You'll need to get a small type of sword like "Tropica" (dougall knows different 1s) most will outgrow your small tank pretty fast. The little spiral val or nana are the only 1s that won't get super tall (like 2 or 3 feet!). Hairgrass is hard/impossible without co2. Do some more research...
New to planted tanks — substrate suggestions/opinions?
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Umm, only sword I would consider in a tank with those dimensions would be a variety of Echinodoras Aflame .
Say purple knight. https://seattleaquatics.com/shop/ols/products/echinodorus-aflame-purple-knight
I would maybe look at chain swords rather than vals too. So the genus Helanthium. I'm a big fan of Vesuvius.
Umm, only sword I would consider in a tank with those dimensions would be a variety of Echinodoras Aflame .
Say purple knight. https://seattleaquatics.com/shop/ols/products/echinodorus-aflame-purple-knight
I would maybe look at chain swords rather than vals too. So the genus Helanthium. I'm a big fan of Vesuvius.
And before I forget .
Here's a link to a Spec being setup.. might be good for a few ideas .
www.floridaaquatic.com
Nobody's gonna force you to put a betta into it.
Here's a link to a Spec being setup.. might be good for a few ideas .
Easy Planted Betta Tank — Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Bettas may survive just fine in those little cups at the pet store for a week or so, as they wait for you to bring them home, but they actually have all the same needs as any other fish for a long, healthy life. The wild ancestors of our domestic Bettas come from densely vegetated, quiet bodies of w
www.floridaaquatic.com
Nobody's gonna force you to put a betta into it.
Sorry dougall, all I could remember was A? & purple? but you've mentioned it more than once. It's pretty! I had Vesuvius & wasn't a fan of the high weird plantlets that formed, to each their own 
Regifting is the joy of plants clubs!
Thre's also a dwarf, not chain, sword but it's only 2 inches or so tall. Probably not the look you want if you like the big 1s.
Did you look at cryptocorynes? There are tons! In just the wendtii group there are quite a few different colors & leaf textures 4-6 inches tall. Mi oya is a maroon color with puckery leaves (bullation)...OK, I have crypt collectoritis, I want them all!
Monte carlo is worth a try, I have not yet kept it or killed it, lol. I don't know anyone who's done low tech with it too long, but that's not to say you can't.
Regifting is the joy of plants clubs!Thre's also a dwarf, not chain, sword but it's only 2 inches or so tall. Probably not the look you want if you like the big 1s.
Did you look at cryptocorynes? There are tons! In just the wendtii group there are quite a few different colors & leaf textures 4-6 inches tall. Mi oya is a maroon color with puckery leaves (bullation)...OK, I have crypt collectoritis, I want them all!
Monte carlo is worth a try, I have not yet kept it or killed it, lol. I don't know anyone who's done low tech with it too long, but that's not to say you can't.
helanthium are cool, as long as planted deeply enough, all the runners should stay under the substrate.
I'm really not sure of any dwarf species, but that's likely my shortcoming.
I'm mostly familiar with Purple Knight because it was used in an aquascaping competition by a friend, and nobody knew what it was.
I'm really not sure of any dwarf species, but that's likely my shortcoming.
I'm mostly familiar with Purple Knight because it was used in an aquascaping competition by a friend, and nobody knew what it was.
Oh, sure blame my planting technique, or lack of 1, for disliking Vesuvius? Ha!
The dwarf sword I'm thinking of is parvifolia or something similar & there might be another or 2 species...it's an old kind...maybe you're just too young to remember, lol, but they are cute in their minisword way. Never a ground cover, the clump just gets wider, but not like crypts' spread either...
The dwarf sword I'm thinking of is parvifolia or something similar & there might be another or 2 species...it's an old kind...maybe you're just too young to remember, lol, but they are cute in their minisword way. Never a ground cover, the clump just gets wider, but not like crypts' spread either...
Ahh that is perfect! THANK YOU! Plus I was thinking about putting a betta in the tank anyways.And before I forget .
Here's a link to a Spec being setup.. might be good for a few ideas .
Easy Planted Betta Tank — Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Bettas may survive just fine in those little cups at the pet store for a week or so, as they wait for you to bring them home, but they actually have all the same needs as any other fish for a long, healthy life. The wild ancestors of our domestic Bettas come from densely vegetated, quiet bodies of w
Nobody's gonna force you to put a betta into it.
I've briefly checked them out, but not in detail yet! I will definitely take a peak at some more (especially the wendtii ones like you said because 6 inches seems like the perfect height!) I really appreciate all the suggestions! It is so much easier having a place to start looking instead of wandering the plant world for AGES. ?
