Good starter plants...

[Diego L.]

hi...I was wondering...I'm getting a 20+ gallon tank in a couple of weeks....so I was like wondering what are good aquarium plants?(for beginners )I've read
about java fern and java moss...but what about duckweed is this plant like hard to take care of? and I would also like those fuzzy plants and I would also like to know about grassy type plants

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[wwildcats04]

you do not want duckweed thats for sure, it is a pest. anacharis and horn warn are both really hardy.

 

[IceH2O]

http://www.tropica.com/plant_print.asp

Lots of plants and pics..

 

[kill_a_watt]

whats so bad about duckweed . :huh: i thought they were good 4 your tank :sad: better get rid of mine

 

[Raskolnikov]

I've had duckweed in a tank, and in a patio pond. I liked it, and so did the fish.

 

[Diego L.]

so...is duckweed good or bad? I was thinking that it may be bad because it will block out the light for the rest of the planties...no? so far it's 2 for duckweed and 1 against it...

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[reiverix]

Duckweed can be a plague if left unchecked. Personally I'd like to nuke it out of my tank. One day I might take out the time to have a final battle with the stuff.

 

[Diego L.]

why though? why is it so bad?I mean I was thinking if it's for the light then I could use 3 or 4 of those floating rings that are mean to keep fish food in place so I'd have like little windows!

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[phanmc]

Duckweed is very hard to completely remove once they are introduced, a tiny leaf stuck against the glass can multiply quickly to become a nuisance again under proper growing conditions. I like the look of duckweed, but have to remove them on a weekly basis.

 

[Diego L.]

wo ho ho! weekly basis? that's a lot...but is it hard to remove?? :look:

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