Fertilizer

[Polishdiva1]

What is the best fertilizer for an amazon sword? And liquid or tabs?

[Oldfishlady]

Sword plants like most of the rosette plants are root feeders and will need root tabs when planted in inert substrate.

[ChoclateBetta]

Iron enriched but both liquid and root tabs togtether are great.

[Polishdiva1]

Originally Posted by Oldfishlady

Sword plants like most of the rosette plants are root feeders and will need root tabs when planted in inert substrate.

Do the tabs work if I just leave it in the pot it came in? Just stick it in there? And how long do they last?

[aokashi]

just make sure nothing leeches into the water column. ie if you have coarse gravel which will create gaps.......don't use root tabs, I would recommend you use something like flourish and dose the water column instead
you should take the plants out of those pots since the pots really stunt the plants growth.

[LittleBettaFish]

I use Seachem root tabs for my crypts and used to use them when I had swords. To get the best growth and a strong root system you should take it out of the pot and plant it into the substrate.

I found when I pulled up plants that I had planted near the tabs, the roots would have actually attached themselves to the tab.

I believe Seachem tabs last a couple of months before needing to be replaced.

[ChoclateBetta]

I use API and a few liquid brands.