Want To Start A Planted Tank

[bazzbeen]

Hi there,i was was wanting to put some real plants in my tank as i only av plastic in at he the mo!i only have a few livebearers in at the mo,but im thinking of getting some bolivan rams and angel fish added in the coming weeks,what plants could i use that will look good and that are easy to keep, i also fancy a floating plant too,if any1 could give me the names of some plants that i could order that are easy to work with,that wouldbe great,P.S my tank is cycled!

 

[blue130]

Hi there,i was was wanting to put some real plants in my tank as i only av plastic in at he the mo!i only have a few livebearers in at the mo,but im thinking of getting some bolivan rams and angel fish added in the coming weeks,what plants could i use that will look good and that are easy to keep, i also fancy a floating plant too,if any1 could give me the names of some plants that i could order that are easy to work with,that wouldbe great,P.S my tank is cycled!

hi there i am considering going to a planted tank also but there is a lot of requirements that the plants need, i have an anubius at the mo and its as hard as nails it has been in my tank for 18 months with low light and no ferts and is doing well though slow growing! so i would reccomend what worked for me have been anubius java fern (attached to bogwood) brazillian waterweed (i think is the name not sure) (probably the most common and cheapest aquatic plant) and some sort of giant grass that i cant name but i will try upload a photo as i dumped this in my cold aquarium and it has took over and formed about 30 rooted plants! a bit vague but hope this helps you.

 

[bazzbeen]

yeah cheers m8,if you could upload the photo,that would be great,and if any1 else has any suggestions,let me know!!!!!!!!

 

[Nick16]

i will upload a nice photo tommorow if i have some spare time showing you some excellent plants to try out.

for now:

vallis
Mosses
Crypts
Java fern
Anubias
Bolbitis

 

[blue130]

done a little reaserch the plants i was trying to name earlia are:
tape grass (vallisneria spirals)
edgeria densa
giant anubius
coffee leaf anubias
java fern
www.aquahobby.com has got a page on plants their size and requirements you will find all these on their so you have got a better idea what im talking about and maybe you can find a few more on there. hope this helps you a bit better.