This plant okay for a 20L?

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Aquaticfrog32

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I would still like to plant my 20L more, Which is currently stocked with:
6 Lemon tetras
2 otos ( Getting more soon )
1 Betta
2 Mollies

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2 amazon swords, 2 java ferns
Anyway, this is the plant, Ludwigia Repens. I saw this plant while fumbling through an issue of Tfh, and though it was too beautiful to pass up. Is this plant okay for A 20L?

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I think it is OK, it does like a lot of light though. Just keep "clipping" it and you will have lots of them.
 

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I wouldn't do even one amazon sword in a 20L. I have one in my 55g that takes up half the tank, and that's trimmed back.
 

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Freshy, Frogs asking about the Ludwigia.
 

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Freshy, Frogs asking about the Ludwigia.
I hear you, but the OP will eventually have no room for Ludwigia with two amazon swords in this size tank.
 

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Hmmmm. Anyway, make that 3 java ferns. Now I have 3, cuz I poked at a baby java fern and it fell off.
 

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I hear you, but the OP will eventually have no room for Ludwigia with two amazon swords in this size tank.
True, will be pruning a lot too.
 

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True, will be pruning a lot too.
Also remember that, as the tank matures, the roots will take a significant amount of space that will make it very difficult to remove with most of the roots.
 

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I don't mind. How do you prune?
 

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The sword plant, "try" and clip off the outer taller leaves.
The Ludwigia, just cut the tops off and replant. .
 
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