Any Suggestions For Further Plant Additions To My Tank?

[hollyp0p]

It was pointed out to me last week that the plant in the back left of my tank and the front plant weren't aquatic.....can anyone confirm this.....i think it was right for the back plant as it was rotting fast and i have since removed it.
Also I want to get a few more tall plants that like more light to shade out lower plants, any suggestions?
I am moving the plan at the back right to the back left because it is getting a bit beaten by the filter current, agaim any suggestions for something else that would be happy in it's place?

And any further additions for smaller plants, now it's been set up about a month i think looking at it now i'd just like more plants in general, places for the fish to hide, help keep algae at bay.....etc.

Any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[hollyp0p]

anyone?

 

[Themuleous]

Yep those plants look non-aquatic. I hate to say it, but i reckon all but the two plants closest to the filter are non-aquatic. Its tricky to see from the photo but it looks that way.

If you are after tall plants check out greenline http/www.aquaticplants.eu.com/ they categorise the plants by foregoournd, mid-ground and back-ground according to their size.

Re suggestions, greenline do plant collections, basically a load of cheap easy to grow plants, its an excellent way of starting out cos you get lots of plants for not very much money and if they die it doesnt really matter. It gives you a decent variety and that helps you to start thinking about what you like and don't like re shapes, sizes, colours, etc.

Check out www.tropica.com for an excellent site that has loads of good info on numerous aquatic plants

Sam

 

[hollyp0p]

Yep those plants look non-aquatic. I hate to say it, but i reckon all but the two plants closest to the filter are non-aquatic. Its tricky to see from the photo but it looks that way.

If you are after tall plants check out greenline [URL="http/www.aquaticplants.eu.com/"]http/www.aquaticplants.eu.com/[/URL] they categorise the plants by foregoournd, mid-ground and back-ground according to their size.

Re suggestions, greenline do plant collections, basically a load of cheap easy to grow plants, its an excellent way of starting out cos you get lots of plants for not very much money and if they die it doesnt really matter. It gives you a decent variety and that helps you to start thinking about what you like and don't like re shapes, sizes, colours, etc.

Check out www.tropica.com for an excellent site that has loads of good info on numerous aquatic plants

Sam

stupid lfs.....i know the one with the log is ok as it's in my fish book and i just need to secure it to a better part of the log as that's how it grows....not in gravel like the others.
I'm going out to my local maidenhead later as last time i was in there for a plant they really knew what they were talking about, and had a fairly good selection
Thanks for the link, i reakon getting a decent load from there would be a good idea too!

 

[Themuleous]

MA shops tend to be ok, but I've I only know to one LFS that really knows its stuff re plants.

I thought that plant on the log was a java fern, but couldn't really tell.

Good luck, keep us posted

Sam

 

[Neo8223]

I believe the one on the back left is actually an indoor plant. It flowers randomly throughout the year. We bought one from tesco once.

 

[hollyp0p]

yeah the one at the back left was removed last week, it was definately not an aquatic plant.
I've just got back in from Maidenhead, the guy advised me on about 6 or 7 types of hardy true aquatic plants, and confirmed the few I thought that weren't.
So now have some planting to do after my 25% water change I think my betta 'to be' will be happy with the tank improvements.

The little front left I was also advised is a hardy plant, it's japanese dwarf rush, I now have some Fanwort, Elodea densa, (the one on the log is java fern) and I have a new foreground plant I am not sure of the name of, and a tall plant with spiralling leaves which will apparently just grow up and up

So yup......awaiting half one to start my water tests, do my water change.....clean up and put in the new plants, and providing all is well, go and buy my betta

horrayyy!

 

[Themuleous]

Cool, show us another pic once done

The spiral plant is probably spiral vallis, an easy plant but it does prefer hard water to soft IME. Elodea and fanwort (commonly known as Cabomba) are easy to grow as well and to prune. The good thing about stem plants are that when you chop the top off you can plant it in the substrate and you've instantly doubled the number of plants in the tank

Sam