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Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	Ok I'm not sure if this is possible but are there any plants that will do well in... .6wpg?
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Untitled No. 4 Big Fish Posts: 488 Kudos: 452 Votes: 33 Registered: 07-Nov-2004	The usual suspects of anubias, moss and java fern should work fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
bcwcat22 Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 314 Votes: 34 Registered: 16-Jul-2005	What he said above is good and I have had good luck with amazon swords in low light though sometimes it works and other times it dies. "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" Simpsons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	Dwarf Hygrophila (Hygrophila polysperma) could work. I have it in 1.2 wpg and it grows quickly.
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DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Floating plants too such as hornwort & water lettuce. Depending on your lights, it might not be hard to upgrade.. How many gal is your tank ? Are the lights tube or screw in ? Last edited by DaFishMan at 21-Aug-2005 17:13 The Amazon Nut...
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houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	6 wpg is that still low light I have on average no more than 2 wpg well 7 on the 2.5but other than the small tanks it's way low, less than 1.5 wpg on most Anacharis, and java moss do great in very low lightin the 2.5 gallon the anacharis takes over heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	sorry about that. the periods could be confusing. It's .6wpg. My tank is a 30 gal and its got a 1-tube fixture that came with it. So I'll try some anubias, java ferns, cryptocorne, and maybe anarchis? Last edited by ethan14 at 21-Aug-2005 19:34
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sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I was growing some walmart aponogeton bulbs in about 1wpg. They tended to grow pretty tall and not very bushy though. It worked good for planting the back corners but wouldn't look good standing by itself in the open.
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Try Anubias, i have them in a very low light tank & they are fine. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	yup..just as what others mentionned... java fern, moss, anubias, and crypto.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Neon Man Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 8 Votes: 5 Registered: 12-Aug-2004	I started with 0.6 watts per gallon when I set my tank up last year, and I had planted Anubias hastifolia, Anacharis, and Cryptocoryne wendtii, none of which did very well with that small amount of light. Out of all those plants, though, the Crypts did the best! As soon as you can, I would upgrade to higher light, at least 2 wpg. I did that a few months back, and my Crypts are still alive and thriving today. Good luck to you. All best, Joe
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