whats the easiest plants to keep???`

Java Moss and Java Fern are very forgiving plants. I have find Hornwort, Rotala rotundifolia, and Cryptocoryne wendtii will grow great with 1.5 watts per gallon.
 
i have had some trouble with anacharis. it grows amazingly in a 10g that gets about 2.5 watts per gallon...but very poorly in anything less than that. if you have a bright tank, anacharis will grow itself right out of the tank, as i've found.

i have crypt. ciliata that seems to do a bit better in less light than that. in the 10g, it is reproducing and flourishing. in tanks with less light, the growth is slower, but the plants look healthy. it is my understanding that most crypts will grow well in less light and that ciliata actually needs more than most, so any of those might be a good choice.

i have also heard great things about java fern but haven't used any. java moss certainly hasn't been flourishing for me, but there are still little bunches of it in my 10g randomly attached to driftwood and gravel from a very small bunch i added a year or so ago.
 
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Anubias Nana is one of the easiest plants to keep (IMO)... Even fish that love to eat plants don't mess with this one. The plant does well in low lighting too. Tie the plant to a rock, driftwood, or small pot. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think you plant this one in the substrate. The leaves are dark green... It's a slow grower.
 
Common misunderstanding - Anubias barteri var. nana grows far better with the roots in the substrate, in fact best with the roots in a rich substrate, than without contact with the substrate. The error arose because you can rot the rhizome if it is buried. But if you want best growth, and fastest submerse growth (although still slow), and multiple blooms, you should have the the roots in substrate. I use this a carpet plant in many/most of my tanks, currently have about 20 sq. ft. of it, so I do have some experience here.
 
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