List of plants a store near me has....

ive never had luck with plants....but i really wanna add some. here is a list of whats in stock. didn't know if you guys and gals knew anything about this plants...granted im sure they are all central and south american. i know they arent native but would prob survive better. im looking for some plants that will fill out a 55 gallon. i have no idea about any of these. thanks alot.


30) Egeria densa (Anacharis also called Elodea) $3/bunch

25) Nymphae Stellata (dwarf lily bulb) $2 each

25) dwarf Onion Zephyranthes Candid. $3 each

Anubias mounted on Driftwood $25 each
2) Coffeefolia
2) Nana
2) Nana narrow leaf

Anubias
2) Congensis HUGE Mother size $25 each
2) Hastifolia HUGE Mother size $25 each
6) Minima (2" pot) $8 each
6) Nana (2" pot) $8 each

Crypt EXTRA LARGE Plants (2" pot) $9 each
6) Lutea
12) Spiralis
6) Wendtii Bronze

Crypt regular size leaves (2" pot) $6 each
6) Spiralis
6) Lutea
6) Ciliata
6) Wendtii Red
4) Parva

Echinodorus Sword plants (2" pot) $6 each
6) Kleiner Bar
6) Osirus Melon
6) Barthii Red Melon
24) Ozelot
12) Ozelot Green
6) Cordifolius Radican

Micro Sword (2" pot) $6 each
6) Lilaeopsis Novae-Zelan.
24) Lilaeopsis Mau. narrow
6) Narrow Leaf Chain sword (Echinodorus)

baby tears (2" pot) $6 each
6) dwarf Hemianthus Callit.
6) giant Micranthemum Umb.

other 2" pots $6 each
6) Sagittaria Subulata dwarf
6) Alternanthera Reineckii red
12) Ludwigia Inclinata Cuba
24) Hygrophila Angustifolia
24) Hygrophila 'Compact'
6) Hydrocotyle Brazilian Pennywort

Actually some of those are natives, or at least varieties of species that occur in the US, including Echinodorus cordifolius, E. tenellus (chain sword), Sagittaria subulata, and Micranthemus umbrosum (by the way, Hemianthus callitrichoides and M. umbrosum are the same species). The Alternanthera, Hydrocotyle, Hygrophila, Lilaeopsis, Ludwigia, and Nymphaea all have congeners here in the US.

Which species will do well in your tank depends in part on your lighting and livestock. Fill us in!

Actually some of those are natives, or at least varieties of species that occur in the US, including Echinodorus cordifolius, E. tenellus (chain sword), Sagittaria subulata, and Micranthemus umbrosum (by the way, Hemianthus callitrichoides and M. umbrosum are the same species). The Alternanthera, Hydrocotyle, Hygrophila, Lilaeopsis, Ludwigia, and Nymphaea all have congeners here in the US.

Which species will do well in your tank depends in part on your lighting and livestock. Fill us in!

lets see i have standard lights. i forgot the wattage. i can look in a min. the stock are going to be mountain red belly dace, various darters. which i know that these species could care less about plants i just wanna make it look nice. i need a plant that will just look nice and doesnt need much. like i said i have no experience with plants at all.

alrighty its a 40w t8. prob just a standard POS

That's fairly low lighting. I would recommend Echinodorus, Anubias, and Cryptocoryne species; they all do fine with low light levels. Any of the aquatic mosses or ferns should also do well.

Anacharis, Anubias, and Hygrophilia are good starter plants for a low light tank. Also Java Fern or any moss. Anubias is slow growing, Anacharis and Hygrophilia are faster growing stem plants that can get ragged if you don't trim and tinker with them occasionally. The stem plants are great for cleaning up your water because they remove nutrients fairly quickly. Cryptocorynes are nice low light plants, too, sometimes they will melt after you plant them. Usually they come back from this.

Try some easier plants first, then try some others. You never know what will grow for you. All tanks are slightly different.

Edited by schambers, 27 March 2010 - 07:29 PM.

What is your substrate situation?

What is your substrate situation?

i have river sand and rocks. definitely more rocks than sand...its not good....well for plants anyway

i have river sand and rocks. definitely more rocks than sand...its not good....well for plants anyway

no problem. As stated earlier the mosses are good. Also the plants rooted in driftwood will work as well and would probably look good in the tank. Also for rooted plants I found the ultimate fertilizer. It is called NutraFin Plant Gro. It is sticks you bury near the roots and roots entangle themselves in to the sticks. Keeps the plants not only fertilized but rooted and in place as well AND they last a year. I found them in LFS but I am sure there is info on Google.