HELP! new plant identification

My first guess would be an amazon sword plant.

I'd take out the airstone if I were you. It doesn't help the plants.

Lissette

What kind of lighting do you have? How many watts?

Are you planning on making this a fully planted tank, or do you just want to keep a few with fake plants? A fully planted (live) tank would be a much better choice. Your fish will love you for it.

You just don't dump any plant in your tank and expect it to survive under any condition. There are a lot of posts and threads discussing plant care. Depending on your light, you should choose plants that will do well in your setup. Along with the lights come other factors: Macros, Traces, Co2, fish load, water changes, etc.

Plants need Co2 to survive. The more light you have, the more co2 is needed. Fortunately, for a low light tank, I hear that Excell is great at providing liquid co2. Your plants will be able to provide oxygen for your fish, therefore, an airstone is not needed, and not recommended. From what I understand, airstones dissipate Co2 in the water, another reason to avoid using it.

I hope that I've explained this as best that I could. I know that for those just starting out, this whole planted tank thing might seem a bit overwhelming, but stick to it. You'll love every minute of it.

Again, read up on stickies, there are many posts and threads on plant care, lighting, etc.

HTH

Lissette

only think airstones gas of the c02 at higher levels.prob be ok to leave them running