Can anyone suggest a good plant for

[Rob_G]

Hi all,

Have had my tank set up since march and have had swordtails, guppies and platies in there. I do have the correct ratio of male to female eg 1 male to 2 or 3 females for each type and have seen swollen bellies and gravid spots and i have seen the bellies go down again - but no fry, not a single one have i seen.

So i guess they are getting chomped -or the female aborted due to unfavourable conditions ???

So can anyone tell me a good plant/s to get that are fine and bushy enough for the fry to survive in ? I have amazon sword at the moment which is too big and gappy.

Many thanks,

Rob

 

[elgecko]

Hornwort, Java Moss, and you could try some Water Lettuce. I added Water letuce to my tanks not long ago. It multiplies quickly and has many long roots that grow into the water to give the fry lots of hiding spaces.

 

[The-Wolf]

try cardamine lyratta

 

[JeremyD]

java moss and najas are perfect for this purpose IMO

 

[MelodyM]

Java Moss is awesome. Plastic Cabomba closely bunched in graduating heights to the surface works great - preferrably all along the back of the tank. I also use what they call 'Plant Mats', which can be floated plant side down for a great fry hider. (I just typed most of this in another thread, so anyone who has read both will have to forgive me.)

You can make a fry saver using unrolled plastic pot scrubbers with something in each end to hold it open - the fry get in the mesh but the adults can't. I use those little half-size cola bottles to hold mine open.

 

[Rob_G]

Thanks all for your advice. Shall have fry hiding places by next week then !

Rob