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Fantail
Ok, what plants grow at a rate that i can see. And doesn't need a lot of matenance?
I currently have bamboo in my tank, and it looks great. But i want some more plants in it.

O yeah, bamboo helps clear the water from algae. So if you come accros it, you could put some in your tank. Lucky bamboo is long, and you can just put it in the water. It clears the water and fish won't eat it and adds a nice look to your tank.
Fantail


Yeah
Ranchugirl
Hey, that bamboo looks really good! I have bamboo too, but not in the tank. Maybe I should give it a try in the water too!

Other plants that I have found to be relatively low maintenance are java fern and moss. They both grow very well in even lower light. Onion plant is also a favorite of mine...smile.gif
Fantail
Ok, but what is onion plant? Is it like an onion?
I think that java fern would be good. I'm also going to get some anarchis.
But what should i do with the new plants especially the anarchis, which many times bring many snails and other nasty creatures? I tryed bleach solution, but they turned white and died, i don't want that to happen again, i followed the instructions but didn't work.

What do you do with new plants?
Ranchugirl
I usually give them a potassium permanganate bath overnight. It is a very purple solution that will stain your skin and clothes if it comes in contact. It desinfects the plant, but I have seen snails sneak in on a plant anyway, PP or not.
Oh, and here we have an onion plant....
Onionplant
Fantail
Cool, thanks so much ranchugirl

I think that some more plants in the tank will be better.
valkyrie
In addition to the plants ranchugirl mentioned, cryptocorynes are a nice easy plant that grow in low-light conditions. The only thing about them is that they may "melt" when you first plant them (lose their leaves like they are dying, though they aren't) when they are trying to acclimate themselves to their new environment, but they will come back nicely. There are a lot of different varieties as well, and fish usually don't eat them. smile.gif
Ranchugirl
Thanks Valkyrie, I forgot about those, even though I have a lot of them in my tropicals tank! lol.GIF
I got a whole lot of anacharis, at least 60-70 stems, from a seller on ebay, and will put them in my 55 gl tank with fluorite as substrate. I figure that with a number like that, and the tank mainly occupied by eye handicapped telescope babies, how much damage can they do so many plants?.....Or can they? rofl2.gif
Fantail
Yeah, they may eat them all! lol.GIF
But thanks. Plants make the tank much more nicer. And plants reduce algae, although bamboo completely eliminates it in my tank, i've had my tank for a few months now, not even anything that resembled algae.
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