Live
Aquarium
Plants
There
are
a
wide
variety
of
aquarium
plants
available,
and
these
plants
have
a
wide
range
of
needs.
Some
aquarium
plants
are
very
easy
to
keep
and
grow
and
need
very
little
special
care.
But
there
are
other
type
of
aquarium
plants
that
are
very
difficult
to
keep.
Most
aquarium
plants
range
somewhere
between
easy
and
difficult.
Aquarists,
who
are
new
to
keeping
aquarium
plants,
will
probably
be
frustrated
by
all
but
these
easiest
to
care
for
plants
like
Water
Sprite
and
Vallisneria,
which
usually
do
well
in
most
aquariums
and
grow
fast,
which
is
fun!
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Getting
Started
Adding
a
few
Potted
Plants
to
an
existing
aquarium
is
probably
the
best
way
to
get
started
with
live
aquarium
plants.
Potted
aquarium
plants
come
with
their
roots
in a
small
pot,
so
there
is
less
stress
Shown
in
the
picture
above
is a
big
bunch
of
Wisteria,
and
you
can
just
barely
see
the
top
edge
of
the
small
black
pot
the
wisteria
is
growing
in.
Wisteria
is
very
hardy
and
does
well
in
many
water
conditions,
including
hard
water
and
soft
water
and
a
range
of
pH
values.
Click
here
to
see
more
potted
plant
varieties.
Wisteria
and
Vallisneria
will
do
well
in
aquariums
with
most
but
not
all
types
of
fish.
Some
types
of
fish
eat
plants.
Others
types
of
fish
like
to
remove
plants
to
enhance
their
territories.
Most
smaller
mild-tempered
pet
fish
will
not
bother
plants.
Some
types
of
fish
remove
algae
and
help
plants.
In
the
Beginning
Keep
it
Simple.
Adding
a
couple
of
hardy
potted
plants
to
your
aquarium
is a
very
good
way
to
get
started.
If
there
are
fish
in
the
aquarium,
the
plants
will
be
fertilized
by
the
dissolved
fish
waste
in
the
water,
and
it
is
probably
best
to
not
start
adding
fertilizer.
But
adding
a
few
potted
plants
to
your
existing
aquarium
will
not
turn
that
aquarium
into
what
aquarist
call
a
planted
aquarium.
What
is a
Planted
Aquarium?
Planted
Aquariums
usually
have
lot
of
plants.
Not
necessarily
lots
of
different
types.
Many
people
who
keep
Planted
Aquariums,
say
they
prefer
just
a
few
species
of
aquarium
plants.
The
usually
give
a
number
between
3
and
6
species.
One
or
two
taller
types
in
the
background,
one
or
two
medium
height
plants
in
the
middle
of
the
aquarium,
and
one
or
two
types
in
the
foreground.
If
you
started
by
adding
a
few
hardy,
fast
growing
potted
plants
to
your
existing
aquarium,
as
recommended
above
on
this
page,
then
you
may
have
cuttings
from
those
plants
to
add
to a
planted
aquarium.
Quite
often
aquarists
with
planted
aquariums
add
special
lights,
fertilizer,
and
carbon-dioxide.
If
the
combination
of
these
three
ingredients
is
properly
balanced,
the
plants
will
grow
very
rapidly.
Click
here
for
more
information
about
how
to
add
carbon-dioxide
to a
planted
aquarium.
How
to
Create
a
Planted
Aquarium.
Mr. Jonathan
Dooley of Pondscapes INC. in Fishers, Indiana, calls
Pet Fish Talk and give lots of good advice about "How
to Grow Live Plants in an Aquarium".
Click
here
now to hear
Jonathan from Indiana
talk about keeping plants in aquariums.
Note: Jonathan calls after
about ten minutes.
After the show Jonathan
sent an email with several lists of the items that he
discussed during the show.
"Heres some of the links from things I talked about
today. :)
"Also, from the NOVA program you were refering too,
one of the people that had tanks on the show was Diana
Walstad, author of "Ecology of the Planted Aquarium"
(shown below). Her tanks are setup using a soil substrate,
which is a completely different way to keep plants.
:) "
Ecology
of the Planted Aquarium
A Practical Manual
and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist,
by Diana L. Walstad.
Hardcover: 194 pages. Second Edition.
Highly recommended. Click
here
to buy this book.
"As far
are a beginner setup for plants, here's a good shopping
list. :) "
Equipment
1 10 gallon tank.
1 bag Flourite (15lbs)
1 glass top for 10 gallon tank
1 20" 28 watt power compact light strip (ESU makes one)
1 bottle
SeaChem Flourish
1 bottle
SeaChem Flourish Nitrogen
1 bottle
SeaChem Flourish Potassium
1 bottle
SeaChem Prime for water changes.
1 two-liter bottle, and airline for DIY CO2.
1 small filter (I use Aquaclear filters on small tanks,
sans carbon, run airline from CO2 into intake)
Clean up Crew
6 Neocaradina japonica "Amano shrimp"
2 Crossocheilus siamensis "Siamese Algae Eater"
6 Red Ramshorn snails (will start the breeding process,
I usually have about 1 per gallon. Make sure you get
the small ones, not the big Ramshorn Snails, as they
WILL eat plants)
Other Recommended Fish.
"Smaller fish, such as Endler's Livebearers, Briggitae
rasboras, Bluefin Killis, ect ... "
Maintenance
"Follow all directions on
SeaChem bottles for dosing.
DIY CO2 re-charged bi weekly.
25% water change bi-weekly, keep siphon 1" from gravel.
As stem plants grow, prune the healthy top growth, and
replant.
lights run 10-12hrs daily, on timer if possible."
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