How to Choose Plants for an Aquarium?

Answer 1

to choose plants, first figure out what your tank parameters are. the survival of plants depends upon:

strength/type of lighting
availability of CO2
availability of necessary nutrients
type of substrate
size of aquarium(some plants grow to be huge, while others stay very small.)
temperature of the water and other water conditions
type of fish/other aquatic life housed in the aquarium
other details i've probably forgotten to mention

some plants can survive and grow under minimal conditions, while some require bright full spectrum lights, a fertalizing cycle, and specific care. Some fish will uproot or eat plants, while others need a planted aquarium for comfort. a good place to start is this "beginner basics" aquatic plant article which also has a bunch of great links to other aquarium plant sites/associations.
http://www.aquatic-plants.org/articles/basics/pages/08_computer.html

good luck!

Answer 2

Maintaining your aquarium is important to the life of your fish and your plants. The process isn't so bad if you do it regularly.
Instructions

* STEP 1: Check your tank daily to make sure none of the fish are dead or dying.
* STEP 2: Observe all of your fish individually. This will familiarize you with their behaviors and it will be easier for you to identify a sick fish.
* STEP 3: Feed your fish every other day. Be sure to vary their diet.
* STEP 4: Top off the tank's evaporated water with dechlorinated water.
* STEP 5: Remove 5 to 10 percent of the tank water and replace it with fresh dechlorinated water once a week. This helps dilute unwanted chemicals in the tank and helps keep the tank's chemistry close to that of your own tap water. This means that you'll have fewer problems if you ever need to do an emergancy water change.
* STEP 6: Scrape the algae from the tank walls once a week.
* STEP 7: Check the filter pads every two weeks. Clean or replace them as necessary.
* STEP 8: Test the water every two weeks. Wait at least a day after a water change.
* STEP 9: Check the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH levels every two weeks.
* STEP 10: Siphon the debris from the gravel once a month.

Tips & Warnings

* Keep track of your chemicals and maintenance schedule.

Answer 3

nicely a lot of issues ought to be seen, how good is your lights? are you including CO2? are you using fertilizers? in case you going low tech java ferns and moss will paintings very nicely, watersprite is a robust floating plant this is rooted if the lights is nice sufficient, protecting healthful flora is unquestionably harder than the fish themselves do a splash diagnosis