Growing Out Of The Water

[MojoDex]

ill be setting up a new planted tank shortly im thinking id like to leave it open top(idont need telling about fish jumping out ill be careful with stocking) and id like 1-2 big plants that will grow straight out of the water.

i saw a tank on here once where someone had such a plant best i can describe it is that its leaves looked alot like anubias to me but i could be wrong.

but failing that specific plant what plants r there that will grow out of the water available in the hobby?

 

[andyseddon]

ill be setting up a new planted tank shortly im thinking id like to leave it open top(idont need telling about fish jumping out ill be careful with stocking) and id like 1-2 big plants that will grow straight out of the water.

i saw a tank on here once where someone had such a plant best i can describe it is that its leaves looked alot like anubias to me but i could be wrong.

but failing that specific plant what plants r there that will grow out of the water available in the hobby?

how big is your tank?

 

[MojoDex]

its in my sig 234 litres but it measures 85long x 55high x 50 wide all in cm

 

[mlawson]

Echinodorus species would be ideal, the tank sounds like it'll be great!

 

[MojoDex]

Echinodorus species would be ideal, the tank sounds like it'll be great!

do all Echinodorus species grow out of the water?

i might start a journal shortly we'll c

edit: just realised that Echinodorus is the amazon sword lol! tell me if im wrong though. not all of them will grow out of the water will they?

 

[anodized]

Alternanthera reineckii will grow out the top of the tank.

 

[MojoDex]

can anyone tell me anything about this plant Cyperus alternifolius

http/www.birstall.co.uk/products/wnr148.html

 

[mlawson]

Some Echinodorus species grow out of the water like Echinodorus palaefolius var. latifolius you could try Bacopa caroliniana which is readily available.

Edit:

can anyone tell me anything about this plant Cyperus alternifolius

http/www.birstall.co.uk/products/wnr148.html

I was also interested in this plant, however I don't know anything about it.

 

[MojoDex]

with the height of my tank i think im looking for a plant that grows somewhere around the metre mark to truly get the effect im after

have i bitten off more than i can chew

 

[MojoDex]

Cyperus alternifolius sounds ideal but when i type it into google its never in water so i dunno if its aquatic or not!

 

[lowee]

Check out the tropica website, it gives you the heights of almost all of the plants available.

 

[MojoDex]

got a link?

 

[lowee]

http/www.tropica.com/default.asp the list is on the right.

 

[andyseddon]

didnt think there was that many! Do you like floating plants? If so any gud ideas?

 

[MojoDex]

no hate floating plants actually they look a mess IMO