom method as my plants have bloomed a couple of times.

[@Widquatics]

Thanks! What species of anubias is your favorite? I'm more of a fan of the smaller leaf varieties myself. I would love to try out the flowering/bloom method as well. Unfortunately, I don't have any flowering plants now and I know you need at least two for it to work, also to my knowledge they have to be grown emersed for the pollination to work. As soon as I have two flowering plants I will definitely give it a go and document the process! 😀

[@madfishdiva]

I love many. I currently have nana, nana petite, Beltarae, golden coin, and a couple of other’s I’ve forgotten the name of. It is my favorite plant for sure. Now I know I can propagate it and make many more. I have learned it is prone to BBA so I’ve been really trying to watch the nutrients in my tank.

[@OnefishTwofishROC]

@@madfishdiva if anyone has got to be loving these plant videos - it would be YOU :) I know how much you love your plants!

[@mystique_tinajones4423]

u got anything on getting them to seed on ur channel?

[@NateK-MN]

You mentioned that you had a video on propagating from seed/flower but I don't see one on your channel. Does that mean you're planning on making one? That'd be great!

[@joshs_random_location]

I've just been splitting my whites 😅👍🐠

[@BIGRENZO]

How's it going bro great videos JC sent me here I liked and I subscribe

[@Widquatics]

Hey man, thanks for checking me out! I appreciate the support, I'm heading over to your channel now! 👍

[@charliepaxton6158]

Tried this and the healthy leaves on my clipping currled up went brown and died :( should I cut the dead and half dead leaves off? what could I be doing wrong?

[@twinsreef6107]

Just sub coming from jc aquatics

[@Widquatics]

Thanks for the support man!

[@hornyforfoods]

After filling up the soil what u do just cose up the box and put it into sunlight And daily spray water for how many times?

[@soficor56]

What kind of fertilizers do you recommend for the anubias and what kind of light? Thank you

[@supreme.nimbus.creations]

Wassup bro. Do you think it will be good if I make a big tub of plants and use a fogger for reptites to keep the humidity inside the tub? I will make sure the top is sealed

[@Widquatics]

Hey man! Yeah that sounds like a really good idea actually, the fogger will keep the humidity really high so you will probably grow the plants really fast. Honestly if you have a lid and are willing to spray the tub every few days or like once a week you probably don't need the fogger, but it would help boost your growth for sure! Good idea man, good luck

[@andisatyagir6161]

Do you bury the rhizomes into the soil? Or do leave the rhizomes above the soil(only roots in the soil)?

[@prithviraj_patil]

How many days its take to grow baby plant

[@chelmsford6774]

If a plant melts is it any good still?

[@Kammfrank82]

Mine is massive compared to yours, have not touched it at all, trying to get it to grow left to right faster. My dinosaurs love resting on the top of it but there getting bigger than the plant. roots are over 12 inches long, plant float in the center of the tank.

[@sarahelliott2046]

In the end I was too scared to split it. Thought I'd give it a few days in my tank before going at it

[@niko69692]

can do a Complete Guide On How To Propagate Buce ??

[@Widquatics]

That's a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion! I don't currently have any buce but I'm planning on getting some, so when I do I'll be sure to put together that guide! It would be similar methods to anubias though.

[@professorm4171]

You should get into bucephelandra, a cousin of Anubias.

[@Widquatics]

I know! Buce is definitely high on my list of plants I want to get my hand on. I haven't seen it available too much in my area though! One day though

[@louiecornago6433]

Hey bro got a problem with my lanceolata. The leaf is still green but the stem turned brown and now is not firmly attached to its rhizome. Is there something that i did wrong? Should i remove the dead(?) stem? Anyway, just notice my congensis grew a leaf. 😄

[@Widquatics]

Hey Louie, I'm not sure what could have happened to the lanceolata plant, is it possible the stem way damaged by accident when you were propagating? I still accidentally do that from time to time. Either way that leaf will most likely die back so you might want to remove the leaf but you can leave it in if you want, but the rhizome should start growing new leaves soon. Congrats on getting some new growth on your congensis! 😀

[@louiecornago6433]

Widquatics thats what got me also wondering. I asked the seller what could’ve happened. He said maybe i mistaken cut the rhizome? It had 4 leaves but one died. Its my first time i encountered this so this got me baffled. Oh well. Got that leaf out to avoid further damages and spoilage of the tank. Thanks for the replies bro! Much appreciated 😁

[@Widquatics]

@@louiecornago6433 No problem man! Sounds like the plant should bounce back soon!

[@ZomBeeNature]

I was surprised you cut off the roots! 😲

[@Widquatics]

Yeah I do it for ease of replanting mainly but it might also help stimulate new root growth. You don't have to cut them though, I've had success either way 😀

[@ZomBeeNature]

I bought an Anubias last week, my first water plant, to put in with some Cherry Shrimp. I didn't realize it grows slowly. 😔 I only bought it because I thought it would grow for them to hide in the leaves. I haven't seen it grow at all, it might as well be plastic... 😐

[@aaqilian5.085]

Zom Bee Nature you expect to see growth after a week? You should have done at least some minimal research. The plant is still adjusting to your tank. Also, Anubias are slow growers so you won’t see growth for a while.

[@ZomBeeNature]

@@aaqilian5.085 as I said, it was my first water plant. And I read a little about it online in the store before I bought it. A normal land plant will grow a little in a week, it's not like it is a stupid idea. Unlike you, I was not born with all the knowledge of the planet, and have to learn as I go along.

[@HubcioGrubcio]

@@ZomBeeNature healthy anubias grows 1 leaf every week. Just be patient :) patience is the most important thing in aquarium hobby. Good luck

[@faizzouk]

So how to plant? Put the rhizome in the soil?

[@anishtheodore5010]

Was agar used for growing them ....the next process of growing them?

[@ruthmeow4262]

Agar is usually used for tissue culture. You can plant an anubias that was in agar into soil and it will do just fine. The little plants he is showing will grow just fine in soil. Nothing special needed.

[@Widquatics]

Hey Anish, Ruth is right. The little plants that I propagated in this video were transferring into an emersed setup with soils as the substrate and all the plants quickly rooted into the soil and started growing. No agar was needed to grow the plants.😀

[@anishtheodore5010]

@@Widquatics cool..Thanks guys...

[@beyn84]

Hi, I have got some questions: Can I also cut the rhizome of anubias inside the tank without taking it outside? 2) Can I cut 2 or 3 rhizomes directly at once? thanks...

[@Craigo5000]

Beyhan Çıtak yep

[@JadedGrey]

you look like some dude at the pet store in my city

[@Widquatics]

Haha no way, it's very possible that's me if you're in Guelph!

[@louiecornago6433]

What happens when you put on the light on excessive usage? What are the effects of algae on the plant?

[@Widquatics]

If the plants are growing emersed then you don't need to worry about algae or anything but if the plants are growing in the aquarium sometimes anubias can be prone to getting green spot algae on the leaves. The algae can be a problem for the plant if it gets out of control because it will block out the light from the plant and use up the nutrients in the water. In my opinion it is better to have the lights on for a shorter amount of time and then gradually increase the light duration watching out for algae growth. Between 6-8 hours a day is good and you can slowly build it up to around 8-10 hours a day.

[@louiecornago6433]

Widquatics thanks bro! I have a 50 gallon tank and planning to add anubias. How many watts do i need for this low tech setups? Thanks for the tips btw. Now ill be ready exploring about aquatic plants 😁

[@Widquatics]

No problem Louie, I would try to not use wattage as a measure of light seeing as LED lights are much more powerful now days and require less wattage so basing your lighting requirements off of wattage alone really isn't the best idea. Honestly, anubias is a really good plant for low light setups so as long as you get a light that is made for planted aquariums (or has a good spectrum for plant growth) I'm sure there will be enough light for anubias to grow. Sorry I can't be of more help bro!

[@louiecornago6433]

Widquatics thanks a lot for the info and tips bro. This is my first time engaging into aquatic plants. Ill stay tuned on your channel to learn alot more! Keep up with those vids. Learned alot from you.

[@chris18228]

How is it fast growth if you said it grows slow

[@Widquatics]

Good point! Compared to other aquarium plants anubias is relatively slower than most but in my experience using these techniques I can get my anubias to grow and multiply faster than usual! Thanks for watching Chris 😀

[@Just_Starlight]

I can keep any plant alive except for anubias

[@dileshbansoodeb4962]

I think you should never cut the root....this weaken the plant a lot

[@ruthmeow4262]

It depends on the situation. There are times you need to root prune a plant just to pot it. It is fine on Anubias plants, the roots are more for anchoring the plant. In the emersed set up it will root out really quickly.

[@Widquatics]

Hey Dilesh, You are right, I'm sure cutting the roots may temporarily weaken some plants and it is totally optional for propagating anubias. The main reason why I did it was to easily plant the anubias in their new setup and potentially stimulate the plant to grow more roots in their new environment. All the plants quickly rooted into the new soil they were planted in but I might try leaving the roots on in the future to see if I get better growth! Thanks for watching! 😀

[@ichiamv4718]

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[@Widquatics]

Thanks for the support! I'll check you out! 😀