Easy Plants

[Colin_T]

twisted vallis, amazon swords and tiger lotus need bright light. Don't get them. The tiger lotus & sword plant is also too big for your tank.
You can try anubias but it isn't a true quatic and tends to get algae on the leaves after a while

 

[Thomas 2507]

Cheers. I think I'll just get egeria densa to start with. I really like it. Any other suggestions?

 

[aaronnorth]

I only thought anubias nana wasn't aquatic? All plants will get algae on leaves if they last for a few weeks or months like anubias, just gently rub the leaf to keep it minimal.

 

[Colin_T]

anubias are marsh plants and can often be found at nurseries/ garden centres near the indoor plant section. They are pretty tough plants that survive for months and sometimes even years under water. But they don't do well. They only produce small leaves and grow slowly. In a pot or the garden they grow rapidly and produce huge leaves.

 

[RadaR]

twisted vallis, amazon swords and tiger lotus need bright light. Don't get them. The tiger lotus & sword plant is also too big for your tank.

Don't really agree with that. Swords do well in tanks with low lighting so long as they are given nutrients via the roots.

anubias are marsh plants and can often be found at nurseries/ garden centres near the indoor plant section. They are pretty tough plants that survive for months and sometimes even years under water. But they don't do well. They only produce small elaves and grow slowly. In a pot or the garden they grow rapidly and produce huge leaves.

Anubias do fine in water for years. The typical biotope for them is in proximity to a waterfall; either the lake formed beneath the waterfall or the area around the waterfall, which is continuously bathed in a fine mist or spray. Therefore making no difference if they are submerged or not. The only negative side is that they don't produce seeds, but tbh, that's not a problem to us hobbyists. The algae arrives when the Anubias are placed in tanks with medium-high lighting and don't provide them any shade, and so algae (mostly green spot) can take advantage and appear on the leaves. It doesn't harm the plant, merely a possible annoyance for the hobbyist.