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Ferox   Enthusiast Posts: 219 Kudos: 187 Votes: 28 Registered: 19-Dec-2003   | I need a plant for my 4' tank to serve as a background plant. I have crypts growing well, but hygrophilia, wisteria, and japanese rush just seem to get eaten or melt away. There is 80 watts of light, but just normal gravel substrate. However, the tank has been runing for months, so i'm sure there's enough nutrients in the gravel for plants. What can i use? <Vet in Training> Blog under development: http://www.nearlydrferox.blogging4life.com/ |
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Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004   | Well you can go with Saggitarias any kind, they are hardy and easy to grow in your tank giant saggitaria will be fine, also vallisnerias they are easy and hardy plants fast propagation, also any kind of echinodorus, i recomend amazon sword rubin, is an intresting plant and has shades that go from bricht green to dark red. Last edited by Falstaf at 29-Dec-2004 03:26 |
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fish1  Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004  | I would recommend an amozon sword. Mine has been very hardy in shrouding out new leaves. Even when i have just under 1wpg |
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| Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002 | I second the Sag. I have very had, high ph, and highly alkaline water. It has always grown for me. Jungle val also does well in my conditions. Anachris and hornwort can be used in low light conditions, they are floating or can be planted in gravel. Aponogeton and dwarf lily bulbs also are hardy and get tall. Reason your hygro didnt grow is probably due to lighting. 80w on a 4ft tank isnt alot. If you have rock or wood that you can attach plants to can use anubias or java fern attatched to it to get some height. Bdadawg |
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Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004 | If you do crypts without a problem, try a Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae. It is an easy plant that can withstand a wide range of temperature and water conditions. Much like a narrow leaf aponogeton it will growq up to 60cm in length. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright |
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| Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004 | id go with vals and trim then when they get to large |
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openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004  | I would through in some hardy onion plants. |
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superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003 | |
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| NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004 | go for the vals... just watch out though, cause when they start growing the reproduce very fast. mine have grown out from the back of the tank to the middle, and are starting to overtake my crypts. the only bad thing about them is, you need a lot of them to get a "dense look". even then, you'll still be able to see through them to the back of the tank. try asian ambulia if you want something bushier. |
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