Plants for shrimp shelter

[QuietDusk]

Does anyone have any recommendations of plants that work well for shrimp to hide in?

 

[happypoet]

Anything that will grow densely. Mosses are probably the easiest.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

happypoet is right. moss is the best bet but anything that grows thick will work guppy grass.

 

[QuietDusk]

Super! Thanks for the info. I'm looking into some mosses now.

 

[pixl8r]

Chunks of natural sea sponge work great too. They also provide a substrate for microbes that the shrimp eat, like a vegetable garden for shrimp. Just make sure that you get untreated sea sponges, and boil them to be safe.

 

[pbmax]

Pearl Grass (Hemianthus micranthemoides), also known as baby tears (but not dwarf / HC), works great too. These grow pretty thick and very bright green for me in a wide range of lighting.

 

[Crispino Ramos]

Taiwan moss, HC, UG.

 

[XanAvaloni]

Riccia. Bind it to a rock or piece/branch of driftwood with a fine mesh like a hairnet or body scrubber. It will eventually grow out through the holes until a clump separates and floats away, but grab it, tie to another rock, rinse and repeat.*

*um, the "rinse and repeat" part is a joke based on instructions for using shampoo. You do not actually have to rinse the riccia before binding it to another base.

 

[kj5kb]

If you want something that grows fast and will fill up the tank...guppy grass as MG suggested or Hornwort.

Something a bit more controllable...java moss.

 

[cakins]

If you want something that grows fast and will fill up the tank...guppy grass as MG suggested or Hornwort.

Something a bit more controllable...java moss.

Marimo balls are nice, but grow slowly. I open them up and spread them out like a carpet. Pull them out once in awhile to rinse off mulm. Elodea works, too. Not much of a ground cover, though.