Hi Everyone! My killifish tank needs an overhaul. I am not happy with the plant situation in there! I have a 12 gallon Eclipse (it is tall) and all I have in there is one giant Java fern. IT has like 400 shoots coming off of it and I don't know what to do... I am a black thumb! And now, I want to get rid of that Java fern but I don't know what to do with it or what else to put in the tank!

I'd rather keep it plant free but the benefit to the cycle of having the plants in there is great... I need some ideas on what to do with this tank... I am lost! I guess I need super-low maintenance plants that are compatible with killifish - hopefully something without roots, and I do not prefer anubias - any ideas?!

Thanks - whew! I am just a disaster with plants

anachris? hornwort? moneywort?

http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_list.p...y=1&filter_by=2

most of these? Also, if you sick of plants, but like the look, look into those silk plants they have now.. they look REALLY real in the tanks

Ittalian Val has roots, but is easy to grow and gets big. So does onion! (i love both of my onion plants.. if you want them to REALLY grow up, get a simple root tab, like the ones by jungle, i got them at petco... my little onion shot off like a rocket!)

heres an onion.. not mine, but they getting close~

http://www.plantgeek.net/images/plantpics/onion.jpg

I have to ask...what are you going to do with that fern, by chance?

Geez Graham,you can't get any more super "low maintainance" than Java fern,and believe it or not,some people have bad luck with those things.I personally would send it to me( Really though,I've had alot of plants,and lost alot of plants,so when I find one that likes my water situation,I run with it.I have a species of amazon sword,that always dies off in my regular tanks,but when I keep it in one of my five gal bow front tanks with one of those little screw in lights,it grows like crazy!!! You'd think that wouldn't be enough light....go figure...What exactly do you wanna do? Are you looking for a very "Neat/tidy look,or what?Most of those smaller fish love the floaty type plants so they can dart and hide in it.That kind of makes the "jungle look" though,but if you can live with it,they love it. Hornwort/Cabomba,etc. As for those Lily Bulbs,They are pretty easy to ,they tend to go into Greens/Pink shades,and they look pretty cool for a different look. Tell us more-show some pics!

Thanks everyone! Sorry I took so long to get back to this - here are pix -

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I guess I should say that I don't mind the giant Java fern but I don't know what to do with the 45+ fernlets growing right now! I am afraid this plant is too big for my tank... if it just fits, great but I am not sure about all those babies fitting in there, too.

I am looking for some Java Moss (online only) - I wold like to grow a carpet in there! I like the idea of floating plants but are they ok with the water requirements for killis (soft and black and brackish with low pH)?

This is a 12g tank. I will need something very low maintenance to grow mid-level.

And what about this brown algae problem?
THANKS!

PS - you can all have babies it you tell me how to get them off and send them!
PPS - You can see four of my killis in this pic! I just put on the black background a few days ago - it looks awful b/c I only taped it to see if I like - I don't think I like it on this tank - I can't see the fish very well.

Looks like Devs and I are on the same wavelength.

How is it that your tanks always look great?

Aquabid.com should have java moss. I tihnk it floats if you dont tie it down though. I have some tied to driftwood. I know hairgrass makes a good carpet.

And brown algea should eventually turn into happy, green algea.