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So i finally got my tank but right now is bare as fuck i need some plants any recomendations of easy to care non carpet aquarium plants? I dont really like java ferns too much but i know they are sturdy as fuck the thing is that i am bad with plants i even killed a cactus once....
You can recommend your fave too!
(Am planning to let them grow in some driftwood as well dont know if that will help with recommendations)
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>>2243375
Are you planning on putting substrate in the tank or only growing plants free floating or attached to driftwood?
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>>2243375
Aponogetons are easy and grow to the top usually. Can buy them in bulb form. They also flower. Cryptocorynes are also nice. Tie or glue some Anubias on driftwood. Not too many plants that can be grown on driftwood.
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>>2243399
Driftwood am moving next year so i cant put a lot of stuff making the tank too heavy and risk breaking last my last tank plus i like d driftwood look i want my tank looking sort of like this photo
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>>2243420
>attach to driftwood
Anubias spp (barteri, frazeri, nana, and petite are nice), Java fern (regular, narrow leaf, windelov), Bolbitis heudelotii, mosses (java, christmas, phoenix), Bucephalandra spp.
>floating in water column
Water sprite, hornwort, Brazilian pennywort.
>floating on surface
Duckweed (but you'll probably regret it), Amazon frogbit, Salvinia minima, water lettuce.
There are others, but those are the easiest IME. Bucephalandra and phoenix moss are expensive af and grow slowly, but they look fantastic and are nearly impossible to kill.
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>>2243441
Elodea is another mega easy one for floating, attaching, or attaching rock so it sits at the bottom.
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>>2243441
Thank you! I will defo will not use duckweed friend had a pond overunned by them
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>>2243420
>>2243441
The plants >>2243404 mentioned are also very easy, but they'd require some kind of substrate to grow in. Even if you don't want to use substrate throughout the tank, you can use a small tupperware container, glass baking dish, or (sealed) terra cotta pot filled with 1.5-2" of gravel or sand and grow some plants in that.
Keep in mind that most Aponogeton will *eventually* go dormant and die back, but it can take anywhere from 6 months to 3 years.
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>>2243458
True. When mine die back I just leave them in and they grow right back. I really want some lace aponogeton.
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duckweed is super low maintenance but tends to become a nuisance as it multiplies really quickly.
however if you keep certain animals such as turtles or guppies they could keep it at bay.
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