Fast Spreading Plants
- Thread starter Malbri
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Almost all plants will outgrow a 10 gallon tank. You only start with 12" of water and then add substrate.
There are some crypts that MIGHT stay small but they are not fast spreading. Fast spreading and small just don't mix well with aquatic plants IME.
There are some crypts that MIGHT stay small but they are not fast spreading. Fast spreading and small just don't mix well with aquatic plants IME.
I'd say vallisneria for the 55 gallon. Maybe a stem plant for the background in your 10 gallon? Check out some plants here: http://www.aquahobby.com/e_garden.php
Maybe so, but they will still outgrow a 10g. I had some in my 10g when I had no other tank to put them in and they were way too tall.
Also, fast spreading and low light don't really mix either.
Most stem plants will outgrow the 10g. For the 55g though, stems like Wisteria, Hygro, Rotala rotundifolia, and Bacopa are perfect.
QFT, I had a 10g with 20w's of light, and grew Asian ambulia, or Limnophila sessiflora. It grew fast and needed to be trimmed at every weekly water change. Once it reached the surface, the tops turned pink.
Well, it's worth it. They do turn a nice pink/red when they get closer to the top.:clap: It is only a once a week thing, so it doesn't bother me much. Just cut and plant, it's not that hard.
You could also cut it lower to give it some more time before it hits the water's surface.
They do turn a nice pink/red when they get closer to the top.:clap: It is only a once a week thing, so it doesn't bother me much. Just cut and plant, it's not that hard. You could also cut it lower to give it some more time before it hits the water's surface.