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What kind of plants can go in a freshwater aquariums?
I am getting some freshwater community fish and i want to put a variety if hideouts for the fish. what plants will be ok for the fish?
they need to be able to be completely submerged under water
they need to be able to be completely submerged under water
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There are tons of great plants for freshwater community fish tanks! The thing it really depends on is what kind of lighting do you have and how much care do you want to put into your plants? There are plants for low light, moderate light and high light. There are easy care plants, and there are plants that require fertilizers and CO2 injections. I will list some of my favorite, low light, easy care plants. These are just "throw them in your tank and they will grow" plants. :D
Java moss - this is a great plant. It looks like a mass of fuzzy green strings, but you can squash it, tie it to driftwood, pile rocks on it, stretch it and wrap it around tall decorations or just let it drift around and it just grows like mad. When the tips turn white, that means they're sprouting new growth. Fry love to hide in it.
Java Fern - This is a tall, wavy plant you just stick in the gravel. It tends to turn brown and look like it's dying at first, but don't worry, it'll come back better than ever!
Anacharis - Also known as water weed. It's long strings with little leaves coming off of it like green flower petals. You can plant it or just let it float. It grows well either way.
Water sprite - Comes in broad leaved or fine leaved varieties. Can be planted or floated. If floated it tends to grow long hairy roots that fish love to hide and play in. If planted it sprouts tall clusters of leaves. Reproduces by sprouting little baby plants on leaf edges.
Anubias Nana - Sometimes called a rubber plant because it's so tough! With nice broad leaves, this plant looks great. It reproduces by splitting the rhyzome. It can be planted in the gravel or potted. It grows slow, but it won't break if your pleco sucks on it's leaves, either.
Crypts - A variety of robust plants that are slow growing but hardy. These can be planted in the gravel of a tank or potted. Most reproduce by splitting the rhyzome.
Check out the site below for some more great aquatic plants or to order some online.
Java moss - this is a great plant. It looks like a mass of fuzzy green strings, but you can squash it, tie it to driftwood, pile rocks on it, stretch it and wrap it around tall decorations or just let it drift around and it just grows like mad. When the tips turn white, that means they're sprouting new growth. Fry love to hide in it.
Java Fern - This is a tall, wavy plant you just stick in the gravel. It tends to turn brown and look like it's dying at first, but don't worry, it'll come back better than ever!
Anacharis - Also known as water weed. It's long strings with little leaves coming off of it like green flower petals. You can plant it or just let it float. It grows well either way.
Water sprite - Comes in broad leaved or fine leaved varieties. Can be planted or floated. If floated it tends to grow long hairy roots that fish love to hide and play in. If planted it sprouts tall clusters of leaves. Reproduces by sprouting little baby plants on leaf edges.
Anubias Nana - Sometimes called a rubber plant because it's so tough! With nice broad leaves, this plant looks great. It reproduces by splitting the rhyzome. It can be planted in the gravel or potted. It grows slow, but it won't break if your pleco sucks on it's leaves, either.
Crypts - A variety of robust plants that are slow growing but hardy. These can be planted in the gravel of a tank or potted. Most reproduce by splitting the rhyzome.
Check out the site below for some more great aquatic plants or to order some online.
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