Help ID'ing some plants?

[wendamus]

This is my tank, most of these plants are new, bought on aquabid, and identified in the picture. However, the ones unidentified are from my LFS, bought because they were 'pretty' and doing well so far. I'd love to know what they are, so I can tell if they need any special care.

http://www.wendamus.com/guppies/tank/100_3233.JPG

http://www.wendamus.com/guppies/tank/100_3231.JPG

#1 lower right corner, broad thin leaves, lots of short stems, grows as a big low bunch.
#2 Big pointy leaves w/both green and white lengthwise streaks.
#3 Looks like my Aponogetons except grows in a tight bunch close to the ground -- different variety?
#4 Exists only in my brain
#5 Big broad bright green leafs, 1 leaf per stem.

 

[DAVIDFBT]

#1 doesn't look aquatic.
#2 looks iffy to me, maybe a better angle.
#5 is Anubias.

That's all I can help you with, maybe someone else can ID the rest.

 

[Sammie7]

I say: 1. Dracaena Sanderia (not aquatic) nice houseplant will dissolve in tank 2. Java Fern Windelov 3. Amazon Sword (if you mean the plant in the background) 5. Anubias

 

[wendamus]

Hmph, I got that Dracaena from my LFS, a guy I thought I trusted. It had a baby brother that did have it's roots rot off, then eventually float and turn brown.

I'll pull it out and put it in a pot and see if it's saveable. And it's so pretty, what a shame!

Thanks everyone!

 

[AshK]

I agree with the ID's posted so far. Also a couple things about the plants you have. The anubias (plant 5) needs to have it's rhizome above the gravel, or else it will rot. The rhizome is circled in pink in the photo



The windelov java fern (plant 2) also needs to have it's rhizome above the gravel. A lot of people tie their java ferns and anubias to driftwood or rocks.

Or you can just set the plant on top of the gravel and bury a couple roots, like so:

The hornwort is a floating plant and there's a chance it can rot when anchored in substrate like you have it. The part in the gravel will surely rot and you'll have to keep replanting it, and the lower parts of the plant may not receive enough light and die off, too.

 

[wendamus]

Wow, this is great info, thank you so much. I've learned a ton from what you posted, and I'm planning a big re-work to accomodate everything you explained. I'll re-post tomorrow when I am done and have pics.

If burying the hornwort won't work, should I put some plant weights on it to acheive similar effect, or will I have the same problem with the rotting? As long as I fish the rotted bits out and replant every couple of weeks, is this a problem? I don't mind getting more rooted plants (or growing out the ones I have) but the hornwort is so hardy and good at sucking up toxins I wanted to find it a home here too. Plus, it's not doing a half-bad job of hiding my heater and airline tubing.

Also, based on some other advice of the guy who sold me the Aponegontons, I unplugged the air bubbler today to give the plants more CO2. {edited silly question - googled for the answer} Any advice on which Oxygen, C02 test kits? Are iron test kits really necessary?

Thanks!

 

[KarlTh]

If you're not injecting CO2, the air bubbler will be having little to no effect on tank CO2 levels; it might even be increasing them, depending on relative fish and plant stocks.

 

[Notophthalmus]

Plant weights work fine to keep hornwort in place; they will not cause it to rot.