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	Plants for Newbie?
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Would you guys recommend having plants for a newbie like me? Which plants are the easiest to take care of? My 30 Gallon Tank: 6 Glowlight Tetras 6 Jullii 2 Dwarf Gourami 1 Krib [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-07-01 16:55][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
fish_dude Big Fish Posts: 334 Kudos: 231 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jun-2002	Two of the easiest plants would be anubias and java fern. Both these plants only need low lighting which i think you have. [span class="edited"][Edited by fish_dude 2004-07-01 17:15][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Do these require any special or extra care other than flourescent lightin? Should I worry about algae problems with Java, Anubias, or Crypts? [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-07-01 18:09][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
fish_dude Big Fish Posts: 334 Kudos: 231 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jun-2002	The only thing is with crypts is when they might have a "melt". All of the leaves will die away and it looks like it si dead. Make sure you do not take it out though because they will come back.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	Dwarf lily bulbs are good beginner plants also aponogetons, this you can get in your local wall mart, also elodea, and Vallysneria, they are easy to keep actually you don't have to do anything to them just pop them in and that's it. Also hornwort. If it's and established tank you don't have to worry about algae, adding plants doesn't mean you are adding algae, and you don't have to worry about ferts either since this will feed on the bioload of the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I have no special lighting in any of my tanks. I've had luck with anacharis, swords, water sprite, moneywort, and water wisteria. Hornwort is easy and a good floater but IME can be quite messy. I'm waiting on a plant order and will be trying vals, sagittaria, and crypts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	Cool, thanks guys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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