dracon Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 hi all im after some advice on some easy to find and care for plants for my tank its looking a little empty tank does not need to look overly pretty as it is a grow out tank but it dose need something the tank is located near window and gets morning sun and if a door left open afternoon as well i dont have a good light on this tank but it is one the list as is a lot of things occupants are BN fry from three spawns that range from a month to 1 week olds and two boys a HM and PK ( that got moved when we had some cold wether ) i like the log with the plants in front but think it needs some thing behind it that runs towords the other side any sugestions welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 My personal list of favourite/relatively easy plants; Java fern, Java moss, Banana lily, Hornwort, Anubias nana, Ambulia, Green Rotala and Pennywort. Some of these need more lighting than others, others will pretty much grow in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I'd go with mosses, anubias or java ferns - all require low light - generally won't be eaten by fish - and they're pretty easy to grow..... there are many types of anubias which can be grown on wood or rocks giving you different heights and leaf sizes to work with. The java fern has the crested and the normal variety which can also look good. Stem plants only need trimming all the time and need better light conditions etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighter boy Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 some valisnera along the back would go nicley. maybe some anubias, amazon swords, java fern and maybe crypts when you get better lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhong89 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have a question about java fern, I have researched some say just the light from the normal room light is enough, well some say I need extra light for my java fern. I keep my java fern floating in a 5L tank with my male bettas and they're not doing growing. Could that because they're slow growers to begin with or that I'm not providing enough things for them to grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 Mine grows like a weed when kept under semi-decent lighting, in my experience it's not a slow growing plant at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhong89 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 What kind of conditions did you put them in? What kind of light? How long? fertilizers? Not air diffusion or did you put actually CO2 in the tank? I can't get mine to grow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have some in my fishroom that grows without any illumination apart from what comes into the room from the window, and some that doesn't do much of anything in the same room, very next tank! I think it's just finnicky. Could be a pH issue but I don't test pH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) I use a single power-glo tube 18in 15w, 10 hours a day, no fertilizers or CO2. Grows well in my 18 inch tank but not too quickly in my 2ft tank (24in 20w) with the same brand tube. Everything grows well in the 18in, but I do believe I need a second tube on my 2ft tank as my rotala is growing funny. I've also got a spare 2ft light over one of my small (10lt or so) tanks, an 18w Aqua Sky tube, it only gets about 6-8 hours. My java fern is going nuts in there too and I've only had the light on it for a week. http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754094 ETA - Link to the site I order the Power-Glo tubes from. Some more info on there and customer reviews. :D Edited April 5, 2010 by Yan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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