Foreground Plant Suggestions

[mark4785]

I've recently been able to care and maintain my 120 litre planted aquarium thanks to the information and support people on the TFF have offered over the past several months so I'm now looking into landscaping my aquarium with many more plants knowing they won't decay on me.

One thing I need help with is identifying a range of foreground plants suitable for an aquarium with c02 injection and high lighting (2 x 24w t5 bulbs). At the moment I have a 30cm tall cryptocoryne broad leaf and Bacopa plants planted in the foreground. I'd ideally like to remove or re-situate those further back in the aquarium and have really small plants take their place.

Plants I'm not too fond of are those that have roots which expand horizontally and then vertically causing new shoots to grow out of the substrate. I'm finding the new shoots on such plants seem to attract algae which is something I don't want.

I'd ideally like a plant which attaches to bog wood (not Anubias sp please) and also ideally like a plant which looks like turf from a distance.

Any suggestions?

P.S. I don't know what a lot of plants look like so I'd appreciate you accompanying your reply with a picture.

Thanks!

 

[dayzofspeed]

try the tropica website, there's loads of info there about their plants

 

[GrayScale]

Java moss or eleocharis parvula would do the trick. I personally think you would like the moss better since it will attach to the driftwood and doesn't have the roots. The parvula is nice when it's thick and a complete carpet but may take some time and the roots do sometimes pop out with the runners.