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Caviar
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Boy, the tank looks so much fuller "live" than in a photo! I need more plants. 40 gallon long tank, 96W, no CO2. I welcome all ideas and criticism. The goldies are only nibbling the moss on the rock ( and I know they'll need a bigger tank eventually) What low light plants can I get for the background. The fish eat sag so that's out. Thanks for any help.

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Bob Wesolowski
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Go to http://www.tropica.com to look at various cryptocorynes. They should be somewhat immune to the goldfish but you may need to protect the roots with slate until they are firmly rooted.

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Caviar
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Thanks Bob. I looked and they do have some nice ones. I had the back filled with Anacharis but it clogged up the filters too much. My photo expertise is nil. The tank is clear as a bell and there are a lot of little plants along the front that you can't see. Maybe it will look better as the plants grow and fill in. Thank you for your prompt response.
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Most anubias should be ok with goldfish, check them out on that site. They are pretty easy to grow and can be attached to a rock or wood so they are easy to move later if you want. They are also really attractive.

Here's a list from one site ([link=http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4468/gf_plants.html]http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4468/gf_plants.html" style="COLOR: #36af30[/link])

Rooted plants

1. Anubias (various)--described as the "living plastic plant," extremely hardy and usually slow growing. Give bright light for faster growth.
2. Crinum thaianum (onion plant)--looks like a leek
3. Echinodorus (sword plants, various kinds)--benefits from a little soil in the root area; plant in shallow pots with soil in the bottom and a thick layer of gravel to keep the soil from spilling out.
4. Elodea (anacharis)--can float or be planted in gravel
5. Giant Vallisneria
6. Hygrophila difformis (water wisteria)--often confused with Ceratopteris thalictroides
7. Mayaca fluviatilis
8. Microsorium pteropus (Java fern)--their roots attach to gravel or rocks; try tying them to a rock to give them a head start; do not bury their roots under gravel
9. Nymphoides aquatica (banana plant)--push "bananas" halfway into gravel; goldfish like to eat the tender new shoots.

Floating or rooted (goldfish will nibble at the roots or eat smaller plants)

1. Ceratophyllum submersum (hornwort)--a floating plant with no roots
2. Ceratopteris thalictroides (water sprite)--IME, best grown floating
3. Limnobium laevigatum (frogbit)
4. Duck weed
5. Salvinia auriculata.


Personally I think I would try aponogetons. They are really hardy and grow quickly in almost any tank (probably faster than the golds could eat them)
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That's a nice list to choose from, Trystianity, Thanks for your help.
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Hi Caviar,

Your post timing couldn't be more perfect.
First off, awesome tank !
I'm upgrading my tank to a 40 breeder myself and looking at the coralife 96 watt fixture and wondering if that's what you're using ? Are you getting even light distribution from front to back ? 18 inch width seems alot of tank for one bulb to cover, but I don't want to really use 2 double tube shop lights although it'd give me 2wpg..

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Hi DaFishMan, I'm using the 32W light that came with the tank and I added a twin light with 2 32W tubes in it. I had glass panels cut to fit the tank and sit the 2 hoods on that. So far so good. The plants are all light covered and growing well. Thanks for the compliment! It still needs some "dressing up".
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Goldies IME wont touch java fern. I'd suggest looking at some of the larger ones (rather than letting it grow larger in the tank) at your lfs. Tie them close together on a small piece of wood to root to. It doesnt' need to be big @all just enough to hold the plants and you should have a nice full plant background.

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Hi Babelfish, I have a lot of small Java fern in the tank. I'll look into the taller varieties. My LFS doesn't sell plants and everything else is so exorbitant you can't afford to buy from them. I really don't like the Anacharis in the tank. It looks so messy to me. The only plant the fish touch is the moss, surprisingly. Do you have the name of some taller Java fern? Thanks.
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Microsorum pteropus ''Undulata'' is the java fern that tropic.com has marked as the tallest growing one. If you'll be able to get a specific ID out of your LFS or thru an online order with a plant site is hard to tell.

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