plant 4 guppy?

Question

hi! :D
im going to bring da new life 4 my guppy.. b4 this, they are all in a bowl.. but then, after i really interested with guppy. im going to put them into da new home (big enough aquarium 4 them). so, i would like to put plants into the aquarium.. so, can u suggest which plant is the best to controll the quality of water and it will make my guppy happy and comfrtble??


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guppy lovers

Answer 1

Congrats on getting a nice new home for your guppies :)

You have a fluorescent light, right? You can't grow plants with incandescent light.

Plants won't do much for the water quality... they will help a little, but they won't replace weekly water changes.

Anyway, some easy plants are:
anubias http://www.aqua-passion.com/fiches_plantes/images/Anubias_glai.2004316185215.jpg - tie to driftwood or rock, don't burry it in gravel
java fern http://www.neptuneaquatics.com/images/Java%20Fern.jpg - again, do not burry it
guppy/naja grass
java moss http://www.aquamoss.net/Java-Moss/images/Java-Moss-01.jpg
pennywort http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/Images/floating%20pennywort.jpg
vallisneria http://www.infojardin.com/fichas/foto-acuaticas/vallisneria-spiralis.jpg

Your guppies will love it!

Also, do you know to cycle your tank? It is very important.In the wild, and in established tanks, there are nitrifying bacteria that break down toxic ammonia from fish waste and excess food into less toxic nitrates. In a brand new tank, these bacteria don't exist, so any fish in the tank will produce ammonia, which, not being broken down by bacteria, will kill or weaken the fish. So, it is vital to cycle your tank.
There are a few methods. Do you have access to an established tank? These bacteria live in the gravel and in the filter cartridge, so if you can get some from another tank, you can put the bacteria right into your tank (don't let the gravel or filter cartridge dry out). If you do this, in a day or two, your tank will beready for fish.
Another way is to get Bio-Spira. It is the actual live bacteria in a little pouch, and your tank will instantly be ready for fish.http://fishstoretn.com/bio_spira.html

Other methods, which include putting a source of ammonia in the tank and letting the bacteria build up on its own, or putting a fish in and letting the fish produce ammonia (which borders on animal cruelty, because the fish will suffer from the ammonia in the tank), take 2 to 6 weeks before your tank is ready. If you rush that, any fish you buy may die, so try one of the instant methods I mentioned above (bio-spira or gravel from another tank)

Answer 2

Any fake plants.

My guppies really enjoy any kind of Java

Mostly Java Moss (I tie it to drift wood)
and Duckweed is a great floating plant. Most aquarium shops hate this plants cause it reproduces so fast so they will usually give it to you for free!

Both of those reproducce fast without any care.

If you look into other plants make sure they dont require special lights.

Answer 3

If you want a plant they can hide in, get something full and bushy. All plants will be equally helpful for the quality of your water. However, fish love to eat Anacharis, and it's a pretty full plant so it will help out their diet and make them feel safe. You can get it at any pet store.

Answer 4

What about those fake sea plants?