what kind of plants should I get?

MIKE D

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Jul 2, 2007
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So Im moving some fish around and Ive been thinking about getting some Live plants and reaquascaping my 30 gallon. What kind of plants should I get? I want some plants that look nice and be able to show off to my other fish friends and make them jealous:devil:
 
How much light do you have?

many plants will survive in low light environements..other wil do better with higher light and or fertilizers and CO2 injection.
 
definitely low light..is it fluorescent? or incandescent?


jave moss, java fern, anubias, some crytptocoryne

you can add a bunch more if you can get the light up to 2 wpg a 30 would be 60 watts
 
If you really want some nice plants, I recommend Anubius for that Convict tank. Of course I just happen to have some that I am going to post in the classified ads on Aquabid. I get some pics up later tonight.

And remember that cichlids like to move things around so they need really strong plants that deter.
 
Thank you but its not for my convict tank. I have a lot of rock work that takes up a lot of space. Im giving away two angels, moving the other 3 into the 30 gallon and moving the community fish to the 25 gall. I only want the two breeding pair but my g/f is attached to the third one so Im stuck with her. Im looking to put plants in the 30 gall. Oh yea the lighting is fluorescent.
 
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