Growing grass in my aquarium?

Question

I've had my aquarium for just bout 4 and a little more years .. with gravel and plastic plants now cause the last plants were completely demolished by my african clawed frogs .. but now that they've gone to froggy heaven i'm thinking bout creating one of those fancy dandy grass inside the aquariums like you see in aquarium shops :)

I've asked in two stores and both stores they've just given me the look as if i've sprouted 10 heads and said greetings people of earth! oy..SO what are you folks using to create those pretty grassy enviroments with driftwood etc? i kind of want to go towards that cause i got an algea out of control aquarium even though i only got two danios and a red eye tetra 'n i'm losing the war despite less than 6 hours of lighting .. figured i'd take advantage of the algea to use as fertalizer for the grass! any suggestions? :)

Answer 1

That sounds like a great idea! Check out this site that explains different kinds of plants and groups them according to sizes - if you're looking for that 'grassy' look, go for the aquarium carpet plants!

http://www.aquahobby.com/e_garden.php

Best of luck!

Answer 2

Planted tanks require co2. It is not that expensive to add to you tank system, here are a couple of really good articles about how to set one up.
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_newtank.htm
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=307

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure you are referring to Java Moss. Here is some info about it: http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_dubyana.php

Answer 4

oh man... I can help you grow a different kind of grass.