plant ideas?

[RockabillyChick]

i need a plant that gets about 6" tall. in my tank it will be going infront of some rotala rotundifolia, next to some crypt lucens (small green crypt) and behind some microsword. i want a plant with NO red on it, since the rotala is already nice and pink.

[reiverix]

Lobelia cardinalis. It does grow larger than 6" (not by too much), but growth is very slow.

[RockabillyChick]

that's really cute, but i really doubt i could find it locally. got any more common plants? like ones i could find at petsmart

[reiverix]

Dwarf sag. Corkscrew val. Green tiger lotus if the leaves are kept trimmed. Options are limited at Petsmart.

[RockabillyChick]

have dwarf sag in another part of the tank, never seen corkscrew val, and i have red tiger lotus in another part of the tank.

i may be able to get my lfs to order something. depends on how much it is, but they can order just about anything that's not illegal

[tetramoon13]

I think anubias nana stays approx. 6 inches.....
can anyone confirm/deny this?

[TwoTankAmin]

My corkscrew gets a lot taller than that. In the high light tank it gets taller than it is supposed to- ie well over a foot.

[twig]

ask your LFS if they can order you plants..

[reiverix]

TwoTankAmin, my corkscrew val only grew eight inches max under very high light. I wished it would have grown taller though.

RockabillyChick, I was thinking about this some more. A green crypt wendtii or a small rock with some narrow leaf java fern. They will grow a bit more than six inches but hey, that's what the trimming scissors are for. Anubias nana was also a good suggestion.

[gagaliya]

yes anubias nana can get to 6 inches. i think pygm chain sword would work good too.

[RockabillyChick]

i already have bronze crypt wendtii on the other side of the tank, and a small green crypt on the left side. and java fern on my wood. i wanted something with smaller leaves, different shaped than what i've already got. i was thinking some baby's tears would be nice.

[Goatman]

I love hygro. difformis personally, and it stays as low as you want it to. You just can't be afraid to let it know who holds the scissors.