I did it! I bought plants, now what?

[BreezeRuehls]

ok, I did it, but now what? they had lead weights, I took them off the anacharis, and crinkle??? Also an unnamed plant, what is it? And now what? I rubber banded them to drift wood I had been working on for 2 weeks, the lfs told me to do that??? (all except the unnamed plant). now what?:help:, I bought lights that clam to help plants grow, so whats next plant people????

 

[FastFly67]

i don't think everything you bought is actually an aquatic plant

 

[BreezeRuehls]

really? They were all in the tank, lol, well for 1.50 each I cant get mad!

 

[FastFly67]

there's a lot of plants out the that are fine for a little while submerged but will eventually rot.
www.plantgeek.net is an awesome site for plant info

 

[BreezeRuehls]

thanks, I'll take a look....

 

[Kashta]

The anacharis is the only plant I see that's actually aquatic. Not the others.

 

[BreezeRuehls]

dang it! Whats the purple one? They called it "crinkle" "Kringle"???

 

[irishspy]

The "krinkle" isn't an aquatic plant. It'll last a few weeks, then fall apart. The anacharis (aka elodea) will grow like a weed, however. I'm surprised shops in Hawaii would be selling non-aquatic plants.

 

[BreezeRuehls]

well, that sucks, lol, move on.....:nilly::nilly:

 

[AshK]

Its some random Hemigraphis plant, also called purple waffle, red krinkle etc. Freshwater plants, just like fish, need to be thoroughly researched before purchased. There are a couple threads on here listing commonly sold nonaquatic plants. Mondo (Kyoto) grass, varigated Dracaena, Borneo fern/Peacock fern/Aquafern, Japanese Rush, bamboo, and pothos ring a bell off the bat.


What is your lighting? Anarchis is usually left floating, though some people keep it in the substrate.