Are These Easy Grow?

[Jonty]

# Bacopa monniera Bacopa
# Cabomba caroliniana Cabomba
# Ceratophyllum demersum Hornwort
# Ceratophyllum demersum var. 'Mexico'
# Ceratopteris thalicroides Indian Water Fern
# Cryptocoryne balanasae Bubble Jade
# Echinodorus amazonicus Ruffled Sword Plant
# Echinodorus bleheri Amazon Sword Plant
# Egeria densa Elodea aka Pondweed
# Egeria najas Ditchweed
# Hygrophila corymbosa
# Hygrophila polysperma
# Hygrophila difformis Water Wisteria
# Hygrophila sp. various
# Limnophila sessiliflora Ambulia
# Ludwigia repens Ludwigia
# Sagittaria platyphylla
# Sagittaria subulata
# Shinnersia rivularis Mexican Oak Leaf Plant
# Vallisneria americans var. natans
# Vallisneria spiralis Common (Straight) Vallis

They're 50 plants for £10 - I'd only get them if they grow easily in sand.

Advice? Thanks, Jonty

 

[flyhawk]

i would get them!!!
these plants would grow in sand, just as long as you added a root tab, especially for the swords,
and maybe dosed liquid ferts.

also what is your lighting?
do you dose any co2?

 

[Truck]

They'll be fine in sand, what lighting is over your tank as that will determine whether you need CO2 or ferts or not.

 

[Jonty]

It's a 60l tank lit by 15w T8s

 

[Truck]

All will be fine, no fertilisation (root tabs or liquid) or CO2 needed

 

[Ben M]

i'm confused, i thought that the bacopa, hygrophila and cabomba needed high lighting, and the bacopa co2 aswell. if they don't could i keep all of those with 1.25wpg, and no co2?

 

[Truck]

Sorry, yes the bacopa won't cope but the cabomba is fine as is the hygro, both do well in low light situations.

 

[Ben M]

oh, so could i grow cabomba and hygrophila?

 

[Truck]

Dependent on lighting yes. if you have roughly 1+WPG of T8 you'll be fine to grow it.

 

[Ben M]

yep, i've got 1.25wpg of t8.

thanks