Easy adaptable undemanding plants!

[hadjici2]

I chose these plants for an aquarium that has only mollies, no CO2 injection, moderate lighting, high temperatures of up to
32 degrees celcius, and a water hardness of kH 4 and pH 8.

1. Cryptoryne Wendtii
2. Anubias barteri var. nana
3. Hygrophylia polysperma
4. Egeria densa
5. Cryptocoryne walkeri var. lutea
6. Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
7. Ludwigia repens
8. Sugittaria pusilla

I want plants that are undemanding in CO2 and lighting but I am ok with an occasional general fertilisation. This tank is
for someone that clearly doesn't know much on how to keep a planted aquarium healthy. Are the plants I chose suitable?

I also thought of placing plants that will grow out of the water so as to obtain CO2 ("Dutch Aquarium"). I dont know of
any such plants but I thought that if I would get plants thta grow outside the water then they would cut out the light
in the aquarium for the fully submerged plants, thus concluding that it would be best to only keep plants that grow out
of the water. What I mean by "grow out of the water" is that they are submerged in the aquarium and then when they grow
tall they will continue growing out of the water towards the light source.

So what do you people suggest? Undemanding plants are ok OR plants that grow outside beyond water level?

 

[George Farmer]

Nice choice of plants there - all should do well in moderate lighting. I take it you have less than 2 to 2.5 WPG otherwise CO2 injection is a must IMO.

Some of the plants you mention will grow emerged (out of water) - not too sure how many of your listed species - maybe someone else can tell you. Most aquatic plants in the wild come from marshy conditions and so must be able to adapt to submerged and emerged life. Some species will change a lot in appearance as they adapt to the exposed air, some will even reward you with flowers.

I think you may have "Dutch Aquarium" and Palendarium confused.

Tear-scar is you man to ask about palendariums.

 

[Jen]

When my tank had .5wpg (20 watts on a 35g) my hygro poly got very tall and stemy. There were no leaves on the bottom. Only when I went to 1.75 (60w on the 35g) did they start to fill in at the bottom.