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My tank is looking bare and I want to add some more plants. I have corkscrew vals in the back, but I still need some plants for the middle and front. I currently have java moss, java ferns, corkscrew vals, two anubias nana, and a couple of cryptocoryne parva growing in my tank. I have a little less than 2 watts per gallon and about 2 to 3 inches of gravel. My pH is 8.0, Ammonia is 0, Nitrites are 0, and Nitrates are about 10. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
- 55 gallon: 7 Diamond Tetra, 5 Sterba's Cories, 3 Pearl Gourami, and 1 Bristlenose Pleco.
- Planning to add: 12 Cherry Barbs
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- 20 gallon: 7 Multi Shell Dwelling Cichlids
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- 10 gallon: 3 Celestial Pearls Danios (Soon To Be 12), 5 Pygmy Cories, and ? Cherry Shrimp.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Emerald Dwarf Rasboras, 3 Assassin Snails.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Male Betta.
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- 2.5 gallon: 3 Yellow Cherry Shrimp.
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| Which tank? You might need deeper substrate. What type of substrate do you have? Consider Cryptocoryne wendtii, Aponogeton undulatus, Sagittaria subulata and even though this is considered a background plant I think given the amount of light you have Vallisneria spiralis might be a possibility too. Good luck! SGN
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saggitaria subulata is a good begginner plant IMO. and maybe glosso would work.
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| Oh yeah, it is a great plant. SGN
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| I looked at your suggests and I really like saggitaria subulata. The problem is that no fish store around my house sells it. Does anyone now of a good, reliable website that I can order it? I also liked glosso but one website said that it was a pain to plant. Is this true? When I posted the question it was for my 55 gallon aquarium, but now that I think about it, I could really use a nice background plant for my 10 gallon aquarium. I have tried to grow some sword plants but they died. I also tried some vals in the corners of the tank, but they died too. I think they died because the hood an light are set up in a way where little light reaches the corners. I am however growing two anubias plants and some java moss that are doing great. The other day I thought I should try to grow water sprite and was wondering if that would work? The substrate is almost 2 inches thick and the water readings are the same as the 55. The lighting is a little weird because it is LED lighting, but I think it is about 1.5 to 2 watts per gallon. Any help would be great! Thanks.
- 55 gallon: 7 Diamond Tetra, 5 Sterba's Cories, 3 Pearl Gourami, and 1 Bristlenose Pleco.
- Planning to add: 12 Cherry Barbs
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- 20 gallon: 7 Multi Shell Dwelling Cichlids
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- 10 gallon: 3 Celestial Pearls Danios (Soon To Be 12), 5 Pygmy Cories, and ? Cherry Shrimp.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Emerald Dwarf Rasboras, 3 Assassin Snails.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Male Betta.
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- 2.5 gallon: 3 Yellow Cherry Shrimp.
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| Here's a couple of online places I use. The plants are always good quality, at least in my eyes. I also have never had a problem with anything dying off after shipment from these places, and I think the prices are competitive to todays market at your local fish store. I might be wrong but give them a look and decide for yourself. Hope this helps you. www.plantedaquariumscentral.com www.azgardens.com
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RossH (10/28/2011)
Here's a couple of online places I use. The plants are always good quality, at least in my eyes. I also have never had a problem with anything dying off after shipment from these places, and I think the prices are competitive to todays market at your local fish store. I might be wrong but give them a look and decide for yourself. Hope this helps you.www.plantedaquariumscentral.com www.azgardens.com I have looked at both and they seem great. The problem is that azgardens requires a minimun purchase of $35 so I will need to buy a lot more plants. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks!
- 55 gallon: 7 Diamond Tetra, 5 Sterba's Cories, 3 Pearl Gourami, and 1 Bristlenose Pleco.
- Planning to add: 12 Cherry Barbs
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- 20 gallon: 7 Multi Shell Dwelling Cichlids
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- 10 gallon: 3 Celestial Pearls Danios (Soon To Be 12), 5 Pygmy Cories, and ? Cherry Shrimp.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Emerald Dwarf Rasboras, 3 Assassin Snails.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Male Betta.
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- 2.5 gallon: 3 Yellow Cherry Shrimp.
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I suggested AZ gardens to you. Don't bother with them. They, it turns out have a very bad reputation as to sending out plants, overcharging, and numerious other complants. www.aquariumplants.com and www.plantedaquariumscentral.com are two real good places to purchase from though.
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RossH (11/22/2011)
I suggested AZ gardens to you. Don't bother with them. They, it turns out have a very bad reputation as to sending out plants, overcharging, and numerious other complants. www.aquariumplants.com and www.plantedaquariumscentral.com are two real good places to purchase from though. I was going to go with AZ gardens but my mom suggested that I look at other websites to compare the price. Good thing I did because I found aquariumplants.com and I was able to get a lot more plants for about $6 less. I also looked at plantedaquariumscentral.com but they were a bit more expensive and didn't have as good of a selection as aquariumplants.com. Thanks!!!
- 55 gallon: 7 Diamond Tetra, 5 Sterba's Cories, 3 Pearl Gourami, and 1 Bristlenose Pleco.
- Planning to add: 12 Cherry Barbs
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- 20 gallon: 7 Multi Shell Dwelling Cichlids
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- 10 gallon: 3 Celestial Pearls Danios (Soon To Be 12), 5 Pygmy Cories, and ? Cherry Shrimp.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Emerald Dwarf Rasboras, 3 Assassin Snails.
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- 3 gallon: 1 Male Betta.
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- 2.5 gallon: 3 Yellow Cherry Shrimp.
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