Suggest some easy plants

Mudfrog

Mudfrog

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I'm looking to add some green to my tank. I was thinking something easy like Java moss and Java fern, maybe some duckweed or Frogbit or something. It's a 48x18x13 (50g breeder). I have English Ivy growing on top, the roots just dangle. The Ivy grows like crazy, I like the look and some of the fish hide in the roots. I want to add a little more green though. I'm not looking for a full planted tank. The PH is 8.0, I use two Daylight bulbs which stay on 6-10 hours a day, it varies by day. The substrate is pool filter sand.

Suggestions?

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It's hard to go wrong with crypts. There are lots of varieties you could go with. An Amazon or Argentine sword can be included as a centerpiece plant if your sand deep enough to accomidate the roots. A couple inches should suffice.
 
I forgot to mention I also have some diggers so I would more than likely need plants that do not require being planted, unless I used a small pot or something.
 
Anubias is a favorite of mine. Very hearty, not palatable to many fish, and doesn't require planting.

I'm gonna second the recommendation for crypts as well. While they do need to be rooted, their root structure grows so fast, thick and wide, sprouting new plants as they go, that while a plant may get uprooted every so often, I doubt it would be a big problem. I also think they'd look great in that tank setup.

Just to be on the safe side though, what kind of diggers?
 
I have an 8-10" Fire eel (digs, but not a lot), I'm going to add some clown loaches and possibly a botia loach or something comparable.
 
Hmm... considering they're loaches, and large ones at that, you're probably right not to do rooted plants.
 
Yea that's what I was thinking. Would Java Ferns tied to the drift wood be ideal? What about adding sections of egg crate under the sand for the roots?
 
Mudfrog said:
I'm going to stick with plants that do not require being burried... lol
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Floaters and Java Fern attached to wood/rock. Mangroves would be good too.
 
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