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WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 5:03 PM
I need to add a couple of plants to the foreground. I have a Jr Pleco in the tank (he was there before it became a planted tank). Suggestions?
Mgamer20o0
08-09-2008, 5:05 PM
what size of tank and how much lighting?
WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 5:48 PM
45 gallon / 3.7 wpg
jmhart
08-09-2008, 6:04 PM
That's a good amount of light. Depending on the age of the bulbs and temperature, HC is always a nice foreground. The pleco might be a problem because it can take some time for HC to root.
With that much light, I assume you have co2. If so, I suggest E. tenellus or Blxya japonica. Both are very nice foregroudn plants for tall tanks and root fairly quickly so they won't be dug up by the pleco.
WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 6:12 PM
Thanks JMhart - I'm diggin' both the Echinodorus tenellus and the Blyxa japonica - looks like both would be good additions to the tank. Forgive my rookie question - what is HC?
jmhart
08-09-2008, 6:18 PM
Hemianthus callitrichoides
http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2006/09/hemianthus-callitrichoides.html
WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 6:22 PM
Thanks - the HC may be a little much. I think I am going to try the Blyxa japonica.
247Plants
08-09-2008, 6:36 PM
dwarf hairgrass.
jmhart
08-09-2008, 6:37 PM
I have some Blyxa for sale if you are interested:
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161134&highlight=japonica
WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 6:42 PM
Did you say 10 stems for $8 plus shipping? Cool - let's do that.
dwarf hairgrass, micro tenellus, glosso.
Blyxa would be good but make sure you constantly trim it since once medium size/full grown it will be 2 large for a foreground plant.
WaywardSon
08-09-2008, 11:26 PM
Is this already dwarf hairgrass I have in the front? Another poster thought it was. If so, I have will let it fill in.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=197&pictureid=1586
Fordtrannyman
08-10-2008, 12:55 AM
Looks like Eleocharis acicularis or Lilaeopsis sp.
To make it spread more evenly. Pull it up and plant one or two nodes in in checker board pattern about 1/2"-1" apart.
If you want something that will stay shorter and more compact you could try Marsilea minuta.
that looks more like micro sword trimmed (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis), hairgrass has very thin blades, in your photo it seems like flat narrow blades.
CaitxSith
08-10-2008, 2:30 AM
Dwarf Hairgrass.
Looks nice to have some grass-looking plants.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/categories/product/p-80693-Dwarf-Hairgrass.jpg
WaywardSon
08-10-2008, 8:48 PM
I went ahead and ripped out some of the micro sword and "added" dwarf hair grass and some glosso.