Plants That Dont Need A Tank Light

[HODDY]

Just wonderinf what or if here is any that can live with no tank light just abit of natural sunlight. I will not go to fake plants! I know java moss would be ok, but want something to fill the tank out. Only a little 1ftx6x6.
Thanks,
Ben.

 

[lljdma06]

Just wonderinf what or if here is any that can live with no tank light just abit of natural sunlight. I will not go to fake plants! I know java moss would be ok, but want something to fill the tank out. Only a little 1ftx6x6.
Thanks,
Ben.

I have grown Hydrocotyle verticulata in a betta bowl with an indirect Northern exposure. That's not a lot of light. Granted, the growth wasn't miraculous, but it did sprout new leaves (over and underwater) and showed consistant growth.

I did change that bowl's water religiously and didn't have algae. But this has just been my experience.

 

[HODDY]

Im not bothered about growth, just want soemthing that wont die! will look into Hydrocotyle verticulata.
Many thanks,
Ben.

 

[Jonty]

moss balls

 

[craig855s]

I have 1 small java fern rhyzome in my unlit betta tank and although 1 leaf died,the other 2 are fine and its been in there for months now, no light

 

[aly_starh]

Java fern

I had java fern in my non-lit small tank, and it grew fine!

 

[blue130]

i would agree java fern and also anubius are very hardy plants

 

[Dave Spencer]

Just wonderinf what or if here is any that can live with no tank light just abit of natural sunlight.

Plants have been living with sunlight alone for a good few million years, so the answer to your question is all of them.

The issue is how intense is the sunlight, and for how long?

Dave.

 

[lljdma06]

Just wonderinf what or if here is any that can live with no tank light just abit of natural sunlight.

Plants have been living with sunlight alone for a good few million years, so the answer to your question is all of them.

The issue is how intense is the sunlight, and for how long?

Dave.

Dave, try over 400 million years! With flowering plants being around for about 125 million. I think he meant what could survive indoors with no tank light and just window exposure or ambient lighting? Indoors can get complicated with regard to light intensity. What looks bright to us is really quite dim. Which is why I gave the exposure and location of the light in my answer.

Nice seeing you again.