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Hey i have a dwarf gourami and i know he likes live plants but i have never seen any does anyone know of a site that talks about floating plants?

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Hornwort is used very often for a floating plant. I've also had a lot of luck with anacharis.

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You should be able to find hornwort-its dk green, and has fine needle like leaves, and is fast growing, and likes to float. Also dwarf lily bulbs will send up pads that the gourami will like also- the bulbs are readily available at walmart/ petsmart, ect...

I find that Salvinia Natans is a very good floating plant & it really grows fast.


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[font color="#800080"]Just a thought, but since gourami are Labyrinth Fish you may want to be careful how many floating plants you have.
Also I have never had that much success with hornwort. Sometimes it just breaks up and dies on me. Other times it consumes all my nitrates but does not grow much.[/font]

duck weed, i like mosses. all will get the job done.

like earlier said, i have had good luck with hornwort and anacharis

A site would really hepl if anyone has a good one!!!

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just like theresa...i use anacharis (elodea densa or egeria densa) and hornwort both in my tank...they love it!!!

check this
http://www.fishprofiles.com/articles/freshwater/hornwort.asp

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PlantedTksSubWebIndex/elodea.htm

Last edited by tankie at 10-Jun-2005 13:53

Water sprite works great for me. I have it in my 5 gallon betta tank and it looks awesome. Just make sure you actually have it floating, so it gets enough light.(unless you already have a well lit tank.)

I hate hornwort! It always breaks apart or gets covered in algae, IME.

Anacharis has grown fine in all of my tanks, but it's not the prettiest floating plant you could get.

Last edited by fishnewbie at 10-Jun-2005 13:57

i think i had a hornwort, and my aquarium is planted what is it blockslight for the other plants?

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no i never had it, i dont understand what a floating plant is, do they float at the top of my aquarium? becuase the pics i saw of the plants there all planted in the gravel(10gallon)

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Hi,
Floating plants are called that because they float on
the surface of the water. Their roots drop down into
the water from the floating leaves. Because they are
not rooted in the gravel, the roots draw their nutrients
from the water that they hang down into. These are
especially good to control the nitrates in the tank, and
will also provide shade for the lower light demand plants
such as crypts and Java Fern etc. They also provide
excellent shelter for baby fish that are hiding from
the adults.

Anacharis, wisteria, hornwart, ricia, are but a few
of many plants that are considered floating plants.

Frank


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Thanx frank i have 2 questions will they all go in a 10 gallon and if u can can u give me the sicentific names...thanx alot


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