Aquarium/Aquatic Plants?

Question

Can anyone tell me if there are any small/minature types of plants suitable for a freshwater 180L tropical fish tank?
Especially if they are bushy or low short spreading?

Answer 1

fish like lots of plants. so the more the merrier. they like to hide in them for good reason. preditors and such and a fact i read about recently is they hide from the light when it is first turned on because they need about an hour to adjust to the light change. They have no eyelids to protect them they use the plants. as for the types of plants short and bushy are good for fry but i would mix some taller ones in as well

check out this site for more on plants
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plants/plants.htm

Answer 2

Yes..I can certainly tell of some. The pygmy chain-sword plant;Echinodorus intermedius. These will send out runners and spread around the bottom of the tank which will gow to about 3-4ins. Short straight Vallisnaria and short spiral Vallisnaria. These generally grows half way up the tank and the fish will love swimming over the tops of them.

Answer 3

As has been stated, Java Moss, and an type of aquatic Moss (Taiwan, Christmas, and Flame) all works great for planting, but it isn't a good ground cover due to its habit of growing upwards. For a ground cover, I would suggest Dwarf Saggataria, Dwarf Chain Swords, and Pennywort. All require very little light and will grow fine without additional CO2. Also, good tall plants are Java Fern, Blyxa Japonica, Crypts, and Vals.

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Answer 4

exciting question. i became questioning in the previous despite if plant life that advance below water reproduce lots by ability of seed? provided that a brilliant form of land plant life are fertilized by ability of bees and so on. additionally aquatic plant life look grown so rather from cuttings, is it the main effective way for nature and the aquarium keeper?

Answer 5

The following is a list of low growing foreground plants:

cryptocoryne sp. (there are too many to list here)
echinodorus tennulus
saggitaria teres
glossistigma
liliaopsis
riccia flutans
eleochraris - hair grass

for bushy but controlable plants I would recommend the following:

ludwigia sp.
rotala rotundiflora/ watchii

for more plant info visit:
www.fishkeeper.co.uk/plants
www.tropica.com

Answer 6

there are lots of plants good for 180L -- the plants you want really depend on your lighting -- you can do lots of plants with standard hoods and not much maintenance -- they are considered "low light" plants.

the best plant site i have found is plantgeek.net -- i would drop a link but yahoo is acting up.

Answer 7

Have you thought about Cabomba? It's not low growing but you can trim it regularly and plant the cuttings. They look lovely when they sway as the filter circulates the water. Elodea densa is similar, and I like that one too. They both root along the stem too so you could push them into the gravel for ground-cover growth.

Answer 8

There are lots of plants and lots of web sites that are worth a look at. Try this one http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com It specialises in planted tanks and the plants themselves.

I'm not being lazy I'm just hopeless at remembering plant names.

Answer 9

Have you considered Java moss? http://www.aquamoss.net/Java-Moss/Java%20Moss%20Vesicularia%20dubyana.htm It can be kept small with regular trimming, and most fish won't eat it. It also does well under low-light conditions.

If that" too low, or too aggressive of a spreader, try Anubias nana: http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_anubias.php , http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=26&pCatId=815

Answer 10

java moss--dwarf cryptos-dwarf vallis