Carpet Plants

[monkeytennis]

Hi I am currently setting up a dwarf puffer planted tank. Currently we have lots of big plants (amazon swords, cork screw plant thing, and a few others but I am wanting a plant that will hide the substrate, and not grow very tall at all. lower the better. any advice?

 

[AdAndrews]

Hi I am currently setting up a dwarf puffer planted tank. Currently we have lots of big plants (amazon swords, cork screw plant thing, and a few others but I am wanting a plant that will hide the substrate, and not grow very tall at all. lower the better. any advice?

if you have lower lighting, things like moss can be used, java moss is really easy. but if you have higher lighting and c02 then something like p.helferi and h.c(cuba) will do nicely.

 

[BigTom]

People will be better able to advise if you provide information with regards to your tank size, lighting, fertilisers, co2 etc (or lack thereof!).

EDIT: Although someone far more useful than me seems to have bypassed that whilst I was typing

 

[tom_os]

java moss would be good in your situation, i just messaged you about it

 

[monkeytennis]

Cheers, its a 85l tank with a single 18w original tropical arcadia light. it has a jbl yeast based co2 system....not the best i know!!!! Have just brought some java moss but maybe something else with it?

 

[BigTom]

That's pretty low lighting, I doubt you'll have much luck with anything but mosses for carpeting. Expect the growth to be pretty slow too.

 

[tom_os]

riccia is good, but quite high maintence

 

[AdAndrews]

riccia is good, but quite high maintence

no dont do riccia, its awful, if you are going to do anything apart from moss, try any of the marsilea species

good luck

 

[tom_os]

whats wrong with riccia? mines doing really well with diy co2 and 1wpg