plant selection

[kenneth_kpe]

Echinodorus tenellus (pygmy chain sword) forground ?
Echinodorus Bleheri ( amazon sword medium) big plant, background ? center
Sagitarria Subulata ( forground ) runer grass for foreground ?
vallisneria tortifolia ( corkscrew val) background tall
vallisneria asiatica ( val ) background tall
rotala sp green ( mid ground)
along with baby tears ( mid ground )

im thingking of these other things

micranthemum umbrosum, //mid covering plant ?
hemianthus micranthemoides, // mid covering plant also ?
ludwigia arcuata, //
rotala walichii, // mid plant to front placement
rotala sp green, // same with walichii
mayaca fluviatalis // background
didiplis diandra //same with walichii

i dont want the plants to grow really really large just like what my Echinodorus Bleheri did to my tank, practically took over my whole aquarium haha so what do you guys think

btw, im running a 15 gal with around 3 WPG via 2 fluorescent tubes and a CF bulb, tank temp is roughly always around 30-32 deg, its kinda hot here and im injecting c02 with a gravel only substrate also with root tabs being used everynow and then

 

[tear-scar]

Sounds really good-- the trick is to over-plant at the beginning. Most swords are probably going to over-grow a fifteen gal. Try looking for echinodorus quadrocostus for a reasonable sized sword. Note, Tennellus and sagiteria leaf shapes are kind of similar, so probably not an interesting mixed foreground-- plus the sag will probably take over. I'd just go with the sag (I like sag!)

 

[kenneth_kpe]

thanks, i was choosing between the two of them thanks for the advice ! im not gonna mix em then i hope my plants dont grow really large next time hehehe i hope somebody notices a bad plant selection and warns me before i go and hunt for these plants hehehe