I have a 10 gallon tank with 7 sarpea tetras and I wanted to add some live plants. What ones do you suggest? I've never had live ones before so if you could suggest ones that aren't too hard to take care of please.
2007-02-02 07:01:43 · 9 answers · asked by T 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would get Amazon Swords, Anacharis, New Zealand Grass Plant, Red copper leafed Alternanthera
http://www.freshwateraquariumplants.com/amazonbiotope/amazon.html
2007-02-02 07:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We started with a 10 gallon tank and after so long of constantly doing work on it, we went and got a big tank! The small was so hard to get it going and keep in good condition being so small and the live plants was really difficult also so we went to just plastic! and 2 goldfish is too much for the tank and I agree Betta really do not get along with other fish. If your going to do Frogs maybe get a couple Ghost Shrimp or etc... Good Luck!
2016-05-24 05:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend some java fern or java moss as good starter plants. They're low light and they just need to be attached to something in the tank (like a piece of drift wood). Other good options are stem plants, like rotala, which is a medium light plant and will grow like crazy without any additional fertilizers, if given sufficient light. Go to your local pet store, tell them your situation and see what they recommend, but be wary of buying from Petco, Petsmart, etc. They often sell terrestrial plants as aquatic plants if the plants take a long time to die underwater! Hope this helped!
2007-02-02 08:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Susan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had really good luck with water wisteria (Hygrophila difformis
) in my old 10 gallon. It seems to grow well with lower lighting. It grew very well with 2 10 watt compact flourescent bulbs.
http://aquamaniacs.net/forum/cms_view_article.php?aid=66
http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_difformis.php
It will look leafy when you buy it since its grown out of water, but it will quickly become pointy and tree like once under water.
2007-02-02 09:29:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have bright light in your tank red parrot feather would be good. Anubias plants are always safe to go with. Sword plants seem fairly hardy as long as you don't have herbivore fish.
2007-02-02 11:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love the Green Myrio's I keep in many of my tanks. Though they are listed as not for beginners. They are beautiful and super soft. They grow fast and are VERY easy to prune and re-root.
Follow the below link to view.
https://www.petsolutions.com/Green+Myrio-I-99742-I-C-71-C-.aspx
Good Luck
2007-02-02 11:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by Sinister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This website gives a list of common aquarium plants and their requirements (light, temp, etc.): http://faq.thekrib.com/plant-list.html
This site (commercial) shows pictures & prices, to help you plan your tank: http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/product/categoryInfo.web?options.passInCategoryKey=23204
2007-02-02 10:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy plants to keep are java moss, java fern, any of the anubias -- you just tie them to rocks or pieces of drifwood and drop them in. is that easy enough?
2007-02-02 09:01:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seaweek, coral, nothing too expencive.
2007-02-02 08:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by <3<3<3 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋