low light plants

[wrs]

appart from java fern/moss, and anubis what other low light plants are there out there?

 

[guppygirl]

Crypts are awesome!!

 

[wrs]

I think i grew some of those from bulbs.

 

[Grey Legion]

Here are some of my favorite low light plants

Cryptocoryne wendtii - Cryptocoryne wendtii
Dwarf Anubias - Anubias barteri var. nana
Dwarf Hygrophila - Hygrophila polysperma
Dwarf Sagittaria - Sagittaria subulata
Java Fern - Microsorium pteropus
Java Moss - Vesicularia dubyana
Thai Onion Plant - Crinum thianaum
Tropical Hornwort - Ceratophyllum submersum

 

[guppygirl]

Cryptocorynes aren't bulbs.
Or are they?
~A very confused aquarist

 

[George Farmer]

Cryptocorynes aren't bulbs.
Or are they?
~A very confused aquarist

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Crypts propogate from runners or seeds from flower.

 

[Dubby]

Cryptocorynes aren't bulbs.
Or are they?
~A very confused aquarist

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Crypts propogate from runners or seeds from flower.

Definitely runners. I have dozens of them

 

[guppygirl]

Yeah, that's what I thought.
wrs, I think you grew aponogetons, they grow from bulbs and are easily obtainable.

 

[wrs]

yeah, thats what i think they are now too. those are low light polants as well, right?

 

[guppygirl]

yeps.

 

[wrs]

an anubis story, I had one that I left out over night after putting the plants back in the tank, and it was all dried up, well I put it in the tank, 55 gallons w/30 watts total, and its back to normal! What a relief!

 

[bettaboi]

when you say low light what is low light like 20 watts

 

[Nospherith]

when you say low light what is low light like 20 watts

for a 20 gallon, 20 watts is 1 watt/gallon so that could be considered low light. It depends on the tank. To grow the higher light plants well, 3wpg is generally considered sufficient.