Plants for a warmouth tank

What are some good plants for warmouth to lurk and ambush in? Do they prefer bushier plants like Cambomba, Elodea, and hornwort, or do they like grass-like plants better(i.e. vals)? Is it better for the plants to be closer together and thicker, or to be more spaced out? I want them to feel as comfortable as possible, and the tank to look as natural as possible.

Floating plants. No matter the kind, just a thick mess of them. That pretty much rules out rooted plants. Best of both worlds? Try a val, jungle val/ giant val being awesome for this purpose. Hornwort is a more typical plant found with warmouth in their natural homes.

Warmouth really like wood. If you don't mind non native plants try growing some of these attached to wood. Anubias, java fern, and java moss. All do well with lower light levels. You can still have floating plants, water sprite being one of the easiest to keep.

Thanks for the info. I have what I think are giant vals in my creek, so I'll add some of those. I'll get some hornwort as well. I might try some java fern too, since I already have a ton in my other tanks. Where can I get watersprite? I've never seen it at any of the LFS.

Thank you for your help.

Floating plants. No matter the kind, just a thick mess of them. That pretty much rules out rooted plants. Best of both worlds? Try a val, jungle val/ giant val being awesome for this purpose. Hornwort is a more typical plant found with warmouth in their natural homes.

Warmouth really like wood. If you don't mind non native plants try growing some of these attached to wood. Anubias, java fern, and java moss. All do well with lower light levels. You can still have floating plants, water sprite being one of the easiest to keep.

I had hornwart in my warmouth tank. At first it thrived and grew really fast covering the top of the tank. I had to trim it fairly often for a few months. Then all but a few small peices died within a couple weeks. The smaller peices seem to be growing now but not very rapidly? Is this normal?

Don

I've not had much success with Hornwort in a tank.

Outside in a container I've had success but Horwort seems to clog with algae real good outside.

My warmouth is in a plant free tank but I do have real and fake wood.

I had hornwart in my warmouth tank. At first it thrived and grew really fast covering the top of the tank. I had to trim it fairly often for a few months. Then all but a few small peices died within a couple weeks. The smaller peices seem to be growing now but not very rapidly? Is this normal?

Don

I have hornwort in a few of my tanks. It's touchy, it grows like mad in some tanks and disintegrates in others. In my tanks it can't compete against other floating plants. I would guess it ran out of some essential nutrient in your tank.

... Where can I get watersprite? I've never seen it at any of the LFS.

Water sprite is one of my favorite plants. It will grow floating or planted or even emergent. It is a fast grower, pulling lots of nutrients from the water. It makes for a great showy centerpiece except that it tends to grow little sub-plants on the leaves and then the main plant will die, "freeing" the little guys. It is not picky on hardness or pH. It is a tropical fern, so I do not think it will do well in a coldwater tank. (But room temperature may be OK?) I see it in most LFSs around here (IL/WI). I wish that there was a coldwater equivalent.