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	Whats a good red plant to have
eureka red Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Apr-2004	Hi, just wanting to no what is a good red plant to gorw in your tank to break up the green and i have tried macranda and ludwiga repens with not much luck. im running co2 and have 3.2wpg of light and are using tom barrs estamative index cheers axl
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	i have tried macranda and ludwiga repens with not much luck. The Macranda can be dicey. The Ludwigia should be easy enough but I wouldn't really class it as a red plant. For my money one the nicest and easiest red plants is A.Reineckii aka Red Temple. Beautiful colour and very easy to grow. Not the fastest grower but that can be a good thing. Ammania Gracillis is pretty easy and a nice plant. Difficult to get bright red though, in most cases it would be more of an orange to pink colour. But that can be good to use as a subtle change from green to red. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Rotala rotundifolia should have pink tips under that much light if you give it adequate nutrition. Not exactly red but I like the colour on it. Bonus: it grows like a WEED and is extremely easy to grow. I second bensaf on the Alternanthera reineckii v. roseafolia. Very nice colour for very little effort, and it is a bit sluggish compared to other stem plants even under high light but it does branch and bush out readily.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	A red tiger lotus would be a nice addition. Young plants have a bushy undergrowth then send up lily pads as they mature. Check Psynderella's post... __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:42


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