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My tank is 75g and iam going to buy some new plants and they told me that for a new tank setup these plants should be the best choice.
1)Hygrophila difformis (Wisteria)
2)Microsorium pteropus (Java fern)
3)Vallisneria spiralis
4)Hydrocotyle leucocephala (penny wort)
5)Anubas barteri (nana)
6)Cryptocoryne walkeri
So anybody knows about these plants,and are these good beginner plants?
Should i buy CO2 aswell..is that a must?
Thanks,
Robby

Last edited by robby1619 at 07-Apr-2005 06:11

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Robby,

Your choices are very good beginner's plants. There is no need to add CO2. You can find detailed information on these plants at http://www.tropica.com.

Last edited by bob wesolowski at 07-Apr-2005 21:38

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Robby,

Whoever "they" are they seem to know what they are talking about. All the plants listed above are very easy and hardy. Actually I have all of them in my own tank. As long as light is at about 1.5 - 2 wpg these plants should cause no problems at all.

It's a nice selection too in that there is a good variation of color and leaf shapes, should make a very nice display.

Plant plenty of Wisteria and Pennywort as they are good growers and will help achieve a balance in the set up. They both look their best in thick bunches anyway.

Co2 is not a "must". These plants will all do fine without co2 supplementation. If you have a lot of light ( 2 wpg +) maybe Co2 would be worthwhile. Co2 would push and speed up growth but is not a neccessity. I would say with these plants if you have a normal fish stock they should be fine without any supplementation and moderate light.

See how you go with these, if it works out and you want to move on to more demanding plants then you can add more light and supplement Co2.

Hope it works out.


Last edited by bensaf at 07-Apr-2005 21:48

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