Plant Recommendations

[eduller]

Hi all!
 
I found an AWESOME fish store about 25 minutes from my house. It was like walking into Candyland. I really just went for some gravel, so I wasn't prepared to get anything else. But they have a whole section of aquatic plants. I saw pretty much everything I've read about on here. I'm preparing to set up a new 55 gallon tank, and I'm going to do some limited planting - I want total low tech. I'm completely willing to buy a new light/bulbs, but I don't want to bother with CO2. I have 2 tiny plants in my current tank - java fern and anubias. 
 
So here is what I'm thinking of. I'd love some advice or feedback for what is super easy to take care of and if anything I have listed wouldn't work low tech. The area the tank is in gets quite a bit of indirect sunlight during the day.
 
-I want a few tall plants just for backdrop - I like the look of egeria, which I think is the same thing as anacharis?
-I want a couple of short bushy looking plants. They will be planted up on little ledges closer to the top of the tank. Bacopa?
-Maybe a couple of moss balls too.
-Are there any lightish green or reddish plants that can grow well at all in low light? I could fill in some red with silk plants though.

Oh and I did buy some planted substrate. Caribsea Eco-complete. So I'll have that, and I'm fine with adding plant nutrients to the tank if necessary.

 

[daizeUK]

Yes egeria densa is the same as anacharis.  It is a fast growing stem plant.  Mine melted.  Personally I recommend hygrophila polysperma as an easy growing tall stem plant but your mileage may vary.
 
Short plants - cryptocorynes.  You can get some brown varieties (e.g. becketii, wendtii brown) which are the closest things to red that are easy to grow in a low-tech tank.  Java fern is also a good choice, you can get mini and narrow leaf varieties for variation and attach it to wood or rocks at any level of the tank.  Same with anubias, lots of varieties to choose from.
 
If you're not adding CO2 or liquid carbon then be careful with your lighting.  Plants won't perform well with high lighting and no carbon.

 

[Tongue_Flicker]

Bacopas usually need moderate to full lighting. Low light tends to make them drop leaves. As for lightish green/red leafed plants, those usually do well with ample lighting also. They can thrive in low light though they may fade or lose their coloring over time. General rule for most aquatic plants is, the deeper their green, the better they are at tolerating low light

 

[Fishmanic]

I planted anubias barteli nana as a foreground plant on the driftwood---put a a java fern in the right and left rear corners,  and planted jungle val as a background plant---all require minimal care--I have low light and no co2 but use a small amount of liquid feed (basic Flourish)