i have a 10 gal. tank purchased as a kit,standard bulb.not sure of watts,as is not printed on bulb.only 1 small tiger oscar.willing to buy better lighting.not a fan of ordering plants on line because i did and they died.ease of care is important,i am not a green thumb.
2006-12-19 14:40:58 · 8 answers · asked by shark_hammer_head 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Go for java moss or java fern. Java moss will look like a carpet growing along substrate and furnishings and the java fern grows upright like ground cover perennials. I have java moss in a low light brackish water tank and also had it in fresh water at times and it does real well. I hear the java fern is hardy too.
2006-12-19 16:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
live plants and oscars are not a good mix, they like to move around the gravel therefore the plants will never take root, and he will just make a mess of them. If youre wanting a planted tank then you would do better with small schooling community fish that are not omnivours. (ex. rasboras, ghost catfish,neons, vonrios, ect... ) Also the oscar will quickly outgrow the 10 gall, at max size he will be dirtying 30 gallons of water.
2006-12-19 17:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by talisy77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what brand they are, but at Petsmart, they have plants potted in tubes. I've had lots of luck with them. They're not really expensive and they've lasted quite a while.
Consider fake ones.
No law that says they have to be live. If you're looking to supplement the fish's diet, use lettuce or other vegetables. The plastic plants are wonderful.
2006-12-19 14:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all that tank is WAY WAY WAY too small for an oscar. They need a minimum 55 gallons PER FISH! Even that is stretching the limits. I suggest either getting a bigger tank or a different fish, because you don't want to stunt your fish and cause it suffering.... Do you?
As for plants, java moss, java fern, and water wisteria are the easiest IME.
2006-12-19 19:16:57 · answer #4 · answered by fish guy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 12:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never killed a pothos. I've killed everything else, including ivy (which is hard to kill). Plus, pothos are better than most plants for putting out oxygen.
2006-12-19 14:48:43 · answer #6 · answered by yowhatdoyouwant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always kept oxygen plants...i dont know what the botanical name is but they're long fronds with short leaves all over. they were pretty indistructible, even with silver dollars who ate them all the time.
2006-12-19 16:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by majickgypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
java fern.. you have to really try to kill it.. you don't need special substrate or really high light... it won't grow that fast in that condition but it won't die.
2006-12-19 15:09:40 · answer #8 · answered by professorminh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋